The Cynefin Framework – A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making and Action
Dave Snowden
Short Description
In this video, Dave Snowden introduces the Cynefin framework with a brief explanation of its origin and evolution and a detailed discussion of its architecture and function. This framework was developed to help leaders understand their challenges and to make decisions in context.
Why we like this resource?
Working with complexity enables us to understand the messiness of the work we do because it upends our assumptions about change moving in a straight direction and pushes us to remain agile and adaptive. The Cynefin framework helps leaders cultivate an awareness of what is really complex and what is not and respond accordingly so that no energy is wasted in overthinking the routine but they also never try to make the complex fit into standard solutions.