The text discusses leverage points in systems, focusing on areas where interventions can have a significant impact on outcomes. Leverage points include system goals, feedback loops, and the underlying mindset or paradigm shaping the system. Identifying and targeting these leverage points can lead to transformative changes within complex systems.
Donella Hager "Dana" Meadows was an American environmental scientist, educator, and writer. She is best known as lead author of the books The Limits to Growth and Thinking In Systems: A Primer.