---
title: "Align with evolutionary stage (the Simon Wardley heuristic)"
source: "https://virtualddd.com/heuristics/align-with-evolutionary-stage-the-simon-wardley-heuristic/"
authors: ["Nick Tune"]
tags: ["strategic design"]
type: "design heuristics"
question: "How do I design a bounded context?"
submitter: "Nick Tune"
---

# Align with evolutionary stage (the Simon Wardley heuristic)

Use these at a strategic level when defining bounded context. When you want to separate core domains from supporting and generic subdomains