Democratizing Strategy: An Intro to Wardley Maps • Cat Swetel • YOW! 2022

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2022. #GOTOcon #YOW Cat Swetel - Once Described as the Altoids of Lean-Agile Feminism @catswetel RESOURCES Cat @CatSwetel ABSTRACT Why do organizations change? What is the stimulus that inspires buzzword change initiatives like #DigitalTransformation” or “modernization”? The needs of customers are always changing and evolving, and that necessitates organizational change. If we are transforming in order to better meet customer needs, doesn’t it make sense to re-contextualize the transformation of organizations in terms of the evolution of the value chains that fulfill those needs? During this session, you will learn to use Wardley Maps to inform socio-technical transitions i.e. the guided evolution of the people, processes, and technologies that make up the organizations where we work. Wardley Maps use the concept of value chains (rather than streams) to consider the networks of technologies, teams, and functions that must interact in order to provide value to a customer. Wardley Maps are dynamic and encourage context-informed transition rather than light switch transformation. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 03:17 What is a map? 04:11 Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock 05:47 Systems diagram 07:44 Klingon tea ceremony 14:46 Tools 16:25 Transmeta 20:11 Electric vehicles 28:58 Maps, doctrine, patterns, game play 32:30 Wardley mapping canvas 33:35 Some tips 36:10 Q&A 43:50 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: RECOMMENDED BOOKS Simon Wardley • Wardley Maps • Erik Schön • The Art Of Strategy • Sun Tzu • The Art of War • John Boyd • A Discourse on Winning and Losing • #WardleyMaps #WardleyMap #SimonWardley #Strategy #CatSwetel #CatherineSwetel #YOWcon Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at Sign up for updates and specials at SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.