Reposted by Simon Wardley.Clive D 🔳 (OSDE) @osde8info.bsky.social · 23/04/2025OWASP 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 033
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 23/04/2025My 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... 1236
Reposted by Simon Wardley.iSAQB® - International Software Architecture Qualification Board @isaqb.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Watch @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 053
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Eberhard Wolff @ewolff.com · 16/04/2025#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 @ama_conf@fosstodon.org Recording: (Video / Podcast) software-architektur...software-architektur.tvEpisode 258 - Wardley Maps Meets Software Architecture | Software Architektur im StreamDiscussion about Wardley Maps with a group that includes the inventor himself. 073
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Adaptive Organizations meet Architecture @aomaconf.bsky.social · 12/04/2025. @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/hEjjCI3kTM4youtu.beSimon Wardley - From here to there and back againYouTube video by Agile meets Architecture 02512
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 16/04/2025My 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.medium.comSocietal versus Market benefitOn digital sovereignty — Part II 0122
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 26/03/2025From fair haven to technomic empires. Part 4 in the series on "Why the fuss about conversational programming" medium.com/mapai/from-f...medium.comFrom Fair Haven to Technomic Empires.Why the fuss about conversational programming? Part IV 0114
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Garth Gilmour @garthgilmour.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Well chuffed to announce that @swardley.bsky.social will be keynoting at ServerlessDays Belfast! Can finally stop dropping hints and just say the name 😉😀. serverlessdaysbelfast.comserverlessdaysbelfast.comServerlessDays BelfastOne Day. One Track. One Community 0133
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 26/03/2025I 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.comtechnomic-empire.lovable.appLovable Generated ProjectLovable Generated Project 022
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 12/03/2025🇨🇳 Main Chinese infrastructure projects in Latin America. 3228
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Thoroughly 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... 1164
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 05/03/2025On the idea of a non-deterministic language. The start of journal of exploration - medium.com/mapai/non-de...medium.comNon deterministic languagesHow will future AIs communicate? 071
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 03/03/2025On 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... 281
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Andy Budd @andybudd.bsky.social · 02/03/2025The digital equivalent of book burning. 1155
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Well, after nine years ... Me & X is going to decamp from the other place. 7877
Reposted by Simon Wardley.GOTO Conferences @gotocon.com · 18/02/2025Ever 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.youtu.beBeyond Storytelling: A Deep Dive into Wardley Mapping • Simon Wardley & Charles Humble • GOTO 2025This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscriptedhttps://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotop... 194
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Pere Villega @perevillega.com · 18/02/2025I'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. 041
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Enjoyable -> How we used maps to help a government agency figure out its technology strategy - www.staatslabor.ch/en/how-we-us...staatslabor.chHow we used maps to help a government agency figure out its technology strategy | staatslaborKürzlich konnten wir mit einer Verwaltungseinheit auf ganz neue Art eine Digitalisierungs- und Technologiestrategie erarbeiten: Mit Wardley Maps. 0201
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Tudor Girba @tudorgirba.com · 06/02/2025We (@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... 1/ 34210
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Chapters 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...medium.comMedium 0274
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Lean Agile Scotland @leanagilescot.bsky.social · 06/02/2025@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_... 0122
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 16/01/2025X : 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... 2244
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Excellent article -> Enterprise Architects: From Cartographers to Scouts -https://architectelevator.com/architecture/enterprise-architects-cartographers-scouts/ by Gregor Hohpearchitectelevator.comEnterprise Architects: From Cartographers to ScoutsCheck the map, and then go have a look for yourself. 1207
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Adaptive Organizations meet Architecture @aomaconf.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Join 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/homeagile-meets-architecture.comAgile meets ArchitectureAgile meets Architecture is the conference bridging agile software development and software architecture since 2022. 064
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Rewilding software engineering - an exploration of decision making, #legacy, #architecture and AI medium.com/feenk/rewild...medium.comRewilding Software EngineeringA good enough pathway to reasonable decisions. 1288
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Matthew Skelton @matthewskelton.com · 28/11/2024See also User Needs Mapping (UNM) a technique that blends Wardley Mapping with TT: teamtopologies.com/unm 2/teamtopologies.comExploring team and service boundaries with User Needs Mapping — Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of valueUser 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... 2216
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Kamran Ayub @kamranicus.com · 03/12/2024One 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... 081
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Jo Baeyaert @jobaeyaert.com · 13/12/2024Explore 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...jobaeyaert.comHealthcare Innovation with Wardley Mapping: Strategic Insights on Emerging Technologies — Jo BaeyaertExplore how Wardley Mapping empowers healthcare organizations to align technology investments with innovation. From experimental breakthroughs like regenerative medicine to commodity solutions like te... 2142
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Will Larson @lethain.com · 01/12/2024Finally 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...lethain.comRough 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... 77512
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Will Larson @lethain.com · 08/12/2024Continuing 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). lethain.com/measuring-de...lethain.comMeasuring 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: ... 1194
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Boris @bmann.ca · 26/11/2024I'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.bmannconsulting.comHow organizations are changingWardley revisits his 2011 analysis of traditional vs next gen organizational behaviours. Whilst the table was welcome in some quarters, it was generally met... 1121
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Martin Chesbrough @mchesbro.bsky.social · 30/11/2024But 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.swardley.medium.comAI and the New TheocraciesA note for those who are willing to sacrifice freedom for safety 131
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Tomasz Onyszko @onyszko.com · 05/12/2024BTC 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...blog.gardeviance.orgA spoiler for the future - BitcoinThe rants and raves of Simon Wardley on Evolution, Technology, Economics and Business 131
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Adaptive Organizations meet Architecture @aomaconf.bsky.social · 09/12/2024The 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/scheduleagile-meets-architecture.comSchedule - Agile meets ArchitectureAgile meets Architecture is the conference bridging agile software development and software architecture since 2022. 1125
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Jennifer Riggins @jkriggins.bsky.social · 22/11/2024🗺️ 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...thenewstack.ioPlatform Engineering: A Workshop to Help Map Your StrategyStakeholders from across an organization can decide together what their internal developer platform should do, in this new game-like workshop by Mia-Platform. 1181
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Tudor Girba @tudorgirba.com · 20/11/2024How 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. 021
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Tudor Girba @tudorgirba.com · 20/11/2024So, 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 131
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Tudor Girba @tudorgirba.com · 20/11/2024I 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? 111
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Tudor Girba @tudorgirba.com · 15/11/2024"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?... 0132
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Tudor Girba @tudorgirba.com · 13/11/2024Bluesky 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. 075
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 23/12/2023I 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... 0101
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 29/06/2023I've started publishing my mapping research on different industries. First up is retail - medium.com/mapresearch 1124
Simon Wardley. @swardley.bsky.social · 14/05/2023Why the fuss about conversational programming - Part II - swardley.medium.com/why-the-fuss-ab… 032
Reposted by Simon Wardley.Chad Kohalyk @chadkoh.com · 01/05/2023@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. 232
