### Viewing Perspective

Changes to card titles and summaries will be local to this perspective.

### Present Your Ideas!

Use waypoints to make a walk-through presentation of your map. Quickly organize your thoughts and ideas with one of many structural templates!

- Template
- Business
- Life
- Government
- Technology
- Education
- Systems Thinking
- Design
- Business Operations

### Templates

**Blank map**](/content/maps/new/index.html)
  **Business model canvas**  
Plan and document the 9 key business elements to give structure to your business' activities](/content/maps/ZOV7OZF0C/template/index.html)
  **Mind map plus**  
Diagram your thinking about a central topic, and discover how your ideas connect](/content/maps/H29U7A7SD/template/index.html)
  **Task board**  
Add your tasks and track their progress](/content/maps/GV9HBC0IH/template/index.html)
  **Flow diagram**  
Document and analyze directional processes in a clear, step-by-step diagram](/content/maps/Q66A5QIWF/template/index.html)
  **SWOT analysis**  
Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to a business or project](/content/maps/JYAK0V40S/template/index.html)
  **Perspectives on a system**  
Explore different perspectives on an idea to consider unique points-of-view](/content/maps/339JOCXUC/template/index.html)
  **Database schema**  
Visualize your database tables and their relationships](/content/maps/A4AYI8VJ5/template/index.html)
  **Cycle**  
Model and describe a cyclical process](/content/maps/A8FLXBM8W/template/index.html)
  **User story map**  
Explore a user's interactions with your product to create user stories for development](/content/maps/JVSVOS3GP/template/index.html)
  **Effort / value chart**  
Rank the effort and value of work to be done to help you prioritize your tasks](/content/maps/E8Z8ROE3C/template/index.html)
  **User empathy map**  
Visualize user attitudes and behaviors to align on a deep understanding](/content/maps/ZK9DOUGMR/template/index.html)
  **Eisenhower Decision Matrix**  
Eisenhower Decision Matrix](/content/maps/52JEO6KJZ/template/index.html)
  **Mental Models & Behavior**  
Mental Models & Behavior](/content/maps/N19MVJTDI/template/index.html)
  **Changing Unhelpful Thinking & Behavior**  
Changing Unhelpful Thinking & Behavior - Exercise](/content/maps/WB7YG4RPK/template/index.html)
  **Sales Pipeline Tracker**  
Map out and track your sales pipeline](/content/maps/B9BWJNKTB/template/index.html)
  **Cornell Notes**  
Use the Cornell method for note-taking](/content/maps/D57NI5RAU/template/index.html)
  **Bracket Diagram**  
Create a bracket for your favorite sporting competitions](/content/maps/I8XRNRUAV/template/index.html)
  **Plot Structure Diagram**  
Lay out the plot structure for your next story](/content/maps/ORT5KE00X/template/index.html)
  **5 Whys**  
Explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem to discover the root cause](/content/maps/7FDENQ8ID/template/index.html)
  **Org Chart**  
Diagram the structure of your organization and the relationships of its parts and positions/jobs](/content/maps/CP1WAOTVC/template/index.html)

### Plectica Technical Infrastructure

- **MySQL Database**: Primary data store. All map content and structure is stored here in normalized relational tables.
- **Stripe**: Third-party payment processor.
- **Redis**: Handles the pub/sub mechanics. Edit operations are propagated back to active collaborators in the map.
- **WebRender Service**: Headless chromium generates map image previews.
- **Load Balancer**: HTTPS termination, WebSockets bookkeeping, sticky sessions.
- **Read Replica**: Full copy of application data available for reads when minimal replication lag is acceptable.
- **HTTP API**: Node.js, Worker Service runs background jobs to generate reports and run assertions.
- **Reporting Database**: Application data plus additional derived data for tracking and reporting.
- **Amazon AWS S3**: Media asset storage for images, videos, and documents attached to cards.