In this episode, host Benjamin welcomes Simon Wardley, the creator of Wardley Mapping, to discuss his innovative framework for understanding competitive landscapes. Simon shares the story behind Wardley Mapping, explaining how it started as a personal tool and evolved into a widely used method for strategy development. He also touches on his background in building companies, working in open source, and even his personal life.

Simon Wardley:

Explorer of uncharted spaces. Twice voted in the UKTech50, Judge in Nesta's Open Banking and Netflix's Open Source competitions, Co-Chair of OSCON Europe, Cloud Camp and Map Camp. Regular speaker on the global tech circuit.

Simon Wardley on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonwardley/⁠

Simon Wardley on X: ⁠https://x.com/swardley⁠

Simon Wardley on Medium: ⁠https://swardley.medium.com/⁠

Communities:

Mapcamp:⁠ https://www.map-camp.com/⁠

Learnwardleymapping: ⁠https://learnwardleymapping.com/⁠

GitHub: ⁠https://github.com/wardley-maps-community/awesome-wardley-maps⁠

Discord: ⁠https://discord.com/invite/wDeRkkmXRE⁠

Wardleymaps: ⁠https://www.wardleymaps.com/⁠

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