Related to this week’s blog post about Cynefin, I wrote this early last year: an example from history, in this case the collapse of the Soviet Union, as seen through the eyes of Cynefin. #
Archive of posts in category “sense-making”
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The usefulness of constraints
Understanding constraints is essential to making sense of the world, and knowing when to add or remove them is essential to acting within it. -
When enough is enough
Sense-making involves knowing enough to act. But how do you know what “enough” means? -
Cynefin for the rest of us
Explaining the popular sense-making framework Cynefin in the simplest terms I can. -
For the sake of argument
Narratives are particularly useful because they’re flexible, and can be updated when circumstances change. But how does that happen in a social setting? -
The importance of narrative
The importance of storytelling within sense-making, and what makes for an effective sense-making narrative. -
Defining sense-making
An attempt to define “sense-making” in a straightforward and useful way, avoiding academic or obtuse language. -
An introduction to sense-making
The first in a series of articles about sense-making, the practice of making sense of the world and making decisions on how to act