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…
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,…
The Survey Editor will be slightly different, depending on which Tier you’ve subscribed to: Read more about the thinking that went into the different Tier accounts Read more about the sumApp features in each Tier Tier I Tier I doesn’t…
sumApp was designed to enable you to test, reflect, learn, adapt and iterate throughout your project’s life. To that end, the survey questions and options can be changed at any point. You don’t even need to close the project when…
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…
Privacy in a Social System Map is a particular kind of trust. People aren’
1. Click “Connections” to find members you want to add a connection
1. From ‘My Projects’, select the ‘Manage’ drop-down for
