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Mapper. I like ducks, they're fowl but not through choice.
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Clive D (OSDE)
6 months ago
OWASP london chapter meetup
@owasplondon.bsky.social
#owasplondon
@securestep9.bsky.social
@all_sec_geek @kerberosmansour
#devops
#devsecops
#ukcyberweek
@contrastsecurity.bsky.social
@diniscruz.bsky.social
@swardley.bsky.social
#wardleygraphs
#appsec
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My final rant on digital sovereignty and AI as the new Wormtongue| Part I : Sovereignty and Landscape
medium.com/mapculture/o...
Part II : Societal versus Market benefit
medium.com/mapculture/s...
Part III : Whose interests are you serving?
medium.com/mapculture/w...
6 months ago
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iSAQB® - International Software Architecture Qualification Board
6 months ago
Watch
@swardley.bsky.social
talk about the impact of
#AI
on
#softwarearchitecture
and why
#criticalthinking
is essential! 🧠 Don't miss his take on AI’s potential and pitfalls. Full interview on our
#iSAQB
YouTube channel 👉
t1p.de/u3hhi
#WardleyMapping
#AIAdoption
#DigitalTransformation
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#WardleyMaps Meets #SoftwareArchitecture with Simon Wardley @swardley.bsky.social Carola Lilienthal Tsvetelina Plummer @lina-plummer.bsky.social Markus Harrer @markusharrer.de Live from Agile meets Architecture @
[email protected]
Recording: (Video / Podcast)
software-architektur...
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Episode 258 - Wardley Maps Meets Software Architecture | Software Architektur im Stream
Discussion about Wardley Maps with a group that includes the inventor himself.
https://software-architektur.tv/2025/04/03/episode258.html
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Agile meets Architecture
6 months ago
.
@swardley.bsky.social
’s keynote is live! Watch him explore strategy with Wardley Maps & AI at Agile Meets Architecture, connecting Sun Tzu & John Boyd on navigating change and uncertainty. Watch now on YouTube!
youtu.be/hEjjCI3kTM4
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Simon Wardley - From here to there and back again
YouTube video by Agile meets Architecture
https://youtu.be/hEjjCI3kTM4
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My digital sovereignty rants ... Part I Sovereignty and Landscape
medium.com/mapculture/o...
Part II Societal versus Market benefit
medium.com/mapculture/s...
Part III ... coming soon.
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Societal versus Market benefit
On digital sovereignty — Part II
https://medium.com/mapculture/societal-versus-market-benefit-cff439595671
6 months ago
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From fair haven to technomic empires. Part 4 in the series on "Why the fuss about conversational programming"
medium.com/mapai/from-f...
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From Fair Haven to Technomic Empires.
Why the fuss about conversational programming? Part IV
https://medium.com/mapai/from-fair-haven-to-technomic-empires-f4b6750cc027
6 months ago
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Garth Gilmour
6 months ago
Well chuffed to announce that
@swardley.bsky.social
will be keynoting at ServerlessDays Belfast! Can finally stop dropping hints and just say the name 😉😀.
serverlessdaysbelfast.com
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ServerlessDays Belfast
One Day. One Track. One Community
https://serverlessdaysbelfast.com/
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I couldn't resist the temptaton to vibe a game - Technomic Empire
technomic-empire.lovable.app
Linked In Post
www.linkedin.com/posts/simonw...
Proper Software Engineering
moldabledevelopment.com
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Lovable Generated Project
Lovable Generated Project
https://technomic-empire.lovable.app/
6 months ago
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Xavi Ruiz
7 months ago
🇨🇳 Main Chinese infrastructure projects in Latin America.
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Thoroughly enjoyed working with Tudor Girba on writing chapter 4 of Rewilding Software Engineering : flexing those thinking muscles. Some fairly meaty issues in this chapter. Hopefully, as with mapping, others will find it useful. Chapter 4: Flexing those thinking muscles
medium.com/feenk/rewild...
7 months ago
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On the idea of a non-deterministic language. The start of journal of exploration -
medium.com/mapai/non-de...
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Non deterministic languages
How will future AIs communicate?
https://medium.com/mapai/non-deterministic-languages-2f635ecbdecd
7 months ago
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On Language, Reasoning, and Digital Sovereignty As someone fascinated by the intersection, in this medium post I dive into the critical connections between language, our modes of reasoning, and the evolving landscape of digital sovereignty. -
medium.com/mapculture/o...
7 months ago
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DOGE Vandalism ->
add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
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Andy Budd
7 months ago
The digital equivalent of book burning.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Well, after nine years ... Me & X is going to decamp from the other place.
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GOTO Conferences
8 months ago
Ever wondered how tech giants make strategic decisions? In this chat with
@charleshumble.bsky.social
,
@swardley.bsky.social
shows how visual mapping revolutionized business strategy & tech evolution - from challenging CEOs to predicting industry shifts.
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Beyond Storytelling: A Deep Dive into Wardley Mapping • Simon Wardley & Charles Humble • GOTO 2025
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscriptedhttps://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotop...
https://youtu.be/tMzDMrBGJlI?list=PLEx5khR4g7PJozVmHNpQTVrk1QRC7YaJu
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Pere Villega
8 months ago
I've heard
@swardley.bsky.social
talking about conversational computing for a while. It didn't really click until I tested
cline.bot
Another nailed prediction.
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Enjoyable -> How we used maps to help a government agency figure out its technology strategy -
www.staatslabor.ch/en/how-we-us...
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How we used maps to help a government agency figure out its technology strategy | staatslabor
Kürzlich konnten wir mit einer Verwaltungseinheit auf ganz neue Art eine Digitalisierungs- und Technologiestrategie erarbeiten: Mit Wardley Maps.
https://www.staatslabor.ch/en/how-we-used-maps-to-help-a-government-agency-figure-out-its-technology-strategy
8 months ago
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Tudor Girba
8 months ago
We (
@swardley.bsky.social
and I) published a new installment of our Rewilding Software Engineering book on Medium: Chapter 1: Introduction
medium.com/feenk/rewild...
Chapter 2: How we make decisions
medium.com/feenk/rewild...
Chapter 3: Questions and answers
medium.com/feenk/rewild...
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David Evans
8 months ago
This thread from
@swardley.bsky.social
on X is very much worth a read:
x.com/swardley/sta...
It explains China's AI strategy and how it is about to very substantially mess with the US leaders in this field.
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Chapters 1-3 of Rewilding Software Engineering and how to deal with legacy environments. More to come, as we find time. Chapter 1: Introduction
medium.com/feenk/rewild...
Chapter 2: How we make decisions
medium.com/feenk/rewild...
Chapter 3: Questions and Answers
medium.com/feenk/rewild...
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Medium
https://medium.com/feenk/rewild..
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Lean Agile Scotland
8 months ago
@swardley.bsky.social
will be joining us at Lean Agile Scotland 2025 📣 Simon is a former CEO, former advisory board member of startups, fellow of Open Europe, inventor of Wardley Mapping and twice voted in the top 50 most influential people in the UK IT industry
leanagile.scot/tickets?utm_...
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X : How do you write loops on your maps. Me : Same way I did with the cultural maps that I created back in 2015/2016. X : Explain? Me : Ok ... let us take the map on decision making from this post -
medium.com/feenk/rewild...
9 months ago
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Excellent article -> Enterprise Architects: From Cartographers to Scouts -https://architectelevator.com/architecture/enterprise-architects-cartographers-scouts/ by Gregor Hohpe
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Enterprise Architects: From Cartographers to Scouts
Check the map, and then go have a look for yourself.
https://architectelevator.com/architecture/enterprise-architects-cartographers-scouts/
9 months ago
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Agile meets Architecture
9 months ago
Join over 35 renowned speakers at Agile meets Architecture 2025:
@swardley.bsky.social
@eoinwoods.bsky.social
@tekiegirl.bsky.social
and more. Take advantage of the last day of EB to save your spot and network with passionate professionals.
www.agile-meets-architecture.com/2025/home
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Agile meets Architecture
Agile meets Architecture is the conference bridging agile software development and software architecture since 2022.
https://www.agile-meets-architecture.com/2025/home
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Rewilding software engineering - an exploration of decision making,
#legacy
,
#architecture
and AI
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Rewilding Software Engineering
A good enough pathway to reasonable decisions.
https://medium.com/feenk/rewilding-software-engineering-25ba0e141e69
10 months ago
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Matthew Skelton
10 months ago
See also User Needs Mapping (UNM) a technique that blends Wardley Mapping with TT:
teamtopologies.com/unm
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Exploring team and service boundaries with User Needs Mapping — Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of value
User Needs Mapping refers to the first four steps of the Wardley Mapping process that can provide significant value when helping understand users/customers, their needs and the dependencies required t...
https://teamtopologies.com/unm
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Kamran Ayub
10 months ago
One aspect I love about Wardley mapping is that it requires you to think this way. A map can ONLY be a map with an achor, and the anchor in a Wardley map is ALWAYS user needs. It forces you to think about this, you cannot escape it. via
infrequently.org/2024/11/if-n...
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Jo Baeyaert
10 months ago
Explore the newest addition to my website's toolbox: a deep dive into Wardley Mapping for Innovation. This article unpacks how to visualize value chains, identify innovation opportunities, and navigate change with clarity. A must-read for strategy enthusiasts! 🌟
www.jobaeyaert.com/wardley-mapp...
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Healthcare Innovation with Wardley Mapping: Strategic Insights on Emerging Technologies — Jo Baeyaert
Explore how Wardley Mapping empowers healthcare organizations to align technology investments with innovation. From experimental breakthroughs like regenerative medicine to commodity solutions like te...
https://www.jobaeyaert.com/wardley-mapping-for-innovation
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Will Larson
10 months ago
Finally took some time over past month to learn Wardley mapping. Still a technique I’ve rarely seen “in real life”, but glad that
@mipsytipsy.bsky.social
mentioned it a few times online in ~2018 and I’ve finally caught up 😂
lethain.com/learning-war...
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Rough notes on learning Wardley Mapping.
In my ongoing efforts to draft a book on engineering strategy, I’ve finally reached the point where I need to transition “Wardley Mapping” from a topic to consider including into a topic that I either...
https://lethain.com/learning-wardley-mapping/
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Will Larson
10 months ago
Continuing to work on building confidence with wardley mapping, and this time tried to map out meta-developer productivity tooling space (e.g. tools to measure and improve dev productivity).
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Measuring developer experience, benchmarks, and providing a theory of improvement.
Back in 2020, I wrote a piece called My skepticism towards current developer meta-productivity tools, which laid out my three core problems with developer productivity measurement tools of the time: ...
https://lethain.com/measuring-developer-experience-benchmarks-theory-of-improvement/
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Boris
10 months ago
I've been watching
@swardley.bsky.social
document changing org behaviours for years Here's his "Next, Next Gen" for 2021
bmannconsulting.com/notes/how-or...
I have a personal hypothesis that high performing orgs will build & use their own internal tooling, rather than off the shelf.
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How organizations are changing
Wardley revisits his 2011 analysis of traditional vs next gen organizational behaviours. Whilst the table was welcome in some quarters, it was generally met...
https://bmannconsulting.com/notes/how-organizations-are-changing/
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Martin Chesbrough
10 months ago
But the real inspiration started a little while ago when
@swardley.bsky.social
wrote his essay on "AI and the New Theocracies"
swardley.medium.com/ai-and-the-n...
Great essay, starts to make you think about how we do software development and, indeed, WHAT we are developing.
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AI and the New Theocracies
A note for those who are willing to sacrifice freedom for safety
https://swardley.medium.com/ai-and-the-new-theocracies-9b573eb9ab1b
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Tomasz Onyszko
10 months ago
BTC crossed $100k, people are celebrating 🍾. It's worth revisiting
@swardley.bsky.social
post from 2013. Not about the price, not a financial advice. An example of long-term thinking with situational awareness—beyond greed and personal gains. Full post:
blog.gardeviance.org/2013/11/a-sp...
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A spoiler for the future - Bitcoin
The rants and raves of Simon Wardley on Evolution, Technology, Economics and Business
https://blog.gardeviance.org/2013/11/a-spoiler-for-future-bitcoin.html
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Agile meets Architecture
10 months ago
The Agile meets Architecture conference schedule is here! Join
@swardley.bsky.social
,
@tekiegirl.bsky.social
, & Oussama Zaki amongst others to explore Agile & Architecture’s synergy. Early bird tickets available until Jan 16, 2025!
www.agile-meets-architecture.com/2025/schedule
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Schedule - Agile meets Architecture
Agile meets Architecture is the conference bridging agile software development and software architecture since 2022.
https://www.agile-meets-architecture.com/2025/schedule
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Jennifer Riggins
11 months ago
🗺️ Bored with your
#PlatformEngineering
Roadmap? Perhaps you could try a board game of sorts! The folks at Mia-Platform have created a platform game that, a la
#WarleyMapping
, it helps get all stakeholders aligning in the same direction.
thenewstack.io/platform-eng...
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Platform Engineering: A Workshop to Help Map Your Strategy
Stakeholders from across an organization can decide together what their internal developer platform should do, in this new game-like workshop by Mia-Platform.
https://thenewstack.io/platform-engineering-a-workshop-to-help-map-your-strategy/
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Tudor Girba
11 months ago
How did we debug this? We inspected the
@jay.bsky.team
ActorDefsProfileView in
#GToolkit
. The 20. message had the root post properly set ✅ But we noticed that the root post appeared above the 20. post in the timeline instead of at the bottom❗️. This led us to the hypothesis that we tested above.
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Tudor Girba
11 months ago
So, we think we can reproduce the problem: The thread works fine. See the first screenshot. But when you pin the top skeet, it breaks it. See the second screenshot.
@jay.bsky.team
it would be a pity for that pinned skeet to not work 😃 /cc
@support.bsky.team
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Tudor Girba
11 months ago
I just noticed that in a recent thread by
@jay.bsky.team
appears broken in her profile posts. Only 19. and 20. appear. We noticed the same a few days back when creating threads from
#GToolkit
. We fixed it in the meantime. Is it possible that the default client needs updating
@support.bsky.team
?
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Tudor Girba
11 months ago
"If you can bring the cost of creating a custom tool to be less than the cost of investigating manually once, then you have a new economic model" Watch the rest of the conversation with
@swardley.bsky.social
here:
youtu.be/abArhHOwdEc?...
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Tudor Girba
11 months ago
Bluesky decoupled the feed algorithm from the feed itself. This allows you to control what posts you like to be exposed to. But the interface is still bundled with the service. What if you could control that interface, too. Note: this message was written from my private knowledge base.
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I am completely humbled by the wealth of kind comments , personal messages and best wishes that I have received from China to Brazil. Thank you all -
www.linkedin.com/posts/simonw...
almost 2 years ago
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I've started publishing my mapping research on different industries. First up is retail -
https://medium.com/mapresearch
over 2 years ago
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Why the fuss about conversational programming - Part II -
https://swardley.medium.com/why-the-fuss-about-conversational-programming-70a8b7ca0d2b
over 2 years ago
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David Carryer
over 2 years ago
Being kind. The vast majority of us are really great positive people. Jokes are good. Laughing is necessary. But in the end… being kind and supportive is the best we can do as a community for each other. :)
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Chad Kohalyk
over 2 years ago
@swardley.bsky.social
Enjoyed your talk @ Causal Islands. Always pick up something new. I am reading “Dealers of Lightning” and it is interesting to think of the history of PARC through the evolutionary lens of a Wardley Map.
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