I'm honored that you launched this discussion based on my comments. Here's a link to a blog post and graphic of one of my interns, showing articles he wrote over the course of 2008-09. http://chrispip.blogspot.com/200 9/07/concept-mapping-my-blog.htm l

He used concept maps (CMAP - http://cmap.ihmc.us/ ) to build this. I've used CMAP tools for strategy maps, which you can see here. http://cmapspublic.ihmc.us/servl et/SBReadResourceServlet?rid=123 8727620187_1131671353_30231& partName=htmltext

It's free, and somewhat easy to use, but takes too much time to log in, and is difficult to update. However, it is an example of how you might track networks, or places, where you've shared ideas.

Valdas Krebs has some software that he uses to map people networks. http://orgnet.com/ He'll be speaking at the Tutor/Mentor Conference in Chicago on Nov. 20. If you're in the area and can attend, this would be a good resource to know about, and how to use. See http://www.tutormentorconference .org