Details
- Full Name
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Cynefin Framework according to Dave Snowden
- Also known as
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Cynefin sensemaking framework
- Five domains
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- Clear (formerly "Simple")
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Best practices apply, sense-categorize-respond
- Complicated
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Good practices exist, sense-analyze-respond
- Complex
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Emergent practices, probe-sense-respond
- Chaotic
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Novel practices needed, act-sense-respond
- Confused (center)
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Don’t know which domain you’re in
- Domain transitions
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How situations move between domains
- Safe-to-fail probes
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Experiments in complex domain
- Complacency risk
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Moving from clear to chaotic
- Decision-making context
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Different domains require different approaches
- Facilitation tool
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Helps teams discuss and categorize challenges
- Key Proponents
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Dave Snowden (1999)
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Understanding what type of problem you’re facing
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Choosing appropriate decision-making approaches
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Facilitating team discussions about complexity
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Strategic planning in uncertain environments