Transition Design argues that stakeholder relations are the “connective tissue” within wicked problems, and and these nuanced “systemic relations” must be ‘mapped’ and analyzed to serve as the basis for problem resolution

A brief backgrounder on transition mapping

In practical terms, this type of mapping — instead of representing the current state of the system, as most system maps do — highlights the underlying drivers and blockers of change of any system transition, enabling us to more effectively pinpoint the strategic intervention areas which can support that

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Systems maps are mostly useful as process tools, much less so as visual artefacts for outsiders who did not engage in building them. If you’ve ever been part of the process of developing a system map, you will have experienced the difficult conversations and wonderful a-ha moments that come when divergent, opposing stakeholder views finally align

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