Mapping tool
Movement Map
What happens to the information as it moves, changes form, creates copies, or produces outputs?
List each step the information goes through, from where it starts to where it ends up. Note any copies or outputs along the way. Mark what you know for sure and what you are guessing, then have the people who do the work check it.
Step one
Pick a starting point.
Each example is a rough draft. Every step starts as assumed. Change it to match what really happens, or start with a blank map.
Movement Map canvas
Untitled pathway
- Confirmed
- Assumed
- Needs correction
- Unknown
No steps yet. Add the first place the information exists.
Step-by-step pathway builder
List the steps.
Add a step for each place the information is kept and each thing done to it. If someone says a step is wrong, mark it needs correction and write down what they said.
Copy and derivative-output checklist
Check for copies and outputs.
Copies and outputs are easy to miss. Answer each item for this map. Anything marked not sure is added to the open questions in the record.
Record
Movement Map Record
A written version of the map, including copies, outputs, and anything not yet confirmed. It is created in your browser.