# Issues Map
The DELOS Issue Map provides a dynamic view of your current and potential issues. It is designed to help you quickly identify what matters most and when to take action.
## Map Layout
### Y-Axis: Impact on Your Organization
This axis represents how significantly an issue may affect your company. You define what impact means to you—whether it's financial, reputational, operational, or otherwise.
### X-Axis: Time to Impact
This axis shows how soon the issue is expected to affect your organization.
* Issues on the **left** are projected to impact you in the **future**.
* Issues on the **right** are either unfolding now or will have an impact in the **near term**.
This layout helps you prioritize:
* **Top right:** High-impact, near-term issues that require immediate attention.
* **Top left:** High-impact, long-term issues that are strategically important and should be closely monitored.
* **Bottom-right**: low-impact issues that are occurring now or soon. These may require minor action or routine monitoring.
* **Bottom-left:** low-impact issues expected further out in time. These are generally lower priority and can be reviewed periodically.
### Issue Placement and Color
You can reposition issues by dragging them to reflect updated timing and impact. You can also create new issues or edit and delete existing ones.
Each issue is color-coded based on influenceability:
* Green: Easily influenced by your organization.
* Yellow: Requires collaboration with others.
* Red: Cannot be influenced directly by your organization.
This system helps you quickly identify where to act and where external engagement is required.
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## AI-Generated Issues
DELOS can generate relevant issues automatically using AI to help you quickly build a meaningful starting point for your workspace. These suggestions are based on your inputs during onboarding.
#### **After Onboarding**
Once onboarding is complete, DELOS generates an initial set of issues tailored to your organization. These are informed by:
* Your analysis focus
* Strategic goals shared during setup
* Selected geography and language preferences
These issues appear directly on your Issues Map and are marked with a special icon to indicate they were created by the system.
**When Creating New Issues**
After creating a new issue, you can generate stakeholders linked to it with the help of our AI agent:
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Go to the Stakeholders Map
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Find the issue you just added
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Click “Generate Stakeholders”
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This prompts the AI agent to analyze the issue’s context and suggest relevant stakeholders. They will be automatically added to your map and linked to the issue, giving you a strong starting point for analysis and engagement.
**Identifying AI-Generated Issues**
* Automatically generated issues appear with a blue icon
* When you manually edit one of them, the icon turns grey to indicate it has been modified
* This helps teams track which issues have been reviewed or customized
#### Additional Note
* Issue descriptions can be edited to improve clarity, precision, or tone. You can use the AI assistant to help rewrite or refine descriptions to better support monitoring and internal collaboration.
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Overlapping issues may appear and are expected.
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## Map Controls
Located in the top-right corner of the map, this group of buttons allows you to manage and interact with the map.
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### Add Issue Button
Opens a modal to manually create a new issue.
#### Overview
* Issue Name: Provide a clear, descriptive title for the issue.
* Influenceability: Indicate whether the issue is easy, hard, or impossible to influence.
* Assign User: Designate a team member responsible for monitoring or resolving the issue.
* Enable Monitoring: Enable real-time monitoring and analysis for this issue.
#### Description
* Description: The description is automatically generated by the AI when you move to this step. You can delete it and write your own, or use the AI description assistant to help you refine it further.
#### Specs
* Timeline: Use the slider to indicate when the issue is expected to affect your organization.
* Impact: Use the slider to define how significantly the issue could impact your organization.
#### Stakeholders
* Linked Stakeholders: Assign stakeholders who are relevant to the issue and define their level of relevance.
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### View Settings Menu
Customize how the map is displayed:
* Influence colors
* Timeline range
* Impact criteria
* Currency settings
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### Export Map
Download your issues map in PNG or PDF format.
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### My Issues Toggle
Filter the map to only display issues that you are assigned to or currently following.
[How to assign an Issue to a member](#assignee-section)
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## Issue Detail View
Selecting an issue opens its detailed panel.
### Available Actions
* Edit: Opens the editing modal.
* Delete: Removes the issue from the active view.
* Monitor: Enables tracking of related updates and news.
* Follow: Adds the issue to your personal watch list.
### Available Information
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#### Overview Section Includes
* Description: A concise summary of the stakeholder’s role, influence, or relevance.
* Positioning: Every issue affects your company’s reputation. Use this field to rate it and aim to balance negative issues with two to three positive issues of the same level to protect overall reputation.
* Impact on Revenue: Estimated potential impact on revenue if the issue remains unresolved.
* Timeline: Timeframe until the issue is expected to have an impact.
* Influenceability: Alone, With Others, or Not at All.
* Date Identified: Date the issue was first recorded.
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#### Assignee Section
Shows the internal team member responsible for monitoring or managing the issue. You can assign or reassign issues to any active member of your workspace.
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**Tip:** Use the “My Issues” toggle in the map view to focus on items assigned to you.
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#### Useful Links Section
Add reference URLs or data sources that help your team understand and monitor the issue. Accurate links help the AI better interpret and surface insights.
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A great example is a link to a current political business being discussed in parliament.
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#### Stakeholders Section
Displays a list of all stakeholders this issue is linked to organized under their respective categories, helping you understand their context and influence.
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**Tip**: After creating a new issue, go to the Stakeholders Map, find the issue you just added, and click “Generate Stakeholders.” This will prompt our AI agent to identify relevant stakeholders and automatically populate your stakeholder map, giving you a strong starting point for analysis and engagement.
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#### Monitoring Section
Presents the updates and news tied to the issue from the past 7 days.
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#### Comments Section
Internal notes and discussions related to the issue. Use this section to collaborate and share insights across your team.\
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This feature allows you to replace internal emails and create a full history of updates with all relevant context directly on the issue or stakeholder level.
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