Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation
As Donella Meadows has said, “a small shift in one thing can produce big changes.” We have an opportunity to drive positive change because we influence the outcomes of the products and services we design that influence the behavior of people who use them.
Boxes and Arrows • Activating Change: A Designer’s Guide to Systems Thinking - Boxes and Arrows
Sustainability + Human DevelopmentIs the food we eat scalable, sustainable, healthy, nutritious and tasty? Is the air we breathe clean?Is the water we drink pure?Is there a way to produce energy that is relatively abundant, cheap and clean?Is there a way to reverse or mitigate climate change?Can we create a livable habitat on another planet?Can we ... See more
Jay Zaveri • World's Hardest Problems
To address climate change, biodiversity loss, global inequality, and other sustainability issues, we have to tell different and more meaningful stories.
Karen O'Brien • You Matter More Than You Think: Quantum Social Change for a Thriving World
If the goal is to bend the curves, we need to know where to start. To this end, we identified three realms of leverage that can be taken as starting points – reconnecting people with nature, restructuring institutions, and rethinking how different types of knowledge should be brought to bear for the pursuit of sustainability.
Ideas for Sustainability • Now published: Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation
