Two Minute Toolkit TwoMinuteEcomap
Slide Deck Quality Ecomaps in 2 minutes or less
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Quick Start
1
Edit in place. Click the client's name, a member, a system or a detail to edit it; click a circle to recolour it.
2
Add people and systems. Click Add member inside the centre circle, or + System under the chart; hover a system and click × to remove it.
3
Set the relationship. Click a line to step it through moderate, strong, tenuous and stressful.
4
Show the flow. Click a line near its outer end, or Shift-click it, to step the arrows: to the system, from it, both ways, none.
5
Type it out. Or use the Outline panel: the client first with members indented, then one system per line, e.g. School | strong | <->.
6
Keep it private. Links carry the chart itself, so use first names or roles, never identifying client details.

About Two Minute Ecomap

Free ecomap maker

Put the client or household in the middle, add the systems around them, and set each relationship's line and arrows. Export a PNG or SVG. Free, no account.

Good for

  • Social work assessments
  • Family therapy sessions
  • Case management plans
  • School counselling
  • Social work coursework

Ask your AI

“Make an ecomap for a single mum and two kids: strong ties to school and grandma, a stressful job, a tenuous link to church, support flowing from the clinic.”

Questions

What do the lines on an ecomap mean?

Hartman's convention: a thick line is strong, a plain line moderate, a dashed line tenuous, a hatched line stressful.

What do the arrows show?

The flow of energy or resources: to a system, from it, or both ways.

How many systems can I add?

2 to 12, each with an optional short note, and up to 8 household members in the centre.

Is client information stored?

No. The link itself carries the chart and nothing is saved, so avoid identifying client details in shared links.

Ecomap or genogram?

A genogram maps family relationships over generations; an ecomap maps a family's ties to outside systems.