The Message

The Manuscript

Related Work

The Complete Manuscript to
Analytical Activism

Complete Manuscript PDF - This is a large PDF file, 392 pages long. The current version is January 29, 2010. This is a work in progress.

The Models

Here are the Simulation Models ZIP in Vensim. Vensim uses the identical stock and flow modeling approach used in the Limits to Growth project. For how to run the models please see The World of Simulation.

The models in the zip file, and the pages they appear in the book on, are:

1. The Basic Structure of Process Revolutions, page 174

2. The Memetic Evolution of Solutions to Difficult Problems, page 182

3. The Dueling Loops of the Political Powerplace
3.1 The Race to the Bottom, page 29
3.2 The Basic Dueling Loops, page 30
3.3 The Dueling Loops with 2 HLPs, page 38
3.4 The Dueling Loops with Critical Point Reaction, page 296

4. The Transformation of Classic Activism to Analytical Activism, page 231

5. How Critical Thresholds Behave (A minor educational model), page 247

 

Dueling Loops Paper

The most popular page on the site by a factor of 3. This paper presents a simple model showing why activists have been unable to solve the sustainability problem, and an alternative solution strategy based on high leverage points.

Change Resistance Paper

This explains why the crux of the sustainability problem is change resistance, rather than what conventional wisdom thinks it is. That's why the problem has remained unsolved for over 30 years. The paper describes a high leverage point that's never been pushed on before that can solve the change resistance problem.

The Powell Memo

The most eye popping short read (7 pages) on the site, if you have never heard about it. The memo was written in 1971.

Dueling Loops Videos

These average 8 minutes. They give a quick introduction to the Dueling Loops model and how it explains the tremendous change resistance to solving the sustainability problem.
 

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