Simon Wardley is a technology strategist and pioneer in strategy mapping who developed Wardley Doctrine—a set of 40 universal principles designed to help organisations become more strategically aware and operationally effective. His work builds on the Wardley Mapping framework, which visualises the components of a system and their evolution, allowing leaders to make better strategic decisions. Wardley Doctrine distils patterns of success across different industries into actionable principles organised into four progressive phases: stopping self-destructive behaviour, becoming more context aware, driving continuous improvement, and designing for constant evolution.

Much of Wardley's work is freely available through open source channels: his blog (http://blog.gardeviance.org/) contains extensive writings on strategy and doctrine, his GitHub repositories host Wardley Mapping resources and tools, and the Wardley Mapping community maintains a collection of open-source materials. Additionally, Simon regularly contributes to discussions on strategy and has shared talks and presentations at various conferences. For those seeking to learn more, the Wardley Mapping and doctrine communities are active and welcoming, with numerous free resources, discussion forums, and collaborative projects dedicated to advancing understanding of strategic mapping and organisational doctrine.