{"id":65,"date":"2024-09-26T18:33:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andfriends.ca\/?p=65"},"modified":"2025-04-07T09:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T13:40:36","slug":"why-is-edgy-easy-to-use-hard-to-master","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/en\/2024\/09\/26\/why-is-edgy-easy-to-use-hard-to-master\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is \u00abEDGY : Easy to use, hard to master\u00bb ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EDGY<\/strong> is a simplified language designed to facilitate communication between different professions. It’s very “meta,” I know, but it works. Before I go too far into my explanations, let\u2019s review the basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 4 basic elements in this language:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. People<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Object<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Outcome<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    An<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    The Venn diagram is not the language itself, but a conceptual model where these 4 elements make sense. When these basic elements are juxtaposed with their facets and intersections, you get 12 additional elements, which retain the nature of the basic element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    EDGY and the Venn Diagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s take an example. If you’re discussing the actions to take to improve your business (an activity), you would need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Define the direction to follow using stories (Story).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Create processes (Process) to bring this story to life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Observe the user journey (Journey), whether they are customers or employees.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Thus, EDGY<\/strong> is made up of 16 elements and a Venn diagram. It’s simple, very simple. However, businesses are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      In my recent years as a consultant, I quickly noticed the clarity that EDGY brought to discussions. However, the Venn diagram was never intended to be the only tool. That’s why I integrate my knowledge of wayfinding, atomic design, information visualization, and theories on cognitive capacities to better navigate enterprises. The result? 7 maps with 3 levels of abstraction that provide a holistic view of businesses, digital transformation projects, and change management. EDGY is the common thread running through all these maps, making the whole coherent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      But before we look at maps and levels of abstraction, we will do a quick review of the Venn diagram in the next article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      EDGY is a simplified language designed to facilitate communication between different professions. It’s very “meta,” I know, but it works. Before I go too far into my explanations, let\u2019s review the basics. There are 4 basic elements in this language: The Venn diagram is not the language itself, but a conceptual model where these 4 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-edgy-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":178,"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andfriends.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}