Paul Hsi <
Paul.Hsi@NCAL.KAIPERM.ORG> writes:
> Have you tried getting a large sheet of paper? Big white sheet and a
> sharpie might also work for you.
>
> It sounds to me like you are trying to do too much on the same page. I
>do use viso for mapping, but things usually work better if a sketch can be
>made on a chart pad or a white >board first.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
That's the problem-we have too many sheets of white paper & it's hard to
spot emergent patterns or trends, the way you would if used the equivalent
of a financial spread sheet and pulled out data according to various
attributes.
Walter Derzko
Director Brain Space
(formerly the Idea Lab at
the Design Exchange)
Toronto
(416) 588-1122
wderzko@pathcom.com
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> Dear colleagues,
>
> I'm looking for a software program to help me visualize the
> growth/emergence/ alliance-formation or breakup of a number of startup
> firms in a particular software/hardware sector that produces enabling
> technology that is important for our client. The dilemma for the client
is
> that it needs to know early-on in the game who is going to be a dominant
> player in given technology sector, so that it can anticipate and provide
> compatible platforms.
>
> We would like to provide that anticipatory capability by visually
> representing that evolution.
> (assumption: number of small unequal players --> one or two dominant
> ones over time)
>
> Is anyone using visualization software to track the evolution
> of various new technologies or products/services before they hit the
> marketplace ? (there are likely to be a large number of variables, and
> multiple data points i.e. over 100 plus small niche players etc.)
>
> Traditional concept mapping software is too linear and static and isn't
> for that kind of application (linking decision point in an emerging
> dynamic system)
>
> I'm looking for suggestions on how one can visually map the landscape of
> emerging companies who have various products or services in the
> development stage and ready for commercialization 6 months to a year
> down the road-the assumption here is that this information is publicly
> available or can be anticipated in advance.
>
> Ideally, the software should be able to isolate various decision paths,
> forward and
> backwards in time i.e.. highlighting assumptions, distant and close
> environmental
> factors, impacts on other interconnected decisions and down-the-road
> consequences. We are also looking at linking this evolution to
"wildcards"
> in the environment-real or potential, strategic decisions that have to be
> made or issues
> that need to be addressed and assumptions behind those issues.
> As well it should be able to draw a map that optimizes the least number
of
> interconnections. I can manually map this out but software should
> improve the process
>
> I was thinking of using a radar or target metaphor ( with the inner
> circle being the commercial /launched to market stage and each concentric
> outward ring indicating a time or event period -with appropriate
benchmarks
> or
> milestones, prior to commercialization) or a hidden box metaphor(where
> the box grows as it approaches a launch to market stage).
>
> I've noticed that concept mapping software such as Decision Explorer
> (formerly COPE) by Banxia <
http://www.banxia.com >does not seem to
> have a time dependent feature that would allow you to represent related
> corporate decisions or strategic issues along a y-time axis. This would
> be an important feature in our "knowledge maps"
>
> Ideas and suggestions for other software are welcome
>
> Walter Derzko
> Director Brain Space
> (formerly the Idea Lab at
> the Design Exchange)
> Toronto
> (416) 588-1122
>
wderzko@pathcom.com