How do different software stack up to the needs of Systems Mapping
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| Systemic Features | Description | Plectica | Whimsical | Kumu | Mindmap (various) | Miro | Orgpad.com | Insight Maker | milanote.com |
| OVERALL RATING | B+ | C+ | C+/B- | C- | C | C+ | C | C+ | |
| Di | The ability to identify objects (cards, shapes, etc) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Dio | The ability to contrast identities with others (antonym networks, etc) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| R | The ability to make relationships between identities | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Rar | The ability to create action reaction variables at terminal ends of relationships | Y/N | N | Y/N | Y/N | N | N | N | N |
| Self R | The ability to relate identity to self | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| RD1 | The ability to label (distinguish) relationships | Y | Y | Y/N | Y/N | Y | N | N | N |
| RD2 | The ability to create the same type of identity/object on a relationship as anywhere else | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| RDS | The ability to create a systematized set of part-whole identities on a relationship | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| R confusion | A condition where relational lines are confused with part-whole belonging/containment (this item should be Yes) | N | Y/N | Y/N | Y | Y/N | N | N | N |
| Spw | The ability to create part-whole systems | Y | Y/N | N | Y/N | Y/N | N | N | Y/N |
| Nesting (Spw) | The ability to nest part inside parts inside parts | Y | Y/N | N | Y/N | Y/N | N | N | N |
| Prefab Perspectives | A feature in which a map can be viewed from different pre-determined perspectives (e.g., asignee, scheme, etc) | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N |
| Ppw | The ability to take point-view Perspectives | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Perspective annotation | The ability to annotate perspectives | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Full blown P taking | The ability to see how a map changes from any given identitiy in the map | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Fractal D | The ability to create identities (cards, shapes etc) at any level anywhere in map as a universal simple rule/function | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Fractal S | The ability to create hierarchical structures (part-whole nestedness) at any level anywhere in map as a universal simple rule/function | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Fractal R | The ability to relate anything to anything else at any level anywhere in map as a universal simple rule/function | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N |
| Fractal P | The ability to see the system from any identitiy/node in the system at any level anywhere in map as a universal simple rule/function | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Fractal DSRP | The ability to operate at D,S,R, or P function on any D,S,R,P object | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Other non-cognitive features | Other cool features like zoom, cut and paste, layout, templates, etc | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Other social features | Other cool features like synchronous mapping, sharing, commenting, etc. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Aesthetic | The aesthetic is elegant, simple, clean, etc. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Clean Code | The code isn't wonky or buggy | Y | Y | Y | Y/N | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Modeling | The ability to do some form of modeling (e.g., "press run" modeling) | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N |
| Systemic Features | Description | Thortspace | Mural |
| OVERALL RATING | B | Coming soon | |
| Di | The ability to identify objects (cards, shapes, etc) | Y | |
| Dio | The ability to contrast identities with others (antonym networks, etc) | N | |
| R | The ability to make relationships between identities | Y | |
| Rar | The ability to create action reaction variables at terminal ends of relationships | N | |
| Self R | The ability to relate identity to self | N | |
| RD1 | The ability to label (distinguish) relationships | N | |
| RD2 | The ability to create the same type of identity/object on a relationship as anywhere else | N | |
| RDS | The ability to create a systematized set of part-whole identities on a relationship | N | |
| R confusion | A condition where relational lines are confused with part-whole belonging/containment (this item should be Yes) | N | |
| Spw | The ability to create part-whole systems | Y (n=3) | |
| Nesting (Spw) | The ability to nest part inside parts inside parts | Y (n=3) | |
| Prefab Perspectives | A feature in which a map can be viewed from different pre-determined perspectives (e.g., asignee, scheme, etc) | Y/N | |
| Ppw | The ability to take point-view Perspectives | N | |
| Perspective annotation | The ability to annotate perspectives | N | |
| Full blown P taking | The ability to see how a map changes from any given identitiy in the map | N | |
| Fractal D | The ability to create identities (cards, shapes etc) at any level anywhere in map as a universal simple rule/function | Almost | |
| Fractal S | The ability to create hierarchical structures (part-whole nestedness) at any level anywhere in map as a universal simple rule/function | Almost | |
| Fractal R | The ability to relate anything to anything else at any level anywhere in map as a universal simple rule/function | Almost | |
| Fractal P | The ability to see the system from any identitiy/node in the system at any level anywhere in map as a universal simple rule/function | N | |
| Fractal DSRP | The ability to operate at D,S,R, or P function on any D,S,R,P object | N | |
| Other non-cognitive features | Other cool features like zoom, cut and paste, layout, templates, etc | Y | |
| Other social features | Other cool features like synchronous mapping, sharing, commenting, etc. | Y | |
| Aesthetic | The aesthetic is elegant, simple, clean, etc. | Ugh. | |
| Clean Code | The code isn't wonky or buggy | Y/N | |
| Modeling | The ability to do some form of modeling (e.g., "press run" modeling) | N |