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These lines are written as notes from the book “Working backwards“. It focuses on how the authors described how they build products as Kindle, Fire… You can perfectly tell me: this is done by many companies. And you are right. My point is to represent this process using Wardley Maps and highlight some important aspects … Read more
These are some notes and screenshots from MapCamp 2022. What sort of Financial System can Support Humanity Best? A good perspective to start and remember us how things are organized Can we put a price on all social principles? What is the price tag of consumerism? How do we Regulate Technology Feudalism? Weird Mapping sessions … Read more
Background If we look at a gas factory, you will find thousand of pipelines with different pressures and gas cocks that can be adjusted to maximize the outcome of the factory. Each section of the gas factory has its own pressure requirements and the amount of gas managed by each section is different. Many modern … Read more
This is an example of the gameplay press release process, focused on how Amazon does it (basic explanation). During late 2020 we saw in many electronic press that Amazon was launching an online pharmacy and that it has discounts for prime users. For example this one: The reaction? the first reaction has been that companies … Read more
This is an example of the gameplay sensing engines, focused on how Amazon does it (basic explanation). ILC comes from “innovation – leverage – commoditize”, Let others to innovate. Use metadata to identify patterns (leverage). Commoditize the “pre-existing act”. This is the map: The summary about the “Amazon, sensing engines” map: Point 1: shaving machine … Read more
Background and purpose This post tries to translate some of the elements of Amazon’s strategy into Wardley Map syllabus. The strategy cycle This is the strategy cycle proposed by Simon Wardley, let’s see how Amazon works its own cycles. 1.- Purpose (who we are) Amazon is guided by four principles: Amazon strives to be Earth’s … Read more
Background and purpose The raise of electric vehicles (EVs) is something we all have clear, I think that there is not question about that. Cities and roads are full of gas stations, and they are part of the environment (for good and bad reasons). Will they survive to this shift to EVs? How they will … Read more
Apple ecosystem is composed by many elements. This basic components could be drawn on a map like this: Notice that I have drawn the devices and the applications as pipelines, as there are many of them and there is evolution in each one of these major elements. For instance: Gameplays to protect their platform Let’s … Read more
The Principles of Scientific Management In 1898, Frederick Winslow Taylor joined a steel factory in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania, US) which had a capacity problem. He did not limit his work to get the problem solved, but extended his work beyond. He performed different empirical tests on cutting speeds, being able to quadruple the speed of steel … Read more
An agreement to acquire Twitter has been reached, and there are so many comments about the final purpose Elon Musk has about this acquisition. I would try to draw a map with the main business model characteristics related to Twitter as public company and now as private company. The model drawn is very basic, and … Read more