Session 9 29.11.05 Day 2 Anticipating Resistance objective To understand and manage resistance within the system, Combining some theory illustrated with several international examples and some paiticipatory activity, participants will learn to recognise resistance within a system. They will also become familar with how resistance plays out, and also some strategies to overcome it. 83Session 9: Anticipating Resistance Systems Thinking for Transformational Change @ lead SZ CCopytgh, 2005. LEAD Internatenal and Sustainability netute The Water Efficiency Case Revisited Let's return to the water case we started earlier Leaders were trying to increase streamflows by promoting more efficient use of water. ¢ They had found success ‘+ The effort worked. People were using less water from rivers. @ conv. 205--LeADInematona nsinanosaynsee [ead AA 84 CThe Water Efficiency Case: Example of Push-back Effort at a ay Public support 8) Positive Stream- for water results os conservation Ta Total Saale f 0 taken from rivers « Their effort at facilitating self-sustaining change worked «The reinforcing loop built on itself more effort, more results, more awareness, more public support and more effort ¢ What they expected + They thought that as water conservation efforts succesded and people started using less water, total water taken from rivers would fall, and streamfiows would rise. ‘Copyigh, 2005 LEAD intamabonal an 2 lead 2S. The Water Efficiency Case: Example of Push-back However, they hadnt reached the goal They were not achieving the increases in Water stream-flows they wanted. Somethingwas efficiency © Stream holding them back results flows + They explored how their effort interacted with other changes in the region. Total wafer ‘Water was the limit to growth of population. ©" taken from + Saving water was gave greater water supplies Sq rivers s that were now evalable for nev homes, leading Tatas to more houses being built an¢ to increasing Total ae demand for water. Total water token from water water for rivers did not fall, and. streamflows did notrise, demand new homes @ Conclusion aN Total homes ‘+ They focused on lagistation to require that some of in the region the saved water stay in the streams to increase stream-fow levels We'll explore what type of «Such an action would “disable” this push-backloop foo we've created a bit later @ rarsnaswonnivnenne ead LOS ‘Cop, 2005-- LEAD 85