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The Systems Thinker
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Curious about systems — how they behave, how they fail, and what they get up to when nobody is steering.
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 — […]
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 — […]
Zensical
Adaptive systems for evolving ideas – Zensical creates scalable Open Source systems for technical writing that always keep you in the flow
World-systems theory
World-systems theory is a multidisciplinary approach to world history and social change which emphasizes the world-system as the primary unit of social analysis. World-systems theorists argue that their theory explains the rise and fall of states, income inequality, social unrest, and imperialism.
Complexity Explorables
A collection of interactive explorable explanations of complex systems in biology, physics, mathematics, social sciences, epidemiology, ecology and other fields....
Yi Ma on Twitter / X
In system theory, it is called "linearization"... which has been studied and used for decades. Honestly, folks, there is no need to invent or introduce any new terminology. Remember, there is rarely anything new under the sun... https://t.co/yNLIv7Ptoh— Yi Ma (@YiMaTweets) March 14, 2026
An attempt to explain category theory to biologists in 15 minutes | David Spivak
Summary: Thinking in Systems (by Donella H. Meadows)
The main argument of the book: Everything in this world is made of systems. While we cannot fully understand systems, we can observe them…
AI Data Centers Will Be Obsolete (Geometric Reasoning Explained)
TWIST - Investing for systems change
A global collective of investors, practitioners and facilitators, who are actively seeking to contribute to positive systems change.
turning theory into praxis?
q: Turning theory into praxis - What’s the best steps forward?
Systems Finance
Multiple fields recognizing that finance must change in order to transform or transition various technical social systems.
TransCap Initiative
What is system-level investing?
TWIST - Investing for systems change
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