"Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world." —Archimedes The famous quote by Archimedes is fundamentally about the mechanics of leverage. You might remember a ...

Your organization probably has the core competencies to accomplish meaningful change; the hardest part is identifying the appropriate strategy and resources to get the job done. Here at Taproot, we’ve ...

Levers are literally all around us. You body uses them to move, pick up a pen to sign your name and you’ll use mechanical advantage to make that ballpoint roll, and that can of soda doesn’t open ...

A lever is a simple mechanism that uses a bar to pivot around a fixed point called a fulcrum. Levers can be joined together to form linkages. Simple linkages can be used to change the direction of ...

There are two main types of mechanical control levers. Handle/knob—Handle knob, wheel or other grip fitting for attachment to the end of a control cable or wire rope. Lever/control—A lever or lever ...