If machines can think, understand and recognise, cars don’t need drivers, holograms make real what’s not and the internet of things is in everything … what is left for us humans to do? What can we do in our agile team roles that will bring the greatest value? According to the Institute for the Future (IFTF), Sensemaking is the #1 skill for 2020 and beyond. Great news! As humans, we have a unique capability to make sense. Sensemaking is the "ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed.” (IFTF) Sensemaking helps us connect the dots, gain insights and gather up the requirements to make decisions and act. It requires us to think, map and then act. This presentation provided a range of visuals, templates and tools to help you make sense - alone or with others. A practical session aimed at boosting your role as a sense maker.

2. Volatility. Uncertainty. Complexity. Ambiguity.

7. Leadership keeps changing

8. World Economic Forum
Screenshots of reports

10. World Economic Forum

11. Sensemaking:
Our ability to
determine the
deeper meaning
or significance of
what is being
expressed

15. yawn

25. What shape is the idea?

34. Map

40. Hans Rosling

41. Melanie Perkins

46. Sensemaking…
• Get to clarity quicker
• Make decisions sooner
• Get people on the same page
• Get to collec:ve sense
• Get into ac:on quicker
• …oh, oops a list of bullsh*t bulletpoints

47. Lightning Talk
50 icons in 5 minutes
Wednesday
10.45am

49. Get my FREE Agile Sensemaking Pack
• Mini book on Making Sense
• Whitepaper Report: “24 ways
to use sensemaking on your
project”
• 32 Ques:ons for Facilita:ng,
Coaching & Sensemaking