Wardley Maps
A curated community hub of resources, tools, and examples for learning and applying Wardley Mapping, a strategic business visualization technique.
What is Wardley Maps?
Awesome Wardley Maps is a community-maintained directory of resources for learning and applying Wardley Mapping—a visual technique for analyzing business environments, mapping component dependencies, and making strategic decisions. It solves the problem of fragmented information by centralizing books, tools, courses, and examples into a single, openly accessible hub.
Business strategists, product managers, technology leaders, consultants, and educators who need to understand or teach situational awareness and strategic planning using Wardley Maps.
Developers and strategists choose this because it provides a one-stop, community-vetted collection that accelerates learning, reduces tooling friction, and connects practitioners with a global network—all under a permissive CC0 license for maximum reuse.
Overview
Wardley maps community hub. Useful Wardley mapping resources
Use Cases
Best For
- Learning Wardley Mapping from scratch with structured resources
- Finding tools to create, edit, and share Wardley Maps in code or visually
- Discovering real-world examples of maps applied to industries like tech, healthcare, or government
- Connecting with global communities and meetups for strategy discussions
- Accessing free courses, certifications, and workshop materials
- Integrating Wardley Mapping into existing workflows via templates for Miro, Figma, or VS Code
Not Ideal For
- Teams seeking an all-in-one, commercial mapping platform with dedicated support and integrated AI features
- Organizations requiring certified, instructor-led training with hands-on coaching and personalized feedback
- Projects needing immediate, plug-and-play strategy software without browsing external tools or resources
Pros & Cons
Pros
Curates books, videos, courses, and real-world examples from Simon Wardley's blog to Map Camp presentations, providing a one-stop learning hub as seen in the Reading and Videos sections.
Lists mapping tools like OnlineWardleyMaps and templates for Miro, Figma, and LaTeX, enabling integration into various workflows across the Apps and Templates directories.
Connects users to forums, Slack groups, and meetups worldwide, such as the Wardley Mapping Forum and Map Camp events, fostering collaboration and discussion.
Operates under CC0, waiving all copyright to encourage sharing and modification, as stated in the license section, maximizing accessibility for contributions.
Cons
With over a hundred links across categories like 'Maps in the Wild' and 'Research Papers', newcomers may struggle to prioritize without guided pathways, despite the Quick Start section.
Functions solely as a directory; users must exit to use tools or engage with communities, missing built-in mapping or collaboration features, as it only lists external resources.
Relies on community contributions without formal quality checks, leading to potential duplicates or outdated entries, as acknowledged in the contribution guidelines.
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