“Acting in Ambiguity” Online Workshop – April 2nd WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BUT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING? Chances are pretty good that you regularly face ambiguous situations. These days, we all do: in our work and in our lives

#ThisisAmbiguity Unsplash – Evan Dennis Welcome to ambiguity, the uncertainty of possibilities. The place where we can’t be sure what the future holds. Do you see it? Can you feel it? Do you have any idea what to do about it? When in ambiguity, we lack clarity. Sound familiar? We

Pause to Reflect: The Presence of Possibilities Remind me never to do that again.Let that be a lesson to you!Keep the best, forget the rest.Same shit, different day… Reflection is the simple practice of taking another look at a situation and getting clear about what happened, what worked, and what

Acting in Ambiguity Ambiguity exists everywhere in today’s world. We face it when… … it is not clear how a situation might develop in the future, … different stakeholders have alternative perspectives about a problem and possible solutions, … previous experience may not be relevant or applicable, … there are

Collaborating in Ambiguity Claire Satera – Unsplash The interpretation impulse We all hope for a better world post-COVID yet we all have different ideas about how to get there. Some organizations struggle with remote work, others embrace the opportunity for digital transformation. Some schools resort to teaching through emails and

Ambiguity Activism is Transformation Design What on earth is Ambiguity Activism? Markus Spiske – Unsplash Our world needs more ambiguity activists. Let us explain what that is and you will understand why we care. Simply defined, activism is about taking action to improve the situation. Such actions are rooted in

Navigating Ambiguity (1/6): Grow Together Ambiguity is the new normal. Every day we face more uncertainty with things that we simply can’t control: where (or if) we work, how we get to interact with loved ones, what qualifies as news and truth, the list goes on and on. How might

Navigating Ambiguity (2/6): Leverage Tensions Welcome to the second of a six-part series on our approach to navigating ambiguity based on six principles. Ambiguity reveals tensions We all find harmony comfortable and don’t intentionally seek out tensions. Why? Because they usually mean conflict, dissonance, and uneasiness. We define ambiguity as

Navigating Ambiguity (3/6): Aim for Insights This is the third of a six-part series about our approach to making the most of ambiguity by embracing six simple principles. You can find the others here. Ambiguity fosters information overload We define ambiguity as the uncertainty of possibilities, a context where we

Navigating Ambiguity (4/6): Visualize the Invisible This is the 4th of a six-part series on our approach to navigating ambiguity based on six principles. Please find the others here. How we shape the world we (want to) see Humans are meaning-making machines. We like stories. They shape our thinking and