SenseMaker and social change dynamics - slides and video
by Tony Quinlan on Dec 27, 2017 11:38:15 AM
This week, Tony joined fellow complexity explorer Marcus Jenal for a webinar hosted by Laurie Webster for Cognitive Edge. Looking at social change, both presenters talked about recent experiences of using SenseMaker to explore social and attitudinal change. The webinar was recorded an …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Washington DC - courses coming up in September 2014
by Tony Quinlan on Sep 12, 2014 10:38:06 AM
Early bird discount's finished, but there's still time to book on the upcoming Washington DC Cognitive Edge courses - which would be highly recommended even if I weren't teaching with Michael Cheveldave. (I won't be there for the Narrative day on 2nd October, though - I'll have gone t …
Policy-making, government and Cynefin - a new 2-day course
by Tony Quinlan on Aug 29, 2014 1:09:02 PM
There's a new course coming up - one relevant for anyone interested in public organisations, government and policy-making in uncertain times. Luckily, I'm getting to support the course - I'll be getting to co-teach with Thomas Townsend in Ottawa in early October.
The barber is shaving the donkey
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 1, 2014 3:07:48 PM
A compound in a village near Dhaka, Bangladesh
Down Your Way - Dhaka, Istanbul, Singapore, Addis Ababa
by Tony Quinlan on Jun 17, 2014 2:40:40 PM
More trips coming up in the diary. While there're specific activities at each stop to be done, I'm open to any conversations/quick meetings.