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Kumu @kumu.io · 02/10/2026

Project of the Week! We're excited to share a work-in-progress map from Oxfam and shiftN: Advancing a Rights-Respecting Digital Ecosystem for All Explore the map: buff.ly/6AP0wWl #SystemsMapping #Kumu #kumunity #DigitalRights #CivicSpace #HumanRights #SystemsThinking #TechPolicy

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Kumu @kumu.io · 21/09/2026

Happy World Peace Day, dear Kumunity! There's no shortage of incredible scholars, data-scientists and humanitarians using the Kumu platform to map peace! See blog:https://buff.ly/3v2iJ6T #worldpeaceday #investinpeace #dataviz #systemsmapping #socialnetworkanalysis

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Kumu @kumu.io · 18/09/2026

We recently came across an entire collection of ecosystem maps by the Clark-Fox Family Foundation, who emphasize collaboration and innovation in their work in the St. Louis area: buff.ly/BcuqAPS 🔗 Impact of Mass Incarceration map: buff.ly/6erruNf 🎥 Explainer video: buff.ly/JZYbWun #SystemsMapping

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Kumu @kumu.io · 11/09/2026

Project of the Week: Milwaukee Black and Latino/a Youth Ecosystem Map We love seeing Kumu being used for ecosystem projects like these! Check it out: buff.ly/c3soLvs #SystemsMapping #poweredbyKumu #ecosystemmapping #stakeholdermapping #Milwaukee #Education #YouthDevelopment #BackToSchool

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Kumu @kumu.io · 04/09/2026

Project of the Week: Black Home Initiative Network “We need to move from an egosystem—fragmented, siloed, inefficient—to an ecosystem where alignment replaces duplication.” Marty Kooistra (buff.ly/ZodVuWJ ) Check it out for yourself here: buff.ly/qcVQ6yU #Homeownership #NetworkMapping

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Kumu @kumu.io · 28/08/2026

Visualization by Madeline LeBreton with Pablo Gallego explores the interconnected relationships between the #watercycle and human systems in Galicia, revealing how decisions across different sectors shape our shared environment. Check it out here: mlebreton.kumu.io/the-water-cy... #Systemsmapping

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Kumu @kumu.io · 27/08/2026

What does it take to map a system in a way that will actually lead to change? In our newest In Too Deep episode, Jeff Mohr talks with Mark Oldenbeuving, co-creator of the Actor-Based Change framework and founder of Ripple CoLab. Tune in here: buff.ly/WImaNqT #systemsmapping

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Kumu @kumu.io · 21/08/2026

Systems Mapping ʻĀina-Based Education in Hawaiʻi This back to school season, we wanted to showcase an older but excellent example of how a systems map can come together with the participation of all kinds of stakeholders across an ecosystem: buff.ly/p9TxzQ8 #dataviz #systemsmapping #systemschange

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Kumu @kumu.io · 14/08/2026

EU4Green together with ACT Global recently used Kumu to map circular economy stakeholders in Moldova, Armenia, and Ukraine. Moldova: buff.ly/dlxf252 Armenia: buff.ly/bnc6899 Ukraine: buff.ly/i0QbvaM #circulareconomy #dataviz #stakeholdermapping #networkmapping Lana Zhamurashvili Lasha Labadze

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Kumu @kumu.io · 31/07/2026

Kumu Project of the Week: Mapping the debate over the future of São Paulo’s most iconic elevated highway The city's plan is that by 2029, Minhocão will transition to a park. These maps show that's not as settled as it sounds. What debate in your own work hides more than two sides? buff.ly/Lr6yWy1

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Kumu @kumu.io · 24/07/2026

Project Showcase! An interactive visualization of 6 reinforcing loops that keep rural Indian farming communities in cycles of low water access: the disruptor? “without women's organised voice, no other change holds.” See viz at: buff.ly/bDXXizl #SystemsThinking #WomenEmpowerment #WaterAccess

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Kumu @kumu.io · 16/07/2026

How would you define "living well?" Kvme felen is the Mapudungun term for this: a state of harmony between people, community, and territory, and researcher Magdalena Reyes looked at what this concept means for the #Mapuche community of Coilaco, Chile. See buff.ly/XFPtxNm to dive in! #dataviz

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Kumu @kumu.io · 02/07/2026

Research shows that children's physical activity has dropped sharply in recent years, with more time spent indoors and on screens. Zoja Mularczyk mapped this system of screentime and children's health. Not to try to solve the problem, but to first understand it. Explore the map here: buff.ly/bXtvRzT

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Kumu @kumu.io · 29/06/2026

Sometimes stories aren't just an illustration of the data, they are the data. This amazing Kumu map by Arama Mataira (Walk Together Aotearoa) holds Māori voices from West Auckland after COVID-19, the Auckland floods, and Cyclone Gabrielle. Take a look here: buff.ly/lJm5wGC #māori

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Kumu @kumu.io · 19/06/2026

As we mark Juneteenth, the racial homeownership gap remains a stark reminder of how far economic equity still has to go. We wanted to showcase this project by NewImpact on how a tri-sector approach can help close that gap Presentation: buff.ly/aizDP0t Report: buff.ly/fw1q1Ud #Juneteenth #dataviz

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Kumu @kumu.io · 11/06/2026

In 2024, Jen Stumbles mapped how seismic blasting cascades through a marine ecosystem: Specifically, around PEP11, a gas licence off the NSW coast. Jan 2025: permit refused after 25 years of community pressure. The court ruling is pending. What system is your community protecting? buff.ly/6SoLQ3W

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Kumu @kumu.io · 29/05/2026

With today being the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, & this year's theme #InvestinPeace, we've been sitting with what that phrase actually means from a systems perspective. What does "Invest in Peace" mean for you? Have you ever seen any systems maps around peace-building? #systemsthinking

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Kumu @kumu.io · 18/05/2026

Kumu Project of the Week: What is design actually becoming? 240+ articles + 900 courses mapped as a network → six themes, 19 emerging topics. Read the publication: buff.ly/uaErMpo How do you keep up with emerging thought patterns in your field? #systemsthinking #dataviz #kumu #designthinking

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Kumu @kumu.io · 08/05/2026

Project of the Week: Who Gets Seen as an “Expert”? NORRAG’s #TheSouthAlsoKnows Expert Database maps education experts across the Global South, while making the map itself easy to navigate with built-in tips and filters. A thoughtful use of systems mapping for knowledge equity. buff.ly/EQdIQMU

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Kumu @kumu.io · 01/05/2026

Kumu Project of the Week! This project adapts a USAID Uganda market system map to focus on access to finance for smallholder farmers. A strong example of applied systems thinking. Explore: buff.ly/M1EFg8T #systemsthinking #poweredbykumu

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Kumu @kumu.io · 09/04/2026

How does Open Science actually show up across Europe? This project maps national policies across areas like access, data, and governance, showing where coverage is strong, partial, or missing. Instead of reading policies one by one, you can see the system. 🔗 buff.ly/Sbo8i6o #OpenScience #Kumu

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Kumu @kumu.io · 03/04/2026

New blog post! A look at some of the most creative and most-visited projects from last year, from Crowd-Pleasers to the Iteration League, Templates, & more. Across all of them, a shared courage to move beyond linear thinking & work through complexity by focusing on connections. 🔗 buff.ly/BstJgHS

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Kumu @kumu.io · 27/03/2026

Project of the Week: Building Climate-Resilient Jute Systems in Bangladesh This project maps how farmer revenue, fiber quality, water, markets, and climate disruption interact in Bangladesh’s jute system. buff.ly/ZHWAsJC #systemsthinking #climateadaptation #kumu

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Kumu @kumu.io · 20/03/2026

Making complex ecosystems accessible This Kumu map brings together the innovation procurement landscape across Europe showing who’s involved, how they’re connected, and what they do. A great example of turning complexity into something navigable! buff.ly/Om6aCt1 #SystemsThinking #DataViz

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Kumu @kumu.io · 13/03/2026

Hundreds of studies exist in many areas of health research, but the patterns and gaps aren’t always obvious. Professor Michelle Krahe uses Kumu to create visual evidence maps that reveal research clusters and gaps across digital health topics. buff.ly/bPwDI6h #literaturereview #dataviz

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Kumu @kumu.io · 06/03/2026

Project of the Week: International Women's Day 🌍 We wanted to mark it by sharing Monica Price's causal loop diagram of gender equality in San Francisco's tech ecosystem. It’s one of the most rigorous systems maps we've seen on gender equality in tech. buff.ly/H41eNIa #IWD2026 #dataviz #cld

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Kumu @kumu.io · 26/02/2026

“You must give your own story to the world.” — Carter G. Woodson This month, we’re highlighting Kumu projects mapping Black history and culture, as well as mapping inequitable systems. Find links to each one on our latest Linkedin post! #BlackHistoryMonth #poweredbykumu #dataviz

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Kumu @kumu.io · 20/02/2026

Happy International #MotherLanguageDay, Kumunity. Feb 21 honors the students who protested for Bangla and were killed. UNESCO proclaimed the day in 1999 to protect linguistic and cultural diversity. Some language-focused maps we love are on our latest Linkedin post. #linguistics #dataviz

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Kumu @kumu.io · 14/02/2026

With Carnaval here, we thought it would be nice to pull out some examples of Kumu projects that go along with the spirit of the festivities: • Power redistribution • Network activation • Structured dissent • Waste awareness • Cultural identity formation • Shared-resource governance buff.ly/bGB9h8E

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Kumu @kumu.io · 28/01/2026

Kumu Project of the Week 🌊 Katapult Ocean & Builders Vision’s open-access systems map shows how markets, communities, and ocean ecosystems interact — and where capital can intervene to enable a regenerative ocean economy. Explore: buff.ly/rHn0uhK #TheOceanReturns #BlueFinance #SystemsThinking

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Kumu @kumu.io · 23/01/2026

🌱 Kumu Project of the Week In complex systems, motivation is rarely enough. Coordination is what makes care actionable. What’s That Green? is a great example of making collaboration visible by mapping the people working to reconnect cities and nature.

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Kumu @kumu.io · 16/01/2026

Project of the Week: A Systems View of Ecological Restoration in India 🌱 From Ecological Restoration Alliance – India with DESTA. A Causal Loop Diagram built in Kumu shows how funding, policy, practice, and time interact — and why certain patterns persist. Explore the map: buff.ly/fyBYp1W

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Kumu @kumu.io · 07/01/2026

Happy New Year, Kumunity This week we’re featuring an interactive map of the concept art ecosystem by Laine K. It turns a fragmented field into a legible system — something systems mappers will recognize right away. buff.ly/zY0gKy6 💬 Have you used Kumu to make sense of a complex field? #dataviz

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Kumu @kumu.io · 12/12/2025

Project of the Week! An interactive presentation by Aya Samadzelkava created alongside the paper “Detecting Discontinuities in the Topology of Alzheimer’s Gene Co-expression.” A great example of how relationship mapping can turn complex science into something engaging & explorable: buff.ly/FwucbxQ

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Kumu @kumu.io · 09/12/2025

In our newest In Too Deep episode we sit down with Viliana Dzhartova, co-founder of ReImagined Futures, about what it truly takes to move from systems analysis to systems change. Tune in for the episode: buff.ly/gyZEkbp Or read the blog transcript here: buff.ly/OxF1NiX #systemschange

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Kumu @kumu.io · 05/12/2025

Project of the Week: Childcare Systems Map — Understanding What Keeps Care Systems Stuck. A rich, research-based look at childcare systems in India, Bangladesh, Viet Nam, South Africa & Kenya. Explore 👉 buff.ly/igiWwp3

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Kumu @kumu.io · 28/11/2025

Matthew Morton’s UK Circular Fashion Ecosystem 🌿 On Black Friday, highlighting circularity instead of consumption. A few optional Kumu add-ons for discoverability: • group by category • filter + cluster • lists in sidebar • tweak sizing Map → buff.ly/DuwWmNV #SlowFashion #AntiBlackFriday #Kumu

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Kumu @kumu.io · 21/11/2025

Creativity feature: 🪶 French philosophy key concepts : buff.ly/FYhq2Q4 🏢 Birds-eye view of Portland planning: buff.ly/HTHM9OA 🌌 Systems thinkers: buff.ly/7gtSxNq 🍋 Weaving across ingredients & recipes: buff.ly/OmUuu1u 💌 Factors around informal caretaker wellbeing: buff.ly/4uk1OED #systems

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Kumu @kumu.io · 14/11/2025

Recent reporting has highlighted “circular” AI financing loops. Nirvaan Ranganathan mapped the bigger picture—capital flows, chip supply, energy systems behind the AI buildout. Map: buff.ly/CVV1mzD What’s one part of the AI ecosystem you think is overlooked—but most consequential? #AIgovernance

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Kumu @kumu.io · 07/11/2025

Project of the Week: Micelio — mapping UCA’s research as a living network 🌱 At Universidad Centroamericana (El Salvador), Micelio turns open-science into an interactive map linking research lines → projects → publications → people. Explore: (buff.ly/Eu5aJO4) #OpenScience #SystemsMapping #Kumu #UCA

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Kumu @kumu.io · 31/10/2025

Mapping Serbia’s AI ecosystem with Kumu 🇷🇸✨ Actors, projects & support programs—visually connected. Explore by sector, region, or role. Built by UNDP Serbia + collaborators. 🌐 English: buff.ly/i5u9Fcz 🌐 Serbian: buff.ly/LFePYBK #Kumu #AI #Serbia #OpenData #SystemMapping

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Kumu @kumu.io · 24/10/2025

Hello, Kumunity! 🌎 It’s United Nations Day — celebrating the UN’s founding in 1945. We’re proud to see so many UN teams using Kumu to map systems, from stakeholder networks to food systems. Here’s a great example from Ru’a Al-Abweh (UNDP Jordan) → buff.ly/ZObmZbQ #UnitedNationsDay #dataviz

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Kumu @kumu.io · 17/10/2025

🌊 Project of the Week: BlueLinked’s systems views of the North Sea — data viz that reveals life below and collaboration above. 🐚Borkumse Stenen: the seabed web of species + habitats. buff.ly/VBtqSSR 🌍Marine Sector NL: the human web restoring them. buff.ly/UFBgfwk #SystemsThinking #Kumu #BlueEconomy

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Kumu @kumu.io · 09/10/2025

This week’s Project of the Week honors Jane Goodall. We visualized chimpanzee social bonds from a recent study as an interactive Kumu map — a small act of network storytelling made possible by open data. 🔗 buff.ly/37pk3Xq #JaneGoodall #OpenScience #Chimpanzees #Kumu

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Kumu @kumu.io · 29/09/2025

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 · 19/09/2025

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

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Kumu @kumu.io · 13/09/2025

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. 🔗 buff.ly/wBBGQAF #ClimateAction #SystemsThinking

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Kumu @kumu.io · 05/09/2025

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

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Kumu @kumu.io · 29/08/2025

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. buff.ly/GpYKOCG #systemschange #alternativefutures

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Kumu @kumu.io · 27/08/2025

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

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