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The quiet genius of never needing to ask where the bathroom is.
means The system of signs, maps, and cues that helps people navigate a space without getting hopelessly lost.
from Coined by architect Kevin Lynch in his 1960 book The Image of the City, describing how people build mental maps of their surroundings.
Older than signsPolynesians wayfound oceans using stars and waves.
Hospital obsessionBad wayfinding makes patients miss appointments daily.
Brain hardwarePlace cells in the hippocampus map your location.