Overview
"Bits or pieces?" is Simon Wardley's blog, where he publishes commentary on strategy, technology, mapping, and related topics. The blog has been active for over a decade and serves as a running commentary on Wardley's thinking as it develops.
Content
The blog covers a wide range of topics including:
Relationship to the Book
The blog predates and complements the Medium book. Where the book provides a structured, chapter-by-chapter presentation of the framework, the blog provides a more informal, reactive, and exploratory treatment. The blog often addresses specific current events or trends through the lens of mapping, providing worked examples of how the framework applies to real-world situations.
Significance
The blog is an important primary source for understanding how Wardley's thinking has evolved over time. Unlike the book (which presents a relatively stable framework), the blog shows the framework in motion — being applied, refined, and extended in response to new situations and feedback.