Actor Mapping Guide Series

"power is what perpetuates systems.”

Positive & Negative Incentives If we want to change a system, we need to be aware of how the incentives are working to either resist it or use them as potential sources for enabling it. Organizations use a subtle combination of positive and negative incentives to direct us in different ways to enable or inhibit actions

Actor maps are a type of system map designed to reveal the network of people and organizations within a given system and how they are interrelated. The aim is to gain a deeper understanding of the stakeholders' values, models, incentives, and power dynamics in the system