Challenge Framing and Sense Making

What is challenge framing and sense making?

Challenge Framing and Sense Making is a strategic process that helps organizations define and understand the complexities of their challenges. This process involves identifying key issues, breaking them down into manageable components, and articulating clear, actionable problems to be solved. It ensures that teams have a shared understanding of what needs to be addressed and why it matters.

By creating a clear frame for challenges, this approach allows teams to focus their efforts more effectively and ensures that all stakeholders have a common reference point. It helps prevent miscommunication and misaligned efforts by providing a coherent narrative that guides decision-making and strategy development.

Sense Making complements this by interpreting the information within the context of the organization's environment, helping leaders make informed decisions. It involves analyzing data, trends, and feedback to extract meaningful insights that can drive strategic actions and innovations.

What are the benefits of conducting challenge framing and sense making?

Conducting Challenge Framing and Sense Making facilitates a deeper understanding of organizational challenges, leading to more effective and targeted solutions. It enhances problem-solving capabilities by ensuring that solutions are based on a thorough understanding of the underlying issues.

This process also drives alignment within the organization, as it clarifies the objectives and strategies needed to overcome challenges. It fosters a proactive approach to problem-solving, enabling teams to anticipate potential issues and develop strategic responses ahead of time.

Moreover, Challenge Framing and Sense Making stimulates innovation by challenging conventional thinking and encouraging a fresh look at how problems are approached. It supports continuous improvement and adaptation by regularly updating the organizational understanding of challenges as conditions change.

What are engagement options for challenge framing and sense making?

Concierge: Subscription Advisory

Provides continuous, on-demand advisory services to help organizations frame and make sense of challenges as they evolve, ensuring strategic alignment and adaptability.

Fractional: Retainer Advisory

Offers regular, strategic insights on a retainer basis, ideal for organizations that require ongoing support in framing complex challenges and developing clear sense-making strategies.

On Demand: Flexible Advisory

Suitable for organizations that need immediate, targeted assistance in framing a specific challenge or making sense of a sudden change in their business landscape.

External Advisor: Board Advisory

Engages with board members to provide high-level strategic insights and guidance on framing and interpreting major organizational challenges, aligning with broader governance and strategic objectives.