Wardley Mapping: Situational Awareness and Gameplay
Most strategy diagrams show what an organization thinks it is. A Wardley Map shows where it actually stands — and what moves are available from there.
Writing on the interplay between digital and social systems — on living public infrastructure.
Most strategy diagrams show what an organization thinks it is. A Wardley Map shows where it actually stands — and what moves are available from there.
Public records contain rich information about idle land. Most people who walk past that land every day have no idea. We built a small system to close that gap.
Building software is a one-time event. Running it is a continuous one. Most organizations underinvest in the part that determines whether the thing actually works.
You don't need special software to map a process. You need a whiteboard, the right people in the room, and the willingness to draw what actually happens — not what's supposed to happen.
Open source gets talked about like a philosophy. In practice, it's a set of decisions about visibility, contribution, and accountability.