Cognitive Edge is focused on rejuvenating management practices to better equip organisations when addressing intractable problems or seizing new opportunities in uncertain and complex situations. Where traditional approaches have failed to deliver success, Cognitive Edge techniques enable the emergence of fresh and insightful solutions seen from multiple perspectives.

Cognitive Edge solutions, comprised of open source methods, original research and the Cognitive Edge SenseMaker® Software Suite, are delivered through the Cognitive Edge Network. The Cognitive Edge Network is a widely dispersed, cohesive Network of experienced professionals in private and public sector organisations from diverse disciplines with deep-rooted experience in both business and science. It includes academics and practitioners, in house and commercial consultants. Membership of the Network is attained through participation in an Accreditation programme.

The Cognitive Edge SenseMaker® Software Suite provides a set of tools designed to enable informed decision making in organisations using both structured and unstructured data in a common environment. The Suite is fully integrated with a coherent body of formal methods is the outcome of several years of research into human based organizational complexity, sensemaking, decision making, knowledge sharing and narrative.

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Lynn Allen - BA(Hons), MA (UWA), PhD (Murdoch), Hon D.Litt (Curtin) - Curtin University of Technology

Lynn is based in Western Australia, Australia. Contact details are:
 
Email:  Lynn.Allen@curtin.edu.au Telephone:  +61 8 9266 4859
   
   

   

Lynn completed the Cognitive Edge training in Australia - Brisbane June 2006.

Professional Background

After 12 years as a Chief Executive in State Government, Lynn joined the Curtin Business School in 2001. Lynn works in the field of soft systems, futures and narrative. Together with her colleague, Trudi Lang (currently at Oxford University), Lynn developed an emergent futures methodology call ariadne. Ariadne has been taught to senior executives annually since 2005.

In 2007, with Margot Wood, Lynn managed a narrative capture project using Sensmaker for the Institute of Public Administration Australia's National Conference.