What is Wardley Mapping?
Learn about an interesting business strategy mapping technique, authentication and goal-setting in the first ToT newsletter of 2025!
Happy NY all! 🎉🎆✨
Writing activity has understandably been low in the last couple of days. However, some authors were productive, and below is a very concise post-holiday digest.
Enjoy!
Refining strategy with Wardley Mapping
I have heard a lot about the term “Wardley Mapping” in the past. However, I never invested a lot in learning about it. There is a whole book on the topic by the creator of the technique - Simon Wardley. However, this article contains a 10-minute primer on the topic that will make this business strategy mapping technique very clear. As we are all about getting the most value/learnings with the least amount of reading time in this newsletter, this one wins this week.
Audience: Engineering/Product Managers/Directors/Executives
Value: Learn a strategic thinking technique
ToT Rating: ⭐⭐🌟
Difference between JWTs (JSON Web Token) and Session Based Authentication? When to use?
This is a great intro to the two most common authentication mechanisms - session-based authentication and JSON Web Tokens. If you are unfamiliar with how most logins work, this article is a great starting point for learning that.
Audience: Software Engineers
Value: Learn about authentication methods
ToT Rating: ⭐⭐
What Worked (and Didn’t) in a Decade of Goal Setting
It’s the beginning of the year, and some of you might consider setting personal goals for 2025. If that’s the case, this article gives lessons from a decade of experience with individual goal setting.
Audience: *
Value: Learn how to set personal goals
ToT Rating: ⭐