A hard truth of decision-making is that complete information will never be available. We use tools, techniques, shorthands, and experience-laden aphorisms to fill in the gaps, but they remain inadequate… Read more Intro to Wardley Mapping →
There is helpful help, and then there is unhelpful “help.” Far too much help seems to fall into the latter category, and when someone “helps” — when it’s not asked… Read more “Help” Is a Four-Letter Word →
The Conditions for Community There’s an old joke that says you only need two tools in life: Duct tape, for things that move but shouldn’t, and WD-40, for things that… Read more The Conditions for Community →
About two years ago, I was doing quite a bit of Wardley Mapping, and I found myself looking up the same parts of Simon’s blog over and over. At the… Read more Evolve: A Quick Reference for Wardley Mapping →
I’ve noticed that quite a few people have been writing purpose-built software for Wardley Mapping, and lately I’ve been feeling inspired to join them! I had some extra time last… Read more Wardley Mapping on Kumu.io →
The Wardley Mapping Canvas provides just the right amount of visual structure to help mapping practitioners make quick progress and have a better learning experience while building their first maps. The… Read more The Wardley Mapping Canvas →
Every once in a while, I plan to share something I call a solution blueprint — a way to fulfill a particular business need that I think is universal enough… Read more So you want to build a website →
Everything I’m Hoping Is in Your Elevator Pitch When I attend a pitch event, I sit with a notebook in my lap and sketch out a quick value chain of each… Read more Deconstructing Ideas →