COSMOS User Guide
This guide is entirely around the Co-creation Service Modelling System (COSMOS) application of the Living Lab platform.
About COSMOS
Established from a Living Lab methodology, COSMOS (Co-Creation Service Modelling System) permits ...
Accessing COSMOS
This section describes how to access COSMOS including user account creation and navigation of the...
Logging In
The first page presented to you when reaching COSMOS, is the login screen. There are three option...
Creating a New Account
In the event you have not been invited to COSMOS, or you wish to register a new account, it is po...
Dashboard
Once logged into COSMOS, you are presented with three main areas within the Dashboard. These are...
Open an Existing Project
To open an existing project, simply click on the name of the project in the list. This will then ...
Create a New COSMOS Project
The COSMOS Dashboard makes it really simple to create a new COSMOS Project. In the 'Create new pr...
Import a Project from a Backup
In the even that you wish to move or restore a back up a COSMOS project, this is completed using ...
Exporting a COSMOS Project
From the COSMOS Toolbar, it is possible to export a COSMOS project in it's entirity. The exported...
The COSMOS Environment
The COSMOS Environment is divided into three sections: the COSMOS Toolbar which runs along the to...
The COSMOS Toolbar
The COSMOS Toolbar is a constant set of tools relating to COSMOS projects: It provides access ...
More Details Toolbar Option
By double-clicking anywhere on the Responsive Model Canvas, it is possible invoke the the 'More d...
The COSMOS Models
An overview and description of all the models featured within COSMOS to provide context and appli...
Analytical Model
About the Analytical Model The Analytical Model is designed as a probe on the initial service mo...
Change Model
The Change Model adopts a cybernetic stance, that is to say it is about how things are guided, ho...
Co-Creation of Service Model
This model is designed to encourage its users to put their local initiative into a wider structur...
Intervention Theory Model
The Intervention Theory Model is an attempt to create a representation of the multi-dimensional c...
Moral Ordering Model
The Moral Ordering Model distinguishes between the contexts and occasions (or stages in the lifec...
User Journey Model
Social innovation processes are implied in the instigation, deployment and fruition of a service ...
Completing a COSMOS Project
This section describes how to undertake the necessary tasks in the COSMOS interface to complete t...
The COSMOS Side-Bar Menu
The COSMOS Side-Bar Menu is a way to navigate within a project and provides access to the many mo...
Project Details
The Project Details section of a COSMOS project allows for the following options across three are...
The User Guide
Several of the COSMOS models have a User Guide activated within them. These appear at the top of ...
Theory of Change
About the Theory of Change Section The purpose of the Theory of Change is to provide external we...
Community Reporting
About the Community Reporting Section The purpose of the Community Reporting section is to provi...
Social Media
About the Social Media Section The Social Media Section of a COSMOS project is used to link to s...
Documents
About the Documents Section The purpose of the Documents section is to provide a way to upload f...
Settings
Account Details
By clicking on your email address from within in the COSMOS Toolbar, it is possible to change you...
Changing your Password
In order to maintain security, or in the event of a need to change a user password, this is compl...
General
General Settings are only available to users with the Admin role within COSMOS. If you are unsure...
Email settings are only available to users with the Admin role within COSMOS. If you are unsure a...
User Management
As an administrator or facilitor, it may be necessary to invite a user that may not have a) signe...
Current Version and Change History
This section of the guide details the latest version of COSMOS as well as providing a full Change...
3.5.1 - 16/12/2020
Update to Analytical Model to allow the showing of descriptions on stakeholders when no value set...
3.5.0 - 14/12/2020
New 'User Journey' Model added.
3.4.1 - 23/11/2020
New registering users are able to create their own projects
3.4.0 - 20/11/2020
Default settings established so that email, auto save and login are enabled upon deployment.
3.3.0 - 17/11/2020
This version of COSMOS, released on 17th November 2020, contains the following updates, changes, ...
3.2.4 - 17/11/2020
Moral Ordering Hungarian Language File: Further update to Hungarian language file for the Moral O...
COSMOS Videos
A selection of videos used to assist with the usage of COSMOS.