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Kumu @kumu.io · 9d

We visualized every INSNA award recipient since the 1980s — a living catalogue of social network analysis (SNA) scholarship.

Explore the map 👉 buff.ly/Imh7Kpd

#SNA #NetworkScience #DataViz #INSNA #Sunbelt2025

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Kumu @kumu.io · 18d

Project of the Week: A super cool “Guide to Shock Maps in Kumu” shows how to run a Rapid System Assessment — mapping how shocks ripple through a system, using a hypothetical example of COVID-19 restrictions in Karamoja, Uganda.

📄 Guide: buff.ly/vtfk5Gn
➡️ Map: buff.ly/nmWgo07

#Systemsmapping

Kumu @kumu.io · 25d

As #AfricaClimateSummit wraps in Addis, spotlight on the Global Climate Action Ecosystem map — a Kumu-built tool showing how climate actors connect, from AFR100 to Restore Africa.

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#ClimateAction #SystemsThinking

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Kumu @kumu.io · Sep 5

On Eid Milad-un-Nabi, a reminder of compassion & community, we’re lifting up global stories told through Kumu — from France to NZ to the US.

See the full post + links on LinkedIn 👉 buff.ly/vWaMA4m

#SystemsChange #SystemsMaps #DataViz #PoweredByKumu

Kumu @kumu.io · Aug 29

Project of the Week: Geoffrey Schwartz’s Kumu map is a systems atlas of thinkers, movements & campaigns experimenting with new models. Not just ties, but links of meaning — tracing pathways of change & showing where alternatives converge.

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#systemschange #alternativefutures

Kumu @kumu.io · Aug 27

What if the lived experience of an outlier holds the lever for systems change? 💡

In this episode of the In Too Deep Podcast, Jeff Mohr talks with Matt Healey about how interpreting data differently can shift the way we understand systems.

🎧 Listen now on the In Too Deep Podcast: buff.ly/meqA9HJ

Kumu @kumu.io · Aug 22

Hello, Kumunity! This week’s spotlight is on a Kumu project developed by Marie Axelle-Bord and ADEUS, covering stakeholders in the forest and wood industry across Strasbourg/Alsace and surrounding territories in the Grand Est region of France.

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#DataViz #Forestry #GrandEst #Alsace

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tutormentor @tutormentor.bsky.social · Aug 11

@kumu.io has been sharing some interesting network analysis work in its LinkedIn posts. I saw this today. www.linkedin.com/posts/kumu_k...

Project of the Week: SOWTH’s Growing Network, Visualized | Kumu posted on the topic | LinkedIn

Project of the Week: SOWTH’s Growing Network, Visualized Last year, we featured an incredible social network visualization by Abbie Cohen and Yulia Chuvileva PhD, MA, MSc that walked us through the r...

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tutormentor @tutormentor.bsky.social · Aug 12

I included this graphic in today's #Tutor #Mentor article at tutormentor.blogspot.com/2025/08/mapp...

It's an example of mapping event participation, using @kumu.io

I found it on LinkedIn.

This is a view of one slide showing participation in the February 2025 SOWTH conference in Atlanta, Georgia. It's included in a Tutor/Mentor Connection (1993-present) and Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC article about mapping participation in events and planning processes.

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Kumu @kumu.io · Aug 19

We’ve spent more than a decade as a fully remote team. Every so often we meet up in person and this year we flew to Canada's beautiful West Coast 🏔️

Check out our latest blog post in which we share our team's reflections on what makes remote work "work" for us!

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On building a remote culture that lasts

Reflections from our latest retreat in Canada

blog.kumu.io

Kumu @kumu.io · Aug 14

This week, we’re showcasing a project by Matt O’Brien that sheds light not on a network, but business operations! He does an excellent job using Kumu to show how strategies, challenges, and capabilities connect to actual business value.
buff.ly/HNJDjAF

#projectmanagement #poweredbykumu

Kumu @kumu.io · Aug 8

Project of the Week: SOWTH’s Growing Network
Abbie Cohen & the Project Pollinate team visualized how 1,200+ food actors came together—and wove a stronger southern ag network.
Smart storytelling. Real insight.
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#networkmapping #SOWTH #dataviz

Kumu @kumu.io · Jul 31

Kumu Project of the Week: a creative map from the Education Finance Network showing who’s doing what (and where) in non-state education. Built by @NatalieDavirro, with helpful filters + a network view for partnerships.

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Kumu @kumu.io · Jul 25

Mapping Serbia’s AI ecosystem with Kumu 🇷🇸✨
Actors, projects & support programs—visually connected.
Explore by sector, region, or role.
Built by UNDP Serbia + collaborators.
🌐 buff.ly/LF4BfCw
#Kumu #AI #Serbia #OpenData #SystemMapping

Kumu @kumu.io · Jul 23

🎙️ New Podcast Episode 🎙️

What if the real problem isn’t what we think it is? When simple solutions don’t actually move the needle, it’s often a sign we’re treating symptoms, not systems.

Listen in through your favorite podcast platform or read the full transcript on blog.kumu.io !

Kumu @kumu.io · Jul 16

As the World Heritage Committee wraps in Paris, check out this great example of transparent heritage governance: Azin Saeedi’s Kumu map shows who’s involved in managing Australia’s Victorian Goldfields — from advocacy groups to tourism boards.
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#PoweredByKumu #StakeholderMapping

Kumu @kumu.io · Jul 9

Project of the Week

My goodness are we excited to showcase this project with you, it is a class on systems thinking and modeling created by The Sustainability Lab and Conor Meehan, built right in Kumu!

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#systemsmapping #systemsthinking #dataviz #poweredbykumu

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Kumu @kumu.io · Jul 2

Project of the Week!
A systems mapping process of environmental governance in Siak, Indonesia—built w/ LTKL, UNDP, Daemeter & Systems Mapping Academy.
In English/Bahasa Indonesia, talking about river pollution, palm oil, rice policy, logging, governance!

🔗 EN: buff.ly/KrhDV4Y
🔗 ID: buff.ly/dgzPxGz

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Kumu @kumu.io · Jun 26

Features we love:
- A geo map shows land & sea mines with clear color-coding.
- A toggle for switching between viewing materials or mines.
- Topic bubbles use icons to explain key ideas.
- The left panel links everything together for easy, curious exploration.

Kumu @kumu.io · Jun 26

Project of the Week: Mining for the Twin Transition

What a joy to come across this beautifully done Kumu project interactively exploring the #twintransition in Norway from the Sustainability Lab at the University of Oslo:

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#EnergyTransition #DataViz #poweredbyKumu

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Kumu @kumu.io · Jun 19

Kumu Project Showcase: Honoring Juneteenth by Supporting Black-Owned Businesses

Last year, Holly Carter, Jacorey Moon & Jane Burnett shared 53 Black-owned businesses with a challenge:
“There’s never been a better time to put your money where your mouth is.”

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#Juneteenth

Kumu @kumu.io · Jun 12

This map weaves the voices of 130+ kūpuna (elders), Indigenous leaders, students, researchers & nonprofit teams across Hawaiʻi.

It centers ʻāina (land/ocean/place), ʻohana (family), and kuleana (responsibility) — showing what strengthens or strains these relationships.

Kumu @kumu.io · Jun 12

For #WorldOceanDay, we’re spotlighting a powerful systems project:
Oceans & Human Health, a living story of how island communities relate to the ocean.
It traces interwoven feedbacks between coastal health, culture, policy, and development.

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Kumu @kumu.io · Jun 5

@repatterninglabs.org