Examples
Below are practical examples of the OnlineWardleyMaps DSL, demonstrating how to define maps, components, flows, and more. These examples are based on real usage patterns and test cases.
Setting the Map Title
title My Wardley Map
Defining the Anchor (User Need)
anchor User [0.95, 0.63]
Creating Components
component Customer [0.9, 0.5]
component Cup of Tea [0.9, 0.5]
Adding Inertia to Components
component Customer [0.95, 0.5] inertia
component Cup of Tea [0.9, 0.5] inertia
market Cup of Tea [0.9, 0.5] inertia
Evolving Components
evolve Physical 0.8
evolve Cup of Tea evolve 0.8
evolve Physical->Virtual 0.8
Linking Components
Customer->Cup of Tea
Start Component->End Component
Indicating Flow
Customer+<>Cup of Tea
Start Component+<>End Component
Hot Water+<Kettle
Hot Water+>Kettle
Hot Water+'$0.10'>Kettle
Creating Markets
market Customer [0.9, 0.5]
market Cup of Tea [0.9, 0.5]
evolve Customer 0.9 (market)
Pipelines
pipeline Customer [0.15, 0.9]
pipeline Customer
Pioneers, Settlers, Townplanners
pioneers [0.59, 0.43, 0.49, 0.63]
settlers [0.59, 0.43, 0.49, 0.63]
townplanners [0.31, 0.74, 0.15, 0.95]
Build, Buy, Outsource
build Customer
buy Customer
outsource Customer
component Customer [0.9, 0.2] (buy)
component Customer [0.9, 0.2] (build)
component Customer [0.9, 0.2] (outsource)
evolve Customer 0.9 (outsource)
evolve Customer 0.9 (buy)
evolve Customer 0.9 (build)
Submaps & URLs
submap Website [0.83, 0.50] url(submapUrl)
url submapUrl [https://onlinewardleymaps.com/#clone:qu4VDDQryoZEnuw0ZZ]
Stages of Evolution
evolution First->Second->Third->Fourth
evolution Novel->Emerging->Good->Best
Notes
note Note Text [0.9, 0.5]
note +future development [0.9, 0.5]
Styles
style wardley
style handwritten
style colour
style dark
Accelerators & Deaccelerators
accelerator foobar [0.1, 0.8]
deaccelerator barbaz [0.2, 0.7]
For a full reference, see the DSL Overview or explore the Features page.