Over the last few months, I’ve been reading material by Frank W. Geels on the Multi Level Perspective, which uses arrows to visualize change and transition in the disposition of a market ecosystem. Here’s an example: I was recently discussing evolution with a client on a call about Wardley Mapping, and I drew an impromptu diagram… Continue reading Visualizing the Interaction of Evolution and Data (Measurement)
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The Value of Doctrine
One of the more curious aspects of Wardley Mapping is Doctrine — what we choose to believe are universally-applicable principles. Doctrine is essentially values-based ideas like putting users first and being open to challenge. Simon Wardley presents his chosen doctrine in his book, and we also have a reference section here on LWM. While Simon’s doctrine is a great place… Continue reading The Value of Doctrine
Trojan Horses and Participatory Process: Sue Borchardt & Andie Nordgren
As part of the Wardley Maps Community YouTube channel (subscribe here), John Grant and Ben Mosior recently sat down with Sue Borchardt and Andie Nordgren. Sue is a research artist whose remarkable videos on topics like strategy for peace and justice, solitary confinement, and complexity are breathing fresh life into our discourse at a point in time when it’s desperately needed. Andie is former… Continue reading Trojan Horses and Participatory Process: Sue Borchardt & Andie Nordgren
Mapping the Apparel Industry with Vikesh Shah of Metail
As part of the Wardley Maps Community YouTube channel (subscribe here), John Grant and Chris Daniel recently sat down with Vikesh Shah, Commercial Director of London-based fashion and retail startup Metail.
Mapping Power: An Introduction to Burja Mapping
Once you have a strategy, you need to get your team on board. Who can help you implement your strategy? Who might be an obstacle, or enemy? Samo Burja’s Empire Theory provides a framework for mapping power. After this talk, you’ll be able to start mapping power in your organization and beyond.
Mothering a Dev Team: How Wardley Maps Saved My Parenting & My Job
This Mom is no stranger to bringing lessons learned via parenting into the workplace, and vice versa. I’ll show you how to use Wardley Maps, and other planning strategies, to streamline your life, and your work projects, in new and exciting ways!
Three Frames on Development and Operations
DevOps, Serverless, and Wardley Maps, three frames for making sense of the waves of change in IT.
Continuous Mapping
Kill all your darlings, crumple all your Wardley Maps. Not every map needs to be a perfectly polished artifact and sometimes a lo-fi, easily discarded sketch (or two or two dozen) is superior in that it allows a space to be wrong and grants permission to explore.
An Introduction to Mapping
At Map Camp ATL 2019, Simon Wardley introduces the concepts of situational awareness, why maps matter and how to map a competitive landscape. He examines a few basic patterns in mapping and how the field is being currently used.
Mapping Policing in the UK with Tim Ebenezer of Foundation SP
Tim Ebenezer and Ben Mosior get together for a mapping session on UK Policing. They walk step-by-step through a hypothetical example, sharing their stories and experiences along the way!