Systems thinking and change
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Strong information flows in particular unlock many other essential capacities of networks. “Most of what goes wrong in systems goes wrong because of biased, late, or missing information,” writes Donella Meadows in Thinking in Systems. “Information holds systems together.”
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
As Fritjof Capra says: a machine can be controlled, a living system can only be disturbed. At best, we will find ways of carefully nudging a living system. According to Donella Meadows, we must find its leverage points, those pivots that allow us to influence system behavior. Most importantly: after each cautious inter- vention, we must patiently o... See more
Understanding Living Systems
We need to work at developing and nurturing constellations of investors and funders committed to a shared mission, and nudge them to start channelling capital in a strategically aligned way.