The expanding application of Concept Mapping
Includes:: its role in knowledge elicitation institutional memory preservation & ideation. With the advent of the Cmap Tools knowledge modeling software kit Concept Mapping is being applied with increased frequency & success to address a variety of problems in the workplace. Supported by business application case studies Applied Concept Mapping: Capturing Analyzing & Organizing Knowledge offers an accessible introduction to the theory methods & application of Concept Mapping in business & government. The case studies illustrate applications across a range of industries-including engineering product development defense & healthcare. The authors provide access to a free download of Cmap Tools courtesy of the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition to enable readers to create & share their own Concept Maps. Offering examples from the United States Canada Australia Spain Brazil Scotland & The Netherlands they highlight a global perspective of this dynamic tool. The text is organized into three sections: Practitioners Views-supplies narratives guidance & reviews of applications from career Concept Mappers Recent Case Studies & Results-presents in-depth examinations of specific applications & their results Pushing the Boundaries-explores whats possible & where the boundary conditions lie Applied Concept Mapping facilitates the fundamental understanding needed to harness the power of Concept Mapping to develop viable solutions to a virtually unlimited number of real-world problems.