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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.