Pattern Weaver Approach
Decisions that shape society, and the strategies that shape organisations, often lack the impact their makers desire, because the system was built for different problems and a different relationship with citizens, customers and decision-makers.
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Types of Problems
- Arise in complicated systems, where cause and effect are linear, knowable, and can be analyzed upfront. The focus is on execution through a well-defined plan, proven solutions, and clearly defined deliverables, milestones, and acceptance criteria.
- The project manager applies expertise, established processes, and formal authority over scope, schedule, and resources, following a sense–analyze–respond approach grounded in good practice.
- Arise in complex systems, where cause and effect are non-linear, interdependent, and often only clear in hindsight. The focus is on shaping and aligning direction by probing unclear challenges, running safe-to-fail experiments, and building feedback loops that move stakeholders toward a shared outcome.
- The project manager needs to exercise influence without formal authority, leading and following peers and stakeholders and letting solutions emerge through a probe–sense–respond approach grounded in emergent practice.