A Social System Map isn’t just a product—it’s a practice. It grows with your network, deepening insight and supporting action.
What is Social System Mapping? Social System Mapping is an expanded version of Network Mapping that is emerging from the increased functionality of the combination of sumApp and Kumu. It’s a mash-up of system mapping, social network mapping, asset mapping,…
If you’d like a little orientation to sumApp, this 57 second video should help! yes (sumApp has been significantly updated since this video was made but we still think it will give you a good sense of what’s going on, and you can…
The Member View is the interface that your members will engage with. You – as the sumApp Administrator will be able to customize the member view, in varying degrees, depending on your Tier (learn more about Tiers). While preparing your…
The Map Page allows you to embed your Kumu map back into the sumApp interface. This enables your members to see what they’re contributing to as they submit their data, have nearly instant satisfaction, find relationships they’ve missed and easily go back…
Sometimes the segment filter on the connections page just isn’t enough. Your population is huge and you need another variable to help members filter the whole list down to a manageable number. In that case – in a Tier IV…
The Connections Page of the Member View represents the key functionality of sumApp, enabling network members to show their relationships on the map in Kumu, and to keep the map as up-to-date as possible with as little effort as possible – while at…
The Bio page is the first page your members will see when they click on the link included in their sumApp invitation email. It is meant to help orient your members to the project’s process and purpose and give each…
Purpose of the Connections Page The Connections Page represents sumApp’s core functionality. It was designed to enable members to: All of which serve the ultimate goal of enabling them show their relationships on the map in Kumu, and to keep the map…
Many of our customers work with different networks that have overlapping members. It is usually the case that each network will be managed in a separate sumApp project, be shown in it’s own Kumu map and have different kinds of…
The sumApp Data Management Tab enables you to: The Three Ways of Getting Your Data Into Kumu Understanding the Connection Import
1. Click “Connections” to find members you want to add a connection
1. From ‘My Projects’, select the ‘Manage’ drop-down for
See a list of all members in your project. Send an invitation email to your memb
Click ‘Manage’ button to access your project management pages. Edit
A project you no longer need can be: Deleted completely Deletion is not reversib
Cancel your subscription. Return to sumApp. Remove a payment method. Add a payme
Once a member has joined your Social System Map, either the member can edit thei
1. From your project profile, click ‘My preferences’. 2. Make change
