The Map Gap
Why smart people still struggle and the proven path to clearer thinking and better outcomes
$36.52
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2026
Summary
We don’t experience the world directly; we experience it through an internal map of the world. These mental maps are useful because they simplify reality. But when they become outdated, distorted, or overly simplistic, they create a disconnect between reality and the meaning we construct around it.
This disconnect is the Map Gap.
It is the hidden operating system behind stress, overthinking, defensiveness, and many of the patterns that keep capable people stuck. When a small s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781764795418 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1764795415 |
| Author: | Ami Cook |
| Publisher: | Mindnavigator |
| Imprint: | Mindnavigator |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 603g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 156mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
“This framework has stuck with my team unlike any other leadership programme. The mind map has become an everyday shorthand for problem-solving… This is an absolute game changer.” - Tanya Nolan, Managing Editor, Audio News and Current Affairs
“Ami’s work doesn’t hand you ready-made answers-it makes you a radically better thinker. Clear, accessible, and quietly transformative, the frameworks in The Map Gap are the exact tools that have delivered lasting, systemic change for the high-level leaders we serve.” - Dana Lightbody, CEO
“This framework really hits the mark. It builds awareness, encourages conscious choices, emphasises accountability, and develops the flexibility needed to deal with changing priorities and challenges… It builds immense self-awareness, stronger leadership capability, and a more constructive way to navigate complexity.” - Excerpts from Tim Finlayson (COO) & Kim Lion (Strategic People and Culture Leader)
Ami Cook
Ami Cook is a professional coach, counsellor, and corporate consultant with over a decade of experience in human transformation, cognitive and systems thinking, and behavioural dynamics. She helps individuals and organisations navigate complexity with greater clarity, adaptability, and effectiveness.
After a successful career in business transformation, a pivotal event in 2011 shifted her focus from changing organisations to understanding how people make meaning. She went from transforming businesses to transforming the people within them. In 2017, this passion led her to launch MindNavigator®, an award-winning leadership framework and development approach now used by founders, CEOs, and high performers across multiple disciplines, including elite sport.
Having featured in the Advanced MBA programme at the University of Technology Sydney and backed by thousands of coaching hours, the MindNavigator® system integrates neuroscience, psychology, systems thinking, and Eastern and Western contemplative traditions into a practical method for navigating complexity in real time. The Map Gap is its first full expression in book form.
Ami holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as professional qualifications in coaching, counselling, and therapeutic modalities. She is a sought-after speaker on mental agility, self-leadership, accountability, and performing under pressure.
Originally from the United Kingdom, Ami lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband, three children, and two very exuberant dogs.
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