

22: Dave Snowden – Complexity, Sensemaking and Entanglement
80 snips Feb 10, 2022
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Simple vs. Simplistic
- Simplicity facilitates deeper understanding, while simplistic thinking leads to shallow skimming.
- Frameworks should be simple enough to be drawn from memory, prompting further exploration.
Simplicity Test
- Aim for 50-60% audience comprehension on initial explanation, sparking curiosity for deeper dives.
- A simple framework should provoke thought and offer new perspectives, not just create confusion.
Cynefin and Religion
- A Cabinet Office member used the Cynefin framework to analyze the role of religion in the Bush-Blair era.
- Snowden's student recognized the influence of Karl Rahner's Catholic theology in the framework.