Director & Founder - The Cynefin Centre, Chief Scientific Officer - The Cynefin Company, Co-author - Handling Complexity in a Crisis - EU Field Guide

Let's hear from Dave:

I am currently working on applying natural sciences to social systems by developing a range of methods and the SenseMaker® software suite.

I started working in an NGO post-university and then moved on to HR and training in the late 1970s when I started working with computers. That, together with a diploma from The Certified Accountants, got me a job as a Development Accountant in the same firm, where I headed up the Treasury function and was responsible for computerization.

An MBA in financial management saw me move into consultancy and software design for decision-support systems in what became Data Sciences. There, I became a General Manager (creating MURCO) and the Corporate Business Development Manager, where I created the Genus Programme (an integration of JAD/RAD, Object Orientation, and Legacy Management), which was one of the main components of that company's turnaround.

IBM acquired the company in 1997, and after that, my more public career started.

Specialties: Sense-making
Knowledge Management
Complexity Science applied to organizations
Narrative