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| We’re rebuilding Kumu The last time we teased you with a rebuild was in 2013. Back then, we were a nimble product with a small but keen set of users. Ten years on, it’s time to start talking about Kumu’s next chapter.  In the years since we lost Ryan, we’ve struggled to iterate on Kumu at the speed that you deserve. The UI still has some rough edges and there are longstanding bugs that we can’t easily fix. We’ve decided that it’s time for a rewrite.Keep readingP.S. Interested in following along with the engineering and the design behind v3? Check out Making Kumu our new behind-the-scenes blog. Financing systems health As society, we’ve collectively built a set of norms, practices, and organizations to deliver funding for point solutions. Unfortunately, this architecture undercuts our ability to fund other critical drivers of system health that go beyond individual projects.Changing the way we fund system health work will not be easy, but it is necessary to create lasting change. In their most recent blog, Rob Ricigliano and Anna Muoio propose three correctives that might help. Keep reading Map the system We had the honor of supporting the University of Oxford’s Map the System competition again this year. Each year they host a global learning program and social innovation competition that equips students to use systems thinking to tackle social and environmental challenges. Head over to the blog to learn more about this year’s winners. We’ve been more intentional about showcasing compelling Kumu projects made by our community. Make sure to follow us on on your favorite social platform. Below are a few recent maps we’ve highlighted: Mapping songbird brain connectivity Steps for successful implementation of biodiversity initiatives Right-wing billionaires funding local school board elections in Texas Systems Map of the fishing industry Our favorite complexity links The most severe risks we face over the next decade Seeing like a superorganism A systemic view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict |
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