Map Challenge

by Xenia Stanford, Editor-in-Chief, KnowMap and President, Stanford Solutions Inc.

Good knowledge maps are hard to find! We are constantly in search of good maps to show readers what a real knowledge map can or should look like. We have found they are few and far between. However, you may have sharper eyes than us, you may have already developed one yourself or you may be challenged to create one to help us further our goal of showing others how to create and use knowledge maps for their benefit.

Therefore, we challenge you, our readers, to find or build a knowledge map that we can feature in future issues. Rewards for those submitting maps we then chose to feature will be your name and the map displayed in a future issue of KnowMap for all subscribers to see. We will also provide a small token of thanks to all those who contributed maps we feature. The token may be a book or gift certificate from a bookstore to further knowledge through reading or it may be a fancy bookmark to designate a favourite page or the page you last read. We will see what your contribution inspires us to do!

The map can be one someone else has created and you have spotted with your keen eye. It may be on a web site somewhere, in a book or other document. Instead of someone else's map, you may also submit one you created individually or as part of a team.

The rewards to the owners of sites on which you spotted a map or displayed your own, may also be increased traffic to the site to see an example of a real map! Maps found in books or documents may be submitted and the author or publisher may then publicize their work on our pages for free.

Please be sure to follow the rules below:

Rules

1. You must obtain permission from the map owner before forwarding it to us. Please provide the particulars regarding ownership and the name and contact information of the person giving permission for its use.
    
   
2. Provide your name and contact information including e-mail, postal address and telephone number.
    
   
3. Attach the map to your e-mail message as a graphics image (preferably saved as a tif file, but may be sent as a gif file, jpeg image or embedded in a Word document) or provide the URL in the body of the e-mail message to show us where the map can be found.
    
   
4. Explain the symbolism of the map to demonstrate it is an actual map. You may send the explanation as a text file (using Word or other document type readable by Word) attached to your e-mail or send it in the body of the e-mail message.
    
   
5. In your explanation, show how the map was used to further knowledge or used in knowledge management initiatives to demonstrate that it is a knowledge map.
    
   
6. Send your e-mail and attachments to Editor, KnowMap Please ensure all are virus free before sending.

N.B. Any maps featured or referred to in this or any future issue then become exempt, as we will choose the first submission of the map. If more than one person submits the same map or site and it has not yet been featured, both or all will be mentioned in the article describing the map and its contributors.

Selection of maps and administration of any tokens of appreciation will be determined by the KnowMap Editorial Board. The map creator(s) retains all ownership rights to the map. KnowMap simply requires right of use in its publications for a period of at least three years.

To find out if what you have found or developed is actually a knowledge map and thus a qualified entry, read: What is Knowledge Mapping?

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