Waysfinding is about moving with attuned presence.

Maps may follow, but first, we walk and listen.

Waysfinding is about movement and momentum; we make the path by walking. Until we move, we’re not waysfinding. This is important, as a pattern I see often is stuckness or an unwillingness to move when things are uncertain or ambiguous.

So effectively moving through unknown landscapes — finding our way — is a capability we need to reconnect with. Especially in a world where these abilities have become atrophied by our dependence on technology and maps.

We move through shifting terrain with attuned presence, trusting the landscape to reveal itself as we go. Maps may follow, but first, we walk and listen.

“Our understanding of and movement through the world is not set; it is a continuous process of interactions with each other and the world around us, and there is an urgency to revive our forgotten capabilities.” (Jamaluddin et al. 2024)