Your Innovator’s Toolkit: The map is not the territory
A reality check
During November, we explore four mental models related to transformation and change. By the end of this month, you will have strengthened your innovator’s toolkit with these new principles and ideas. Today we look at the map is not the territory.
Your Snapshot
A quick synthesis of this issue to share
💡 The map is not the territory is a mental model that reminds us not to confuse a model of a situation with the situation itself.
💡 There are two types of maps for understanding: internal (our narratives, schema and mental models) and external (the digital or physical artefacts we create to represent our plans and intentions).
💡 The problem is we lose touch with our reality; we must continually check our internal and external maps against the territory.
💡 The solution involves a shift in disposition to embrace fuzzier directions.
Conceptual and Real Worlds
The map is not the territory is a mental model that can be applied to transformation and change in education. This model helps to illustrate that there is always a disconnect between the conceptual world (the map) and the real world (the…
