X Marks the Spot: Navigating Possible Futures with Wardley Maps
summary
Maps expose assumptions with Wardley Maps and label components Genesis → Commodity so evolution, not buzzwords, drives decisions; mapping 9,223 papers yields four stages and stops wasted projects (an insurance data‑center robotics spend is avoided after a 15‑minute map, saving millions). Using maps to assign methods delivers results: HS2 contracts finish early and under budget saving ~£425M (and £1.5B lifetime), Canonical grows from 3% to 70% cloud share, and tiny teams practicing moldable development build custom micro‑tools (12 devs, 12,000 tools) to solve problems fast.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:26Agenda
- 1:11Origin
- 6:05Maps
- 18:46Patterns
- 27:31Change
- 45:00X marks the spot
- 46:30One last thing
- 48:44Outro
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