cynefin - a framework for leaders in an ever-changing world
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Cynefin is a sense-making framework developed by David Snowden and others, which is currently maintained by Cognitive Edge (http://cognitive-edge.com/). I believe the framework can be extremely helpful to leaders cope with ever changing dynamics in their organization, as their default leadership style will not work best in all situations. This presentation is one I use to explain Cynefin to others, but it is largely based on the work of others. I leverage the following resources: Snowden, David J. and Mary E. Boone, A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making, Harvard Business Review, November 2007 Snowden, David Introduction to the Cynefin Framwork (:08 video) Cognitive Edge Website, Oct 29, 2011 Snowden, David It's Not Good Enough to be Right (1:02 video) LKCE12 Snowden, David Keynote of XP 2012 (Part 1 (:38), Part 2 (:40)) May 2012 Snowden, David Practice without sound theory will not scale (1:08 video presentation) Kurtz, C.F., and D. J. Snowden, The New Dynamics of Strategy: Sense-Making in a Complex and Complicated World, IBM Systems Journal, Vol 42, No 3., 2003 Cognitive Edge Blog on Cynefin Ballestrin, Kim. Applying Cynefin and Agile LAST Conference, July 27, 2012 (Deck and Video) Haight, Cameron. Leverage the Cynefin Framework to Improve IT Operations and Decision Making, Gartner: 2012 Perline, Joseph. On Understanding Software Agility— A Social Complexity Point Of View, E:CO Issue Vol. 13 Nos. 1-2 2011 Neis, Pierre How Cynefin Model Improves Lean Implementation, Slideshare Oct 21, 2012TRANSCRIPT
Cynefin: A Framework for Leaders in an Ever-Changing World
Ilio krumins-Beenswww.iliokb.com
@Ilio_kb
Overview•Why Cynefin?•What is it?•How it could be applied?
“Good leadership is not a one-size-fits-all proposition.” Source: Snowden, David J., and Mary E. Boon, A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making, Harvard Business Review, November 2007
Why Cynefin?
What is Cynefin?“Cynefin (pronounced ku-nev-in) is a Welsh word that signifies the multiple factors in our environment and our experiences that influence us in ways that we can never understand.”
Source: Snowden, David J., and Mary E. Boon, A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making, Harvard Business Review, November 2007
“Cynefin is a sense-making approach designed to improve situation awareness and decision making.” – Gartner
Source: Leverage the Cynefin Framework to Improve IT Operations Decision Making, Garner, Oct 24, 2012
3 Basic Systems
Source: Introduction to the Cynefin Framework
Cynefin
Ordered
Systems
What is Cynefin Framework is NOT?
In Cynefin, data precedes the model.
Low High
Low
High
Variable 1
Variable 2
Image Source: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/26740628/The-Power-of-the-2x2-Matrix---Chapter-1
Photographer: Marina Noordegraaf
Simple Domain
Cynefin
Complicated Domain
Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Ferrari_(automobile)
Cynefin
Complex Domain
Photographer: Peter Halasz
Complex vs.Complicated Domain
Photographer: Peter Halasz
Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Ferrari_(automobile)
Cynefin
Tools for Managing in Complex Context
•Open up the discussion.
•Set barriers.
•Stimulate attractors.
•Encourage dissent and diversity.
•Manage starting conditions and monitor for emergence.
Source: Snowden, David J., and Mary E. Boon, A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making, Harvard Business Review, November 2007
Photographer: Preston Keres
Chaotic Domain
Cynefin
Cynefin
Source: Snowden, David It's Not Good Enough to be Right (1:02 video) LKCE12
Cynefin Dynamics
Source: Kurtz, C.F., and D. J. Snowden, The New Dynamics of Strategy: Sense-Making in a Complex and Complicated World, (Fig. 4) IBM Systems Journal, Vol 42, No 3., 2003
Take-Aways
Source: Neis, Pierre How Cynefin Model Improves Lean Implementation, Slideshare Oct 21, 2012
Define future state and close the gapvs.
Understand current state and respond quickly
Recipe Cooking vs. Chef
Agile Transition
Photographer: Neil Crosby Artist: William Orpen
Without constraints, nothing evolves.
Image By: Tkgd2007
Source: Ballestrin, Kim. Applying Cynefin and Agile LAST Conference, July 27, 2012
“Fail-Safe” OR“Safe to Fail” Experiments
Photographer: National Institutes of Health
Resources• Snowden, David J. and Mary E. Boone, A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making , Harvard Business
Review, November 2007
• Snowden, David Introduction to the Cynefin Framwork (:08 video) Cognitive Edge Website, Oct 29, 2011
• Snowden, David It's Not Good Enough to be Right (1:02 video) LKCE12
• Snowden, David Keynote of XP 2012 (Part 1 (:38), Part 2 (:40)) May 2012
• Snowden, David Practice without sound theory will not scale (1:08 video presentation)
• Kurtz, C.F., and D. J. Snowden, The New Dynamics of Strategy: Sense-Making in a Complex and Complicated World , IBM Systems Journal, Vol 42, No 3., 2003
• Cognitive Edge Blog on Cynefin
• Ballestrin, Kim. Applying Cynefin and Agile LAST Conference, July 27, 2012 (Deck and Video)
• Haight, Cameron. Leverage the Cynefin Framework to Improve IT Operations and Decision Making , Gartner: 2012
• Perline, Joseph. On Understanding Software Agility— A Social Complexity Point Of View , E:CO Issue Vol. 13 Nos. 1-2 2011
• Neis, Pierre How Cynefin Model Improves Lean Implementation , Slideshare Oct 21, 2012
Questions / Feedback
Cynefin : A Framework for Leaders in an Ever-Changing WorldIlio krumins-Beenswww.iliokb.com@Ilio_kb