leverage-and-response-design

What problem does it solve?

It helps learners and educators choose interventions that are proportionate and likely to work in complex systems, rather than stopping at symptom-level ideas.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Leverage-point mapping: Classifies a proposed action against Meadows’ leverage points to reveal whether it targets symptoms or deeper system drivers.
• Unintended consequences analysis: Uses systems archetypes to anticipate side effects, feedback loops, policy resistance, and common “fixes that fail” patterns.
• Action alternatives at multiple levels: Produces 2–3 refined response options across different leverage levels, each with feasibility and risk analysis.
• Proportionality and do-less-harm checks: Verifies student scope, reduces the chance of burden-shifting, and considers whether observation or smaller action is wiser.

Quick Start

Use the leverage-and-response-design skill to evaluate a student’s proposed plan by providing your systems_analysis and proposed_action as input.