Created by Simon Wardley. A graph of a domain, company, etc with the y axis being the visibility and the x axis the... progression along Wardley's business activity lifecycle?
Matt Edgar claims[1] a problem with Wardley Maps is that they, like all maps, are socially constructed and therefore the x axis is consensus and not evolution. "a common manoeuvre to secure consensus is to create an illusion of objectivity", so "one could ... easily use maps to launder assumptions into facts, delegitimise challenge (and still create consensus)"
Wardley admits all models are wrong but some are useful