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Intervention impact planner
Give it a systems analysis and ideas for action. Get each ranked by impact, with side effects and better options.
Intervention impact planner is a free AI skill for the job "Teach and train people". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · CC BY SA 4.0 licence · Made by Gareth Manning · Level: advanced · Thinking: high
Made by Gareth Manning. See the original on GitHub; we copied it as it is, with its licence.
What it does
Your plan to fix a problem gets tested before you act on it. Give it the systems analysis you already have and the action you are leaning toward. It places that action on the twelve places to intervene described by Donella Meadows, from tweaking numbers at the bottom to changing goals and beliefs at the top. Then it hunts for knock-on effects: fixes that fail later, relief that hides the real cause, and limits that stall growth. You get two or three better or reworked options that act higher up the ladder, each with its side effects spelled out. Add your time, budget and reach, and the options stay realistic.
You give it
- Your systems analysis or a description of the problem
- The action you are considering
- Limits on time, budget and reach (optional)
- Context such as school, team or community (optional)
You get
- Your action placed on the ladder of places to intervene
- A list of likely side effects and delayed backlash
- Two or three better or refined options
- A ranking by impact
Use it when
- You have a plan for a tough problem and want to know if it will really work.
- Your first fix feels obvious and you suspect it only treats symptoms.
- You finished a systems analysis and now need to choose what to do.
- You need to compare several actions and see which one has the most impact.
How to use it
- Add it to your AI once: download it and add the folder to Claude, ChatGPT or Codex as a skill.
- Ask for the job in your own words. Your AI opens the skill when it fits.