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Software helps put ‘content in context’

RIPTON RESIDENT JOHN Garn has co-founded a company that aims to help people better understand the world and work together to solve problems with systems maps — or smaps — created through the company’s software. This smap on “Healthcare in America” offers two perspectives on the American healthcare system.
Photo courtesy of Maporium
November 20, 2025
Ripton resident John Garn has co-founded Maporium, a software company offering a systems mapping platform.
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