Does this skill help with organizational planning?

Yes, it is highly effective for identifying why organizational patterns like burnout or low productivity persist and provides a strategy for structural intervention.

What is systems thinking in the context of Claude Code?

Systems thinking is a diagnostic framework used by Claude to analyze how parts of a system interact to create behavior, focusing on loops and delays rather than isolated events.

When should I invoke the leverage points skill?

Invoke this skill when linear solutions have failed, when symptoms recur despite fixes, or when dealing with complex environments like scaling teams or technical debt.

What are high-leverage intervention points?

High-leverage points are places in a system where a small shift, such as changing a goal or a mindset (paradigm), produces a massive and lasting change across the entire system.

How does this skill help with technical debt?

It identifies the reinforcing loops that cause debt to accumulate and recommends structural changes—such as shifting goals or information flows—that prevent debt from reappearing.

Systems Thinking & Leverage Points

Name: Systems Thinking & Leverage Points
Author: lyndonkl

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생산성 및 워크플로

Analyzes complex systems to identify high-leverage intervention points and feedback loop dynamics for more effective problem-solving.

소개

The systems-thinking-leverage skill enables Claude to move beyond simple linear cause-and-effect logic when addressing complex problems. By mapping interconnected components, feedback loops (reinforcing and balancing), and stock-and-flow structures, this skill identifies Donella Meadows' 12 leverage points where small changes can produce significant systemic results. It is particularly useful for diagnosing persistent technical debt, organizational scaling bottlenecks, and recurring patterns where past solutions have led to unintended consequences or failed to stick.

주요 기능

Leverage point ranking based on Donella Meadows' hierarchy of intervention
8 GitHub stars
Identification of system archetypes like 'Fixes that Fail' and 'Tragedy of the Commons'
Secondary impact and unintended consequence risk assessment
Causal loop and feedback mapping (Reinforcing and Balancing loops)
Stock and flow analysis to track accumulations and rates of change over time

사용 사례

Optimizing organizational productivity and employee engagement by addressing systemic bottlenecks
Designing high-leverage interventions for complex product adoption or market growth challenges
Resolving recurring technical debt and performance degradation patterns in software architecture

소개

주요 기능

Leverage point ranking based on Donella Meadows' hierarchy of intervention
8 GitHub stars
Identification of system archetypes like 'Fixes that Fail' and 'Tragedy of the Commons'
Secondary impact and unintended consequence risk assessment
Causal loop and feedback mapping (Reinforcing and Balancing loops)
Stock and flow analysis to track accumulations and rates of change over time

사용 사례

Optimizing organizational productivity and employee engagement by addressing systemic bottlenecks
Designing high-leverage interventions for complex product adoption or market growth challenges
Resolving recurring technical debt and performance degradation patterns in software architecture