Some examples of transformative actions and solutions to help change our world and mentality, focusing on helping you understand the Levers of Opportunity.
Approximate duration | 128 minutes
Five transformational policies for a prosperous and sustainable world
Video | 12 min
The climatologist Johan Rockström shares five policies that could help humanity achieve inclusive and prosperous global development while preserving the planet's stability and resilience. Video by TED Talks.
Project Regeneration
Website | 30 min
A wide range of actions, solutions and techniques that can reverse the planet's degradation. Done by the non-profit organization Project Regeneration.
Nexus | Project Regeneration
Challenges and solutions that address and prevent the climate crisis. Nexus details what needs to be done and how to do it on all levels of agency, from a classroom to a CEO.
https://regeneration.org/nexus
Leverage points
Video | 7 min
How to implement sustainable change in a system using leverage points. Video by Systems Innovation, an open platform for applying systems theory to innovative solutions.
Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System
Publication | 70 min
The 12 types of leverage points proposed by Donella Meadows, the scientist who conceptualized systems thinking. Made available by The Donella Meadows Project.
Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System
By Donella Meadows~ Folks who do systems analysis have a great belief in “leverage points.” These are places within a complex system (a corporation, an economy, a living body, a city, an ecosystem) where a small shift in one thing can produce big changes in everything. This idea is not unique to systems analysis — […]
https://donellameadows.org/archives/leverage-points-places-to-intervene-in-a-system/
Four Ways of Thinking playlist
Video | 9 min
Values Thinking, Strategic Thinking, Systems Thinking, and Future Thinking in sustainability. Videos from the Sustainability Science Education youtube channel.