What Is on Your Map?
How do you see something that has become part of the way you see? Explore three windows into the mental maps we carry.
How do you see something that has become part of the way you see? Explore three windows into the mental maps we carry.
Why do two people experience the same event yet walk away with completely different conclusions? This essay explores the hidden process through which experiences become mental maps—shaping what we notice, how we interpret the world and, ultimately, who we become. Understanding this process is the first step towards becoming more aware of the assumptions we carry and the choices they quietly influence.
Why Better Decisions Begin with Better Sensemaking More than eighty years ago, the philosopher Alfred Korzybski observed that the map is not the territory. The phrase has since become one of the most enduring metaphors for how human beings understand the world—and perhaps one of the most relevant for the age we live in. The