Wardley Maps

A Wardley map is a value chain represented on a two-dimensional diagram, where one axis shows visibility and the other evolution. This is a list of useful Wardley mapping resources. Contributions welcome! Read the contribution guidelines first.

Contents

• Community
• Reading
• Videos
• Courses
• Events
• Workshops
• Maps in the Wild
• Research Papers
• Tools and Templates
• Newsletters

Community

• Wardley Mapping Forum - A place to discuss everything connected with Wardley Maps.

• mapcamp.slack.com - Join Map Camp on Slack here.

• LinkedIn Group - Wardley Maps Community.

Reading

Resources for learning Wardley maps.

• Wardley maps - Topographical intelligence in business - by Simon Wardley.

• Mapping Glossary

• Wardleypedia - a Wiki Encyclopedia dedicated to the strategy mapping techniques pioneered by Simon Wardley.

• Wardley map - on Wikipedia.

• Learn Wardley Mapping - A visual method for exploring, understanding, and communicating strategy under circumstances of constant change.

Videos

• Wardley Maps - Community YouTube channel.

Courses

• Wardley Mapping - Learn how to stimulate future ideas and strategies with the Leading Edge Forum.

• Pragmatic Wardley Mapping - Learning the landscape of effective decision-making with Hired Thought.

Events

• Map Camp - Follow Map Camp on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Workshops

• Wardley Maps Battle Camp - workshop, rules, cards, materials.

Maps in the Wild

Blog posts and other interesting examples of Wardley maps and deriatives.

• Bits or pieces? - Simon Wardley's blog.

• UN Global Platform - Handbook on Information Technology Strategy - covers the development of your IT strategy using Wardley Maps to predict the future, understand which methodologies are best suited to developing and delivery information management systems. Download the Wardley map source files used to create the Handbook on IT Strategy.

• UN Privacy Preserving Techniques Handbook - Two use cases: giving NSOs access to new sources of (sensitive) Big Data; and enabling Big Data Collaborations Across Multiple NSO. Download Wardley maps slide deck.

• Mapping Maturity - context specific maturity models with Wardley maps informed by Cynefin.

• Burja Mapping - combines Samo Burja's Empire Theory with a form of mapping similar to that pioneered by Simon Wardley.

Research Papers

• Building Situational Awareness in the Age of Service Ecosystems - Pujadas, R; Thompson, M; Venters, W; et al. March 2019.

• Mapping Practice Papers - A series of position papers published by the Leading Edge Forum.

Tools and Templates

• Wardley Mapping Tools and Techniques - A semi-serious reflection on the problem space of tools for mapping, and then a fun overview of all sorts of mapping tools and techniques, informed by discussion and sharing that took place at the inaugural Map Camp.

• Atlas2 - Open source mapping tool. Hosted version available here.

• Wardley Maps in draw.io - How-to guide with animations and a collection of open source Wardley map icons.

• wardley-omnigraffle - Wardley mapping stencils for OmniGraffle.

• Wardley Maps in LaTeX - Figures 8 and 11 from the book by Simon Wardley to demonstrate drawing Wardley Maps in LaTeX.

• Figma Mapping Template - A mapping template for Figma.

• RealtimeBoard (Miro) Wardley Mapping Template - How-to Guide on mapping using this template.

Newsletters

• Mapping Maps Newsletter

License

To the extent possible under law, the Wardley Maps Community has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.