session 11

Question 1

what are leverage points?

Answer 1

leverage points are places in complex systems where small changes can lead to significant transformation

Question 2

rigidity trap

Answer 2

institutions can not change

Question 3

poverty trap

Answer 3

poverty forces people to continue harmful practices

Question 4

fixes that fail

Answer 4

when a failing strategy is upscaled, rather than changes, to try solve the issue

Question 5

sunk-cost traps

Answer 5

we should continue this shitty strategy because we already invested too much

Question 6

diminishing return trap

Answer 6

first there are good results, but when results decline, it is already too late to change

Question 7

sustainable intensification

Answer 7

increase food production frome existing farmland in ways that place far less pressure on the environment and that do not undermine our capacity to continue producing food in the future

Question 8

name some weak sustainability factors (wizard, factor 1)

Answer 8

• uses existing frameworks and institutions
• focus on efficiency

Question 9

name some strong sustainability (prophet)

Answer 9

• rethinks institutional structures
• challenges hegemony
• adresses root causes and drivers