Tools to see the forest through the trees
Hello Webby world…I have a request, especially of you systems thinkers out there.
I’m working on a project with a network of Native public radio stations in the United States to assess the unique impacts that these stations make in their communities. One of the things we would like to do with the stations is to provide them with tools to work with the feedback they get from the community and identify key things that make sense to work on.
I’m thinking that some systems thinking tools would be a useful contribution to the work here, and I’m looking for any tools that people use to work strategically with environmental scans to identify leverage points and possibilities to enhance the impact of work a radio station might do. The easier the tool is to use, the better.
So anything out there to point me towards? I’ll cruise through the Fifth Discipline books but I’m wondering what you might have discovered on the web. References and ideas in the comments please, soe everyone canbenefit from this inquiry.
Thanks in advance.
Chris
When you have a min please call me – just starting a project with 20 station re mortgage crisis – have same needs and will be working on same stuff
Rob
Chris, (& Rob)
http://www.sensemaker-suite.com/ has some potential here.
Yev
disclosure: I am a member of the Cognitive Edge network.
What about a good old Force Field Analysis – we’ve used it to combine an environmental scan with decision making–simplified in all kinds of ways…in a colourful wall/conversation based activity.
driving and restraining forces, why yes-why no, what if yes-what if no….saw your question on twitter 🙂
you might want to check Future Search…
Sensemaker might be interesting, as Yev points out .. very interesting way of gathering, filtering and seeking emergence out of stories.
… and Nancy beat me to the suggestion of a Future Search conference (but you already knew about that one).