Indi’s Mental Model Dataset Visualizer
for making City Skyline diagram (aka MMD – Mental Model Diagram)
This is a dataset visualizer written in Javascript. With the help of Jorrit Poelen, I have created this simple browser-based interface that takes your sheet of properly* grouped and formatted data and turns it into a diagram. You can export it as an SVG or PNG file, which you can load into a drawing tool like illustrator or a collaboration tool like Mural, etc. (*format expected by the app)
See the documentation for how to use this app
Mental model generators by other creators
1. Qlik Sense for visualizing nested dimensions
Created by Murray Grigo-McMahon
Murray Grigo-McMahon has created an extension based on Mental Model Diagrams that creates visualisations whenever you need to show nested dimensions.
2. Tableau: Example using the dog mental model
Created by Guillermo Ermel
Guillermo Ermel pulled the data into Tableau and made the diagram from there. Very cool.
3. OmniGraffle: Using OmniOutliner to Create Your MMD
Created by Voltaire Santos Miran
Set up columns for your data by using the “add column” feature on the toolbar. You can create one Outliner document for each interview. Here is Voltaire’s combing file template (2Kb zip file).