The high leverage point for systemwide change is not an idea, but a behavior
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 — […]
My Experience with Leverage Research
I was part of Leverage/Paradigm from 2017–2019. This is a description of my time there.
A Practical Model for Jobs To Be Done (JTBD)
“People don’t want a quarter-inch drill, they want a quarter-inch hole” – Theodore Levitt The concept of jobs to be done provides a lens through which to understand value creation. The approach loo…
The Inside Story Of Leverage Research 1.0
Between 2011-2019, Leverage Research explored the deep psychology of Effective Altruism and Silicon Valley, then suddenly dissolved among rumors of "demons." What happened?
The Inside Story Of Leverage Research 1.0
Between 2011-2019, Leverage Research explored the deep psychology of Effective Altruism and Silicon Valley, then suddenly dissolved among rumors of "demons." What happened?
A.I. Should Elevate Your Thinking, Not Replace It - Blog - Koshy John
Read about the hidden divide between self-inflicted irrelevance and real engineering leverage.
My experience at and around MIRI and CFAR (inspired by Zoe Curzi's writeup of experiences at Leverage) — LessWrong
I appreciate Zoe Curzi's revelations of her experience with Leverage. I know how hard it is to speak up when no or few others do, and when people ar…
Bjarnason: the labour arbitrage theory of dev tool popularity
Baldur Bjarnason argues that development tools win by making developers replaceable. The JVM ran that experiment three times, against Visual Basic's precedent, through EJB's committee, and into Spring's reversal, and the results say his theory is exactly half of a whole.
Unpacking the Mechanics of Conduit Debt Financing
Understanding the pass-through financing model behind the AI infrastructure boom
Data Leverage: A Framework for Empowering the Public in its...
Many powerful computing technologies rely on implicit and explicit data contributions from the public. This dependency suggests a potential source of leverage for the public in its relationship...
Home – Next Frontier AI
Next Frontier AI is run by SPRIND – the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation. Think of SPRIND as a state-backed deep-tech fund and company builder: we deploy public money with a venture mindset, take real technical risk and are explicitly mandated to try things that can fail.
– Next Frontier AI
Next Frontier AI is run by SPRIND – the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation. Think of SPRIND as a state-backed deep-tech fund and company builder: we deploy public money with a venture mindset, take real technical risk and are explicitly mandated to try things that can fail.
A Season of Learning
Credit: Unsplash / Patty Spahr There’s a concept in computer science called explore vs. exploit. Exploitation means using what you know to get reliable returns; exploration means trying new t…
A Short Guide to Data Strikes and Conscious Data Contribution in the Context of 2026 Frontier AI
Back to the basics of data leverage.
The golden thread
AI can serve us as a force multiplier, augmenting our own agency and making the most of our own effort, hard work and value. Not by replacing it.
