Description
Understanding complexity is vital for thriving in today’s ever-changing world, and this requires sense-making; the ability to understand and react appropriately to different contexts. The Cynefin Company provides tools for decision support, distributed engagement and collective sense-making in any field of practice where anthro-complexity (the complexity inherent in human systems) exists. Our approaches promote deep, inclusive engagement and evidence-informed decision-making in diverse contexts.
This 2-day Advanced Cynefin & Sense-making programme offers a deep dive into our theory, practice and tools. Participants will build a deeper understanding of complex environments, a language for working with complex challenges, and a set of methods to improve collective sense-making, including SenseMaker® applications.
The workshop will touch on all seven Cynefin Co frameworks, namely:
- The Cynefin framework
- Estuarine framework and Estuarine Mapping
- Flexeous Curves framework (originally Apex Predator)
- The Uncertainty matrices – emphasise various forms and levels of knowability
- 3 As, Agency, Affordance and Assemblage – critical tools for change
- ASHEN – designed for KM, adopted for leadership and understanding organisations
- AIMS – what you can manage in a complex system: Actants, Interactions, Monitors, and Scaffolding
Target audience
Strategy officers, change and Org/Community Development practitioners, leaders and managers, business coaches, innovation managers, program/project managers, risk and compliance leaders, team leads – or anyone dealing with anthro-complexity in their work.
This workshop is recommended for both existing practitioners and those who are new to our work. Preparatory resources will be provided for those who are new to Cynefin and Dave Snowden’s writings and talks.
Format – Advanced Training
This format will include elements of lecture (sharing knowledge and ideas), workshop and discussion, and facilitated exercises in small groups, to experience methods and put principles into practice. The workshop group will not exceed 30 participants to ensure individual engagement.
Venue Sponsor
This event is kindly hosted by the Library and Learning Support Division of North Seattle College, and will take place on North Seattle College campus. See https://northseattle.edu/ for location information.
Your Facilitators
Dave Snowden is the founder and chief scientific officer of The Cynefin Co. His work is international in nature and covers government and industry looking at complex issues relating to strategy, organisational decision making and decision making. He has pioneered a science-based approach to organisations drawing on anthropology, neuroscience and complex adaptive systems theory. He is a popular and passionate keynote speaker on various subjects and is well known for his pragmatic cynicism and iconoclastic style.
Donna Glanvill is a South African consultant with experience in leadership, change, innovation and strategy consulting across diverse sectors and industries, both at home and abroad, and now supports clients in learning and application across our many platforms and approaches. After 10 years as part of the Cognitive Edge external partner network, applying the methods and theory in client engagements, and now nearly 4 years full-time with the Cynefin Co, she is finally getting to grips with the work!
ticket options
Pricing is for 2 days, including lunch and refreshments, excluding accommodation.
NOTE Discounts automatically applied here:
- Early Bird discount: 10% off until 30 September
- Cynefin Co Members: additional 10% off (must be logged in)
| General admission (Early Bird): |
$2025 |
Till end September! |
| Book 2 tickets: |
$1720 |
15% discount |
| Book 3 or more tickets: |
$1520 |
25% discount |
| NPO/Academic ticket (Early Bird): |
$1800 |
Till end September! |
| Book 2 tickets: |
$1530 |
15% discount |
| Book 3 or more tickets: |
$1350 |
25% discount |
Bring your team! To book 2 or more tickets, please contact training@thecynefin.co for a special code to claim the discounts listed above.
Register for both Advanced Cynefin & Sense-making Intensive, Seattle and Virtual Cynefin® Basecamp – US October 2024 and receive a 30% discount. Apply discount code: Seattle+Basecamp NOTE: Each event will need to purchased separately
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS
We begin by exploring the context of complexity and the Cynefin framework, laying a foundation for practice. Having set the foundation, we shift focus to the world of complexity-based practice, diving into ways of working in the Complex domain and exploring new approaches, tools, methods and processes that support them.
SENSE-MAKING, MANAGING & LEADING IN COMPLEXITY
Explore the challenges and opportunities of complexity and particularly anthro-complexity and how this impacts on decision-making and collective action. Understand what you can, and can’t manage in complexity and direct your efforts more effectively. Discover three key actions aligned to the EU Field Guide that you can take at multiple levels in ordinary times, to better prepare for the unexpected and to thrive in crisis.
FORESIGHT, STRATEGY AND DIRECTION IN UNCERTAINTY
Reflect on sensemaking and strategy with the three key frameworks: Cynefin, Flexuous Curves and Estuarine Mapping. Unpack and experience a set of tools and techniques to manage complex systems and effectively anticipate the unknown ‘unknowables’ in planning and foresight. Unpack the vector theory of change and the implications for how we integrate reflection and data-driven sense-making into engagement and participation.
ESTUARINE MAPPING
Gain hands-on experience with Estuarine Mapping, the Cynefin Co’s new approach to mapping your current reality and discovering strategic possibilities, affordances and options. Including Constructors, Counterfactuals, new-generation Constraints methods, and exploring how Estuarine Mapping can be supported by SenseMaker applications for large-scale interventions.
NARRATIVE PRACTICE AND SENSEMAKER APPLICATIONS
Dive into abductive and narrative-based practices and the tools to support them, exploring methods including Human Sensor Networks, Informal Networks and Entangled Trios. Explore the complex, rich insights and processes made possible by the blending of qualitative and quantitative data in newer SenseMaker applications – such as interactive continuous feedback technology, GENBA-style dynamic collectors, and more…
COMPLEX FACILITATION AND CYNEFIN CO HEXI KITS
Explore the role of consultant/facilitator in complex facilitation and intervention approaches, and the application of complex facilitation principles from project conceptualisation and design, not only in workshops. Experience the Cynefin Co hexi packs, including the latest 2024 updates to this facilitation toolkit. Note: no hexi kit is required to participate in the workshop, shared kits will be supplied for practice purposes.
HEXI KITS
Workshop participants will have the opportunity to experience the Cynefin Co hexi packs, including the latest 2024 updates to this facilitation toolkit.
Note: no hexi kit is required to participate in the workshop, shared kits will be supplied for practice purposes.
2024 Hexi kits now shipping! See more and pre-order yours here.
T&Cs
Cancellations
Voluntary cancellations are permitted up to 3 weeks prior to the event start and a 50% refund will be provided. No refunds for cancellations made 3 weeks or less prior to event. Attendee substitutions are permitted at any time.
Rescheduling
Cognitive Edge reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule training sessions if staff illness or lockdowns prevent us proceeding. In the event of cancellation or rescheduling, a registered attendee can request a full refund of course fees. Refunds will be processed within ten (10) business days of refund request.
