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What is SenseMaker® - a new generation data collection and analysis tool. Watch this introduction video.
The learning Power of Listening, Practical guidance for using SenseMaker
Visit the Cynefin co Sensemaker® website
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News article by Shawn Cunningham "Unlocking knowledge to enable innovation"
A Presentation by Prof Dave Snowden of the Cynefin Co
Blog series: Organisational knowledge and innovation, by Shawn Cunningham
Unlocking knowledge in organisations to enable innovation
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Mesopartner Engagement Events
The Mesopartner Engagement series is about sharing progress on our research with practitioners who are also innovating in these topics. These online engagements will not be a training event but about method development and sharing experience. To register for a Mesopartner engagement event, click on the event banner and complete a short registration form. We will…
Micronarratives of change and progress. Improving the quality of essential and vegetable oils in South Africa This report describes a research survey focused on the micro-narratives of producers about their efforts to improve the quality of the essential and vegetable oils they produce. The research is about understanding the underlying influencers, behaviours and attitudes of the essential and…
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Mesopartner has developed a framework to assess meso institutions for opportunities for improvement.
In the article, 'Assessment of meso organisations for opportunities for improvement', we argue that there are four dimensions to improving meso organisations’ performance, along which each meso…
A resilient meso space to enable an adaptive Systemic Competitiveness landscape Over the past few years, Mesopartner has been working on different topics in its meso research theme. We have collaborated closely with our clients, fellow researchers and policy makers to develop and experiment with different ideas in an iterative way, constantly switching between research, application and…
Improving the resolution of the meso layer: a case study When working to improve the performance of any sector or value chain, we often find a range of meso organisations or programmes designed to support upgrading, skills development and better decision making in small businesses in the targeted sector.
While mapping these organisations is not too difficult, it is much harder to figure out what…
PACA
Narrative research & SenseMaker®
Meso Assessment Framework
Regional Economic Potential Analysis
The Hexagon of Local Economic Development
Calidena
RALIS
The Compass of Local Competitiveness
Mesopartner methodologies
Mesopartner has developed or co-developed a number of methods and tools that are widely used by territorial development practitioners.
Mesopartner provides its annual University classes in Leipzig/Germany on Innovation Economics and Territorial Economic Development
In January 2023, Frank Waeltring from Mesopartner again provided his annual seminar at the University of Leipzig in the MBA from SEPT on the topics of Innovation Economics and Territorial Economic Development. He has been doing this for 16 years now. Why are you…
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What is systemic change, how can we achieve it and how can it be measured? These questions are often asked by our clients, which is why we have set up a research theme on systemic change – or what is sometimes also called transformative systems change. The…