Most network maps are static snapshots. Social System Maps evolve over time—just like the people and relationships they represent.
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…
Tier I – free Up to 3 projects| max 1,500 people/project Kumu-Ready data structure Multiple data output formats .csv .json Live .json link (data automatically feeds into Kumu, so you map is always up-to-date) Connections stay in place as long as…
Social System Mapping involves the use of two online platforms, sumApp and Kumu. sumApp You’ll need a sumApp account to gather your network data. You can start a free 1 month trial here. You can learn more about the sumApp tiers here. sumApp is essentially…
Most of the connection field types are identical to the survey field types, but there are a few minor exceptions. Field Types Available for Connection Options 1) Text input. Open ended short text field 2) Text area. More text 3)…
Why have three templates? sumApp was designed to be what we call ‘evergreen’ – in other words, we wanted a tool that didn’t just create a snapshot in time, but could also continue to evolve as the network changes and…
Settings for all Tiers The aspects of the Member Views (outside of the survey and the connection options) that can be edited are managed in Setup > Settings: Features of the settings page are: 1) Indicates you’re in the ‘Setup’…
Types of fields available in the survey 1) Text input. Open ended short text field 2) Text area. More text 3) Checkbox options. You can use as many checkbox options as you need. Members can select more than one option,…
Privacy in a Social System Map is a particular kind of trust. People aren’
