New

• Added ability to transfer map ownership between collaborators
• Added a map action menu to enable the following new actions from inside maps:
  • Move a map to a folder
  • Duplicate a map
  • Delete/leave a map
• Added mouse and trackpad zoom controls:
  • Using a mouse, hold shift and scroll to zoom
  • Using a trackpad, pinch to zoom
• Added an indicator in the map menu (left panel) to show collaborators who are currently viewing a map
• Added a Help menu inside maps for quick links to the Mapping Guide, Glossary and What’s New page

Improvements

• Updated the map interface to improve usability
• Other minor improvements

Fixes

• Various minor fixes

New

• Added access for guest users. Users can now invite others to join their maps with a sharable link (no sign in required)
• Added roles for collaboration:
  • Owner: can edit, duplicate and delete the map and manage collaborators (the creator of a map is the owner of that map)
  • Editor: can edit the map and duplicate it, but can’t delete the map or manage collaborators
  • Observer: can see the map and chat, but can’t edit the map
• Added “Reverse direction” to the connector menu
• Added ESC and Enter/Return keyboard shortcuts
• Added cursor color control

Improvements

• Added compatibility with browser app tab duplicating
• Updated libraries to support latest security fixes
• Other minor improvements

Fixes

• Fixed rare issue of connectors latching to variables impulsively
• Various minor fixes

New

• Added a rich text bar to the notes field in the variable edit screen to support text formatting, including bold, italics, underlining, hyperlinks and bullet and numbered lists

Improvements

• Added auto-scroll to Chat panel so the most recent messages are always visible
• Updated libraries to support latest security fixes
• Other minor improvements

Fixes

• Various minor fixes

New

• Added a “Quick Start Guide” for new users getting oriented
• Added a 2-page “Glossary” to the Mapping Guide that summarizes the essential terms and elements

Improvements

• Changed spotlight selection in the Feedback Loops panel to cumulative, enabling users to focus on more than one feedback loop simultaneously
• Updated the collaborator cursor design
• Other minor improvements

Fixes

• Fixed a rare issue for Chrome users that renders blank screens when “Hardware Acceleration” is disabled in browser settings
• Other minor fixes

New

• Introduced “LABS” for new features that are in early-stage development so that Premium subscribers can start using them and providing feedback before they are widely available
• Added ability to download and print maps from the map menu (available in LABS)

Improvements

• Added keyboard shortcuts (Enter/Return/Esc) for saving and canceling dialogues, panels and popups
• Shortened load time for My Maps page
• Other minor improvements

Fixes

• Fixed flickering in the Feedback Loops panel
• Fixed a critical issue with password reset
• Other minor fixes

New

• Migrated to app.cauzality.com following end of beta period
• Added map folders for organizing maps
• Added smooth animation to collaborator cursors
• Added option to use a time delay symbol (hash marks) on connectors to represent a significant delay in the time it takes for an effect to play out relative to other effects on a map
• Added connection error message when saving fails due to network errors
• Updated Mapping Guide (and link to PDF) to reflect latest changes

Improvements

• Removed the condition that a leverage point must first be a focal point (i.e. must belong to more than one feedback loop)
• Changed name of nodes from “interest points” to “variables” to imply scalability and things changing over time
• Updated color palette for connector arrows for color blind friendliness and to avoid the “good” and “bad” connotation some perceive with green and red
• Increased click area for connectors when canvas zoom is less than 100%
• Increased the size of tool tips
• Improved resolution for retina screens (MacBook Pro)

Fixes

• Fixed occasional unwanted data transfer between open maps
• Fixed occasional blank screens when navigating with browser controls
• Fixed occasional issue of zoom controls not displaying
• Fixed issue of map previews occasionally showing upside down or black
• Fixed issue of lost feedback loops naming and ordering is lost when a map is cloned
• Fixed MacBook Pro screen retina offset issue