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Change Leverage Points

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on April 25, 2013 by RachelSeptember 19, 2013

Earlier this year, I realized that our current dominating system is upheld by our collaboration. Instead of collaborating with the system, I argued, we need to shift toward cooperating with each other. If we’d stop following the rules of the …
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Posted in Activism, Community Building | Tagged belonging, change, collaboration, community, cooperation, depression, leverage points, meaning, shame, systems theory | Leave a reply

Collaboration or Cooperation?

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 14, 2013 by RachelApril 24, 2013

I’ve written about a possible system’s leverage point: Our collaboration. Ever since i wrote that post, i’ve caught myself mixing up collaboration and cooperation. I sense that there is a difference and i am not sure what it might be, …
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Posted in Politics | Tagged collaboration, cooperation, systems theory | 3 Replies

System Leverage Points

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 9, 2013 by RachelFebruary 26, 2015

Ever since i’ve read about leverage points, i have been wondering about the leverage point within the system that dominates our lives. Leverage points are the points in a system when it tips from one system to another. For example, …
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Posted in Activism, Community Building, Economics, Politics | Tagged collaboration, cooperation, Donella Meadows, jury duty, leverage points, systems theory | 5 Replies

Zeitgeist – A Biased Review

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 23, 2011 by RachelApril 19, 2013

A friend of mine pointed me to the movie “Zeitgeist: Moving Forward.” I feel grateful that i watched it even though i broke down crying at the end – feeling some deep mourning for the state of our planet! We’re …
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Posted in Activism, Economics | Tagged DST, habit thinking, systems theory | 3 Replies

Burdened Virtues

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 12, 2011 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I went to the Green Festival today. I’ve been meaning to check it out for a couple of years now and i was able to drop some honey off with a friend while i was there. Since i didn’t want …
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Posted in Activism, Philosophy | Tagged DST, systems theory, systems thinking | Leave a reply

Going beyond eco-friendly

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on August 15, 2010 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I attended a great permaculture bootcamp today. One of the instructors made a comment that got me thinking: There is a difference between eco-friendly and sustainable. So, on my walk home, I jotted down some examples of each. Then I …
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Posted in Transition | Tagged environment, permaculture, systems theory, systems thinking | Leave a reply

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