Fragments of Impact - an update
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 28, 2016 2:12:57 PM
Back in June 2015, we began the Fragments of Impact programme, partnering with UNDP, to explore how to use SenseMaker® in monitoring and evaluation. This week we’re back in Istanbul, with all the various participants to teach and explore the data and what to do next - in terms of inte …
What lies ahead? Building CrowdSensed pictures
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 7, 2015 6:24:44 AM
This week I'm in Singapore at the International Risk and Horizon Scanning Symposium - working with governments to connect Foresight, Policy and Practice. Sometimes that's about increasing scanning capacity to help with strategic shock, sometimes it's about looking at underlying trends …
Down your way - Singapore, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 6, 2015 10:56:00 AM
Just a brief one ahead of upcoming travels for anyone who wants to meet up. I'm teaching courses and working on projects in July in Singapore and Melbourne:
SenseMaker® in Health - recognition of the power of 10,000 Voices
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 3, 2015 3:46:28 PM
The National Health Service in Northern Ireland are among the earliest users of SenseMaker®, working with network member Anne McMurray to explore multiple health-focussed issues. Early examples included work around bereavement in families, allowing local teams to improve and adapt the …
Fragments of Impact - Launching a six-month UNDP/Cognitive Edge initiative into working with complex problems
by Tony Quinlan on May 14, 2015 2:48:14 PM
Cognitive Edge and UNDP are together launching a unique initiative to engage with new ways of working on difficult problems in complex and fast-changing situations. The programme will last six months and a limited number of participants are being invited from across a variety of NGO a …
StratCom presentation slides - Partnership for Peace, 26th March 2015
by Tony Quinlan on Mar 30, 2015 7:22:18 PM
As promised, here are the slides from last week's presentation at the Partnership for Peace base in Ankara. The usual caveats apply - I'm not sure how much sense these make without my discussion over the top...
Get your QCon slides here!
by Tony Quinlan on Mar 7, 2015 12:44:35 AM
A great morning at QCon in London today - speaking on using SenseMaker® to understand user requirements better. I had to rush out the door, so didn’t get to hear Chris Matts and Shane Hastie in the afternoon.
Getting familiar with SenseMaker®
by Tony Quinlan on Feb 25, 2015 12:38:57 PM
If you're thinking about running a project exploring complex issues like culture, there's another chance to kick start a project with the SenseMaker® trainings in Seattle from 11-13th March 2015. As many people know, I've been using SenseMaker® software to understand populations and d …
Following up on the Cynefin and Sense-Making course...
by Tony Quinlan on Dec 9, 2014 11:13:06 AM
Last week saw the last Cynefin and Sense-Making (CSM) courses of the year, Dave and I sharing the presenting/facilitating duties. A full room of different backgrounds and nationalities, which kept everything interesting - lessons and applications getting swapped across sectors and cou …
Catching up - Learning From Incidents slides
by Tony Quinlan on Nov 5, 2014 11:00:00 AM
It's been an "interesting" few weeks at breakneck pace, so I'm a bit behind in putting things up. So, catching up bit by bit - here are the slides from the ESRC Learning From Incidents seminar at Southampton University on 15th October, along with some reflections from the morning.