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Introduction to Strategy

Your free step-by-step email course that introduces you to strategy, constraints, and Wardley Mapping where you learn by doing.

Gain immediate value and insight into your domain. Learn solo and at your own pace, without being overwhelmed. Get personalized help when you need it.

A Wardley Map used to visualize the strategic positioning of components within a particular domain or industry. The map has multiple nodes interconnected with lines, suggesting dependencies or relationships between these nodes.

About the course

What you will get out of the course

Immediate value
An introduction to strategy, constraints, and Wardley Mapping
A step-by-step method to do strategy and Wardley Mapping by yourself
You'll learn by doing strategy

How you will get there

You will start by selecting a system that you care about that you want to improve. This can be a business, a product, or something else.

Next, you will create the simplest possible value chain for the system.

Lastly, you will follow a step-by-step procedure to analyze the system. This is where the bulk of the work happens.

It is in the course of analyzing the system where, over time, you will develop an understanding of strategy, constraints, and Wardley Mapping by doing.

Best of all, it is all free.

What is different about this course?

Learning strategy and Wardley Mapping can be overwhelming and full of obstacles. This course is designed to get around those obstacles with its unique step-by-step procedural approach. In particular, it is designed to: provide immediate value, work in solo settings, always be clear about what the next thing to do is, be clear in what detail to add or remove, avoid large difficulty ramps, do not overwhelm, introduce Wardley Mapping, and teach strategy by doing strategy.

Start your journey today