Tag Archives: Rise of SenseMaking

Lecture at IESE Sold Out!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Admin

Humantific CoFounder, Elizabeth Pastor presented SenseMaking for ChangeMaking at IESE’s Graduate Business School in New York City last night. Elizabeth explained how Humantific has, for more than ten years, been working closely with business leaders in many industries who are engaged … Continue reading →

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Making Sense of Industries

Posted on January 16, 2012 by GK VanPatter

We love and respect the complex history of what has become the sensemaking profession today. Here are more example images from Humantific’s Isotype Institute Collection. These are from 1955. The Vienna based Isotype Institute team active in the 1920s-1950s is widely … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on THINK

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Admin

Last week, the Humantific team took a field trip to Lincoln Center to see the THINK Exhibit. Sponsored by IBM in honor of their centennial, it showcases the tech giant’s many achievements in science, business, and everyday life, as well … Continue reading →

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Meet Me at MoMA

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Admin

Every month MoMA opens its doors to people with Dementia and their caregivers for a special visit. These guests don’t walk around the whole museum. Rather, they focus on four or five works in depth and engage in a conversation … Continue reading →

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Stick Figure Adventures

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Annie Hill

On Huffington Post: The enduring and very versatile stick figure, so important in visual sensemaking! Huffington Post | 7 Worst Stick Figure Injuries by Doug Lansky

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Social SenseMaking for Social Innovation

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Annie Hill

Now for some good news: Interest continues to rise in the role the Social SenseMaking is playing in Social ChangeMaking! If you are interested in this subject see this:  Elizabeth Pastor, Robert Horn, Hans Rosling, Nic Marks, Seth Flaxman, Christopher … Continue reading →

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Mozilla’s Privacy Icons

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Admin

Earlier this year, Mozilla convened a privacy workshop that brought together some of the world’s leading thinkers in online privacy. As a result, a series of  Privacy Icons were proposed. These icons would be “bolted on” to the existing privacy … Continue reading →

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A Century Apart in NY Times

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Admin
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The just published report A Century Apart was referenced by David Brooks in the New York Times today. The article entitled The Limits of Policy makes use of the social sensemaking contained in the A Century Apart report.

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Making Sense of Complexity

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Admin
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Appearing today in the New York Times: Making Sense of Complexity “Look at the military’s PowerPoint slide of the Afghanistan war, a labyrinth of cross-thatching lines and arrows swirling around words like INSURGENTS and COALITION CAPACITY & PRIORITIES. “When we … Continue reading →

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SenseMaker Dialogs Registration Opens

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Admin
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SenseMaker Dialogs 2 Rethinking the Boundaries of SenseMaking Registration is now open! Speakers: Richard Saul Wurman Garry K. VanPatter Date: February 16th (Evening) Location: Parsons The New School for Design, NYC SPACE IS LIMITED! Go here to register: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/407433645 SenseMaker … Continue reading →

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Wurman Speaks at SenseMaker Dialogs

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Admin
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Pioneering SenseMaker, Richard Saul Wurman will speak at SenseMaker Dialogs in New York on February 16, 2010! Official online registration will open soon. Sponsors: Humantific & Parsons, School of Design Strategies. Moderator: Elizabeth Pastor. Location: Parsons, The New School for … Continue reading →

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The Future of Innovation Published

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Admin
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Just published and now available: The Future of Innovation. Humantific, Strategos, IDEO, Mckinsey, IBM, Nokia, Philips, Siemens, and London Business School are among the contributors to the book. “[Editors] Bettina von Stamm and Anna Trifilova have gathered together the thoughts … Continue reading →

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Humantific at Malmö University

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Admin

Humantific Co-Founder, GK VanPatter will give a free open to the public talk on SenseMaking for ChangeMaking in Malmö, Sweden on November 12, as part of a new speaker series being organized by the MEDEA Societal Entrepreneurship Program at Malmö … Continue reading →

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Executive Summary Portrait of Louisiana

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Admin

For those interested in the just published Portrait of Louisiana and the role of social sensemaking in driving social change an executive summary is now available in PDF form. For more information on the Measure of America initiative go here:

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SenseMaker Dialogs

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Admin

SenseMaker Dialogs is a new speaker series focused on the rapidly changing hybrid activity of SenseMaking in the 21st century. The series was launched August 13th in New York, sponsored by Humantific and Parsons School of Design Strategies in New York. SenseMaker Dialogs … Continue reading →

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