ProblemSolving

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Cynefin Framework

Dave Snowden

It is a decision making framework!

Ordered Complex Chaotic

Ordered

Cause ↔ Effect

◼ Exists

◼ Repeatable

◼ Predictable

Cause ↔ Effect

◼ exists

◼ unpredictable

◼ unknownsComplex

Cause ↔ Effect

◼ indeterminate

◼ scope undefinedChaotic

Complex

Chaotic Obvious

Complicated

TraditionalProjects

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail

PROJECTS

ARE

COMPLEX

Emergent Practices

COMPLICATED

Good Practices

OBVIOUS

Best Practices

CHAOTIC

Novel Practices

UK Romania

"Yesterday's Best Practice is

Tomorrow's Anti-Pattern"

Neal Ford