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X : Can I map Gov policy?
Me : Well, you can certainly use maps to help with it.
X : How?
Me : Hmmm, let's start with the x-axis (which comes from the evolution curve, please don't confuse with diffusion curves)
Me : Well, you can certainly use maps to help with it.
X : How?
Me : Hmmm, let's start with the x-axis (which comes from the evolution curve, please don't confuse with diffusion curves)
... the nodes on a map are in fact stocks of capital and there are many types of capital. The lines on the map represent exchanges of capital. For ease of use, I use activities as the x-axis ...
... but I can map knowledge if I wish to ...
... or data ...
... or practice ...
... or multiple things i.e. practice and activity and the co-evolution between them. To make mapping easy, I just use the activity terms to represent the different stages I to IV ...
... so when I'm mapping, I'm usually mapping multiple types of capital from activities to practice to data to knowledge, all on the same map.
X : I disagree with some of those maps.
Me : Good. That's the point of maps to communicate, to expose assumptions, to allow challenge and to learn.
X : What about social impacts?
Me : Another form of capital.
X : Can it be mapped.
Me : Yes.
Me : Good. That's the point of maps to communicate, to expose assumptions, to allow challenge and to learn.
X : What about social impacts?
Me : Another form of capital.
X : Can it be mapped.
Me : Yes.
X : How do you map social capital?
Me : I'm not ready to talk about that.
X : Are you still working on it.
Me : On how to do it? No. On whether I should share this? Yes.
Me : I'm not ready to talk about that.
X : Are you still working on it.
Me : On how to do it? No. On whether I should share this? Yes.
X : Are there other examples of maps out there?
Me : Maps? Well, there are various efforts going on. There are some really interesting ideas from power relationships (@tasshinfogleman) to @chrisvmcd and social practice -medium.com/@chrisvmcd/map…
Me : Maps? Well, there are various efforts going on. There are some really interesting ideas from power relationships (@tasshinfogleman) to @chrisvmcd and social practice -medium.com/@chrisvmcd/map…
I particularly like @chrisvmcd concept of connecting nodes via "shared meaning" rather than needs - medium.com/@chrisvmcd/map… ... for me, the connections are needs and the lines actually represent exchanges of capital ... shared meaning? That's different. I like it.
X : Can I use different x-axis?
Me : If you wish. Those stages weren't random though. You can always mix the different labels e.g.
Me : If you wish. Those stages weren't random though. You can always mix the different labels e.g.
... which would give this x-axis. I could call it stage I to IV but that seems meaningless to most and activity labels are fairly intuitive.
X : I don't get how this help Gov policy?
Me : If Gov policy effects either things we do (activities), how we do (practices), how we understand (knowledge) or any other form of capital then we can map it. I find it's a good idea to look at the landscape before changing things.
Me : If Gov policy effects either things we do (activities), how we do (practices), how we understand (knowledge) or any other form of capital then we can map it. I find it's a good idea to look at the landscape before changing things.
... you might disagree, you might think that Gov policy does not need to be mindful of the landscape or context. I see that as a flawed idea. For me, I don't care if I'm looking at Nation State Competition in the Automotive industry ...
... or the importance of the role of trust for NSOs within the UN ...
... or examining a welfare system and looking at making components more focused on user needs ...
... or looking at the potential negative impacts of preventative healthcare and how to mitigate against this ...
... or potential gameplay within a regulator to change a market to a more positive outcome ...
... or examining a legal license and its impact and whether it is beneficial for competition and what sort of competition ...
... or if I'm looking at simple system and trying to get people not to automate what can't yet be automated ...
... or a complicated system with some complex and simple parts that we need to get a contract & structure right for ...
... or even managing the progress of mapping itself ...
... or looking at market changes and where to place investment ...
... or looking at which project management approach to use ...
... or what economic policy to apply ...
... I don't give two hoots what it is -from the UN to Nation State to individual frickin' systems. I always map it. I think it's pretty daft not to look at your landscape and to consider context before making decisions. I don't care how bright or leadership-y you think you are.
Mapping started in a boardroom in London in Old street, with one CEO (me) and one CIO (@jamesaduncan) back in 2005. It has mainly spread in the open source world and certain Gov circles because of personal contacts. All it does is map capital. It won't tell you what to do.
It's as relevant the space industry to building Gov policy to organising a mining company. In fact anyway that a bit of situational awareness on a competitive landscape might help. Whether you find it useful is however up to you. It's all creative commons, knock yourself out.
