The Complete Manuscript to
Analytical Activism

Complete Manuscript PDF - This is a very large PDF file, 390 pages long. This will take a very long time to load if you have a slow connection. The current version is February 15, 2007. Here is the manuscript Word file DOC in case you need it, such as for comments or use in your own documents.

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

 

The Dueling Loops

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.

The Phenomenon of Change Resistance

This is the key concept that starts people thwinking, and causes them to explore the rest of the site. The concept is subtle, but has the potential to change the sustainability problem from insolvable to solvable.

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.

The 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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