In this paper, we explore the notion of systems entrepreneurship in the context of innovation systems (IS) dedicated to transformations towards sustainability. To this end, our paper draws primarily but not exclusively on the leverage points concept, which was originally proposed by Donella H. Meadows and recently refined by sustainability scientists. More precisely, we flesh out four general propositions about the systems entrepreneurial process that serve as a starting point for illuminating how systems entrepreneurs can intervene at deep leverage points to introduce a dedication to sustainability in IS. The paper touches the important issues of directionality, formal institutions, as well as information flows and network structure that have received insufficient attention from researchers, policymakers, and practitioners aiming at transformations towards sustainability (e.g., funders and other support organizations). Taken as a whole, the paper serves as a conceptual basis for further theoretical and empirical work on systems entrepreneurs and dedicated IS. It should be read as a reminder that the fundamentally uncertain processes of systemic change call for collaborative efforts that transcend mental and organizational boundaries.

在本文中，我们将在致力于向可持续性转型的创新系统（IS）的背景下探索系统企业家精神的概念。为此，我们的论文主要但非唯一地利用了杠杆点这个概念最初由Donella H. Meadows提出，最近由可持续性科学家改进。更准确地说，我们充实了关于系统企业家过程的四个一般性命题，它们是阐明系统企业家如何在深层次的杠杆作用点上进行干预以引入对IS可持续性的奉献的起点。本文涉及方向性，正式机构以及信息流和网络结构等重要问题，这些问题尚未得到研究人员，政策制定者和旨在向可持续性转型的实践者（例如，资助者和其他支持组织）的足够重视。总的来看，纸用作系统上的企业家和进一步的理论和实证研究的概念基础专用是。应当提醒人们，从根本上不确定的系统性变化过程要求超越精神和组织界限的协作努力。