The Right Questions Podcast

Problem-Solving Using the Cynefin Decision-Making Framework

Simon Ash Season 7 Episode 4

Have you ever had a problem that, in trying to solve it, you have made it worse?

When trying to solve problems we make mistakes when we don’t properly understand the problem in the first place. Therefore, one critical step in decision-making is classifying the type of problem that you are trying to solve. 

This is where the Cynefin framework can help us. It is a decision-making model championed by the Harvard Business Review and used by countless decision-makers, such as the US and UK governments.

This episode outlines the problem-solving approach and four main types of problems. You can find out more in the related article by following this link: https://therightquestions.co/the-four-types-of-problems-and-how-to-solve-them/