X : Are your maps disposable?
Me : Eh? Odd question. Maps are imperfect representations of a space, they are a perception of what exists. That perception has value in a pre-mortem, post mortem fashion.
X : Explain?
Me : Ok, ...
Me : Eh? Odd question. Maps are imperfect representations of a space, they are a perception of what exists. That perception has value in a pre-mortem, post mortem fashion.
X : Explain?
Me : Ok, ...
... your map is imperfect, you challenge and argue over it to come to a consenus (pre mortem challenge), you act and afterwards you review the map and what happened in post mortem. This is how we learn, how we make better maps ...
... it doesn't matter that the map is imperfect, it's what we use to learn from. It's how we made better geographical maps. We didn't start with ordinance survey maps.
X : Imperfect maps have value?
Me : Always. It's a record of your perception at that time ...
X : Imperfect maps have value?
Me : Always. It's a record of your perception at that time ...
... the real value of mapping is in the discussion around maps but if you want to improve that discussion over time then the artefacts i.e. the maps are an essential part of that. You won't progress and learn if you keep throwing things away and starting again with a blank sheet.
X : But the real value is in the discussion?
Me : Of course. The discussion around the map.
X : But the maps themselves have value in improving that discussion.
Me : Yes. Imperfect maps lead to better maps which leads to better discussion.
Me : Of course. The discussion around the map.
X : But the maps themselves have value in improving that discussion.
Me : Yes. Imperfect maps lead to better maps which leads to better discussion.
X : I thought we should just throw it away after we've used it.
Me : You can do but you'll find it hard to learn and make better maps if you don't keep them and don't review them with what happened. You'll be forever starting with a blank sheet. That's not a way to learn.
Me : You can do but you'll find it hard to learn and make better maps if you don't keep them and don't review them with what happened. You'll be forever starting with a blank sheet. That's not a way to learn.
X : What do you use?
Me : I quite like onlinewardleymaps.com ... but I use a mix of different tools including Miro and taking pictures of whiteboards.
Me : I quite like onlinewardleymaps.com ... but I use a mix of different tools including Miro and taking pictures of whiteboards.
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