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= Polarity Mapping =
Polarity Mapping, also known as Polarity Thinking is a visual framework for tackling problems in industry, team collaboration, and other challenges. It functions for paradoxical or costly challenges-- problems that can be exacerbated by focusing on one component more than the other. Polarity maps seek to weigh the costs and benefits of values within a certain problem and can be adapted toward any field. Created by Barry Johnson, this concept was created to help problems be solved in a realistic and multidimensional manor.
Polarity maps are commonly employed by [[Starting_Bloc|StartingBloc]], an organization that seeks to tackle community problems through social ventures and collaborations. They teach this method through workshops and hope that fellows utilize it to tackle personal, professional, and organizational paradoxes that may arise.
[[File:Polarity Map.jpeg|thumb|This polarity map is geared towards problems in healthcare; however, it can be tailored to meet the needs that other contexts experience]]
== How Do Polarity Maps Work?<br/> ==
Polarity maps are dynamic visuals, as seen by the attached photograph. Functioning under the assumption that the ''poles'', the quadrants that make up the map, are interconnected, the maps include weights of upsides and downsides that emerge when looking at a problem. Each side is incomplete without the other side, portraying a realistic feel to problems that surface in real-world scenarios.
== Structure of the Polarity Map ==