Strategic sensemaking
The discipline of reading the landscape, interpreting weak signals, and building a coherent view of where a strategy should move next.
🎯 What it enables​
It turns maps, market evidence, and competitive moves into a shared direction before committing scarce resources.
🧠How to build it​
- Practice mapping cycles that connect user needs, value chains, and evolution stages.
- Review assumptions regularly and document what changed and why.
- Use pre-mortems and scenario thinking to test strategic narratives.
📰 Related blog posts​
- Navigating AI Leadership with Cynefin — A practical sensemaking lens for choosing the right leadership posture.
- Positioning and Readiness — Connects map signals to readiness choices before committing to a strategy.