Meadows Leverage Points Hierarchy¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 15: "Systems Thinking: Modeling and Policy".
Type: microsim
**sim-id:** meadows-leverage<br/>
**Library:** p5.js<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Interactive vertical ranked list of all 12 Meadows leverage points, displayed as a stacked horizontal bar chart with power increasing from bottom (numbers/parameters) to top (transcending paradigms). Each leverage point is a clickable bar. Clicking reveals: the leverage point name, a plain-English description, a specific public health example (e.g., leverage point 1: "cigarette tax level — raising tax reduces smoking but tobacco companies adapt pricing; smoking rebounds when tax is not adjusted for inflation"), and an explanation of why this is weaker/stronger than adjacent leverage points. A "Public Health Policy Examples" toggle re-labels all 12 bars with real policy examples from tobacco, obesity, HIV, and opioid contexts. Color gradient from pale blue (weakest) to deep orange (strongest).