Sensemaking
What is Sensemaking
Sensemaking is the process by which people give meaning to their experiences and make sense of complex or ambiguous situations. It is a fundamental cognitive and social activity that helps individuals and organizations understand, interpret, and act in their environments.
Approaches to Sensemaking
- Karl Weick‘s Sensemaking in Organizations: Karl E. Weick is considered a pioneer in organizational sensemaking theory. His seminal book “Sensemaking in Organizations” (1995) is a key reference. Weick identified seven properties of sensemaking and focused on sensemaking as a collective process in organizations.
- Brenda Dervin‘s Sense-Making Methodology: Brenda Dervin developed the Sense-Making Methodology, which is one of the distinct approaches to sensemaking.
- David Snowden‘s Cynefin Framework: David Snowden’s work on Naturalised Sense-making and the Cynefin Framework is another major school of thought in sensemaking.
- Gary Klein‘s Data-Frame Theory: Gary Klein developed the “Data-Frame Theory” of sensemaking, which is considered one of the main approaches.
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- BANI
- Business Agility
- Competences
- Complexity
- Continuous Improvement
- Cybernetics
- Decisions
- Evolution
- Evolving Strategy
- GRADO
- Grow
- Guiding Principles
- Hack
- Identity
- Innovate
- Leadership
- Manage
- Management
- Organization Culture
- Organization Design
- Portfolio
- Sensemaking
- Shape
- Situational Awareness
- Strategy
- Strategy Implementation
- Strategy Refinement
- Success Factors
- System Thinking
- Uncategorized
- VUCA