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Working as a consultant in helping clients to change the way they work, I often struggle to explain to them how the way they usually attack problems is not always appropriate to the situation they've brought us in to help with.

In this edition of our Four Frameworks of Portfolio Management series, we’ll look at sense making approaches to portfolio management, specifically how to use the Cynefin framework for this purpose. Sense Making Approaches During an era of disruption and massive change, business leaders should use...

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What is the Cynefin Framework and how does it parallel the MG Taylor Methodology? HOST: Jesko von den Steinen Background Cynefin is a decision-making framework within naturalised sense-making. It primarily helps determine the context we are in, prior to taking appropriate action. The context, in this case,is defined by bounded applicability and its enabling constraints.  Recently published by the Publications Office of the European Union, Managing complexity (and chaos) in times of crisis. A field guide for decision makers inspired by the Cynefin framework, the Cynefin framework serves as the foundational basis for managing complexity in our turbulent times.  Rooted in complexity theory and knowledge management, the framework has considerable overlap with several models of the MG Taylor methodology and can serve our community as a tool to aid in decision making.   Our Workshop During the workshop, we will introduce, discuss and unpack the basics of the cynefin framework. We will also introduce the concept of liminal-cynefin and its new domain “aporia”. In our time together, we will get our hands dirty with exercises to help understand the concepts and their applicability to our work as complex-problem solvers, conflict resolution facilitators, and general practitioners of the Value Web. During the workshop we will: Understand basic systems within social structures Use and work with the Cynefin framework at a foundational level Gain awareness of how to manage complexity within social systems  Discuss the parallels of cynefin with models found in the MG Taylor methodology As preparation for the session, feel free to watch an introduction on Cynefin. Host Jesko von den Steinen is the lead of “The Difference” with PwC in Hong Kong. He is also atrainer with Cognitive-edge and contributor to the recently published book, CYNEFIN-Weaving sense-making into the fabric of our world.  Prior to joining the world of consulting, facilitation, and complex problem solving, Jesko had along career as a lead artist with Cirque du Soleil and in theatre.

Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 6:00 PM: 2020 was a very complex year, to say the least. But now we are back, with a new format, new members, and this newish thing called zoom.We thought we'd kick off the new yea...

Different problems need different solutions. An approach that aids in decision making is The Cynefin framework, which was created in 1999 by Dave Snowden and wa...

This study examines how social marketing for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention in Zimbabwe can be improved using the notion of ‘emergence’. The research context is that of a community exposed to VMMC promotional campaigns aimed at increasing the uptake of VMMC services.

A reader recently pushed back on my personal mantra: bad leaders react, good leaders plan, and great leaders think. He pointed out that there are times when every leader needs to react. He also pointed out that planning is essential.

Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Ed Morrison, Director of the Agile Strategy Lab in North Alabama University, about team-based communication models, Strategic Doing, and transformative thinking for hopeless, uncertain futures.