Systems and Complexity Theory in Poverty Reduction Strategies
Channel: James Shelley
Date: 2015-12-10

I was asked to present an overview of Donella Meadow's thesis on 'leverage points'  for the Mayor's Advisory Panel on Poverty. The given timeframe (15 minutes) was tight, but it was a fun challenge to squeeze as much of a 'systems introduction' as possible into this window (as much as I hate trying to talk this fast). It was also an opportunity to brush up on Prezi.

This presentation is an inadequate and (honestly) futile skimming of the surface of its topic. I'm only posting it here in case it might serve to spark some curiosity. If you want to explore these ideas further, I highly recommend reading Meadow's paper in its entirety. It is available here: http://www.donellameadows.org/archives/leverage-points-places-to-intervene-in-a-system/