Washington DC today, and an all day session with Global Giving who have been running a project with SenseMaker® for the development sector. The project involved gathering several thousand self-signified micro-narratives in Africa, often in areas with no access to technology. the inventiveness with which they tackled the problems is outstanding. Today was the first review of the results and planning for the next phase which should move to continuous capturing and potentially impact measurement. We have some very exciting discussions around the potential for empowerment in knowledge flow and project creation that could be enabled as we develop practice here.
This video shows the process in part. The quote by the way, which I love, is from the wall of the meeting room and provides a context to the importance of this work. It's not just SenseMaker® that is attracting attention in the Development Community, there is also a growing interest in Cynefin framework. This blog for example has created a small tweet storm in its own right.
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Thank you for this post. I thought the video was great fun and it brought back memories from my work in the Gambia last year. People hungry for knowledge, eager to learn and contribute and all so positive and enthusiastic. I also enjoyed the Blog. A great write-up of the Cynefin Framework. Much work can be brought to live with the Sensemaker tools and analysis in developing countries quickly, effectively and efficiently using these micro-narratives revealing context so we can quickly adjust and improve how we work with people locally. I hope we can give this ample publicity to show how the CE methods can contribute to insights in areas of profound importance.
Posted by Boudewijn Bertsch | August 14, 2010 3:19 PM
Posted on August 14, 2010 15:19