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The Fractured Lens

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28 essays on the forces that shape how organisations work, by Rich Bennetts.

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Sensemaking

On 5 August 1949, fifteen smokejumpers parachuted into Mann Gulch, Montana, to fight what they took to be a routine grass fire, the kind crews called a ten o'clock fire because it would be out by ten the next morning. Less than two hours later, thirteen of them were dead.

Unknowing, Meaning, Dynamics27 September 202611 minute read

The Alibi of Certainty
Unknowing, Dynamics2 November 20257 minute read
The Review: A Ritual of Impossible Honesty
Dynamics13 October 202513 minute read
The Mythology of Learning from Failure
Meaning2 October 20257 minute read
Michelle Fine
Dynamics, Meaning18 September 202515 minute read
The Authenticity Trap
Belonging1 September 20258 minute read
The Illusion of Psychological Safety
Belonging29 August 20257 minute read
The Coach and the Co-Author
Meaning21 August 20256 minute read
The Smooth Road to Nowhere
Dynamics21 August 20257 minute read
The Theorist’s Toolbox
Unknowing21 August 20258 minute read
The Algorithmic Shadow
Dynamics, Unknowing21 August 20258 minute read
The Quiet Hand
Dynamics21 August 20258 minute read
The Strategy Delusion
Dynamics, Unknowing21 August 202510 minute read
Irene on Leadership
Belonging15 April 20253 minute read
Embracing Continuous Change in the Workplace
Unknowing12 April 20257 minute read
Why Change Doesn’t Fail Because People Resist It
Dynamics, Meaning9 April 20256 minute read
Cynefin Through The Fractured Lens
Unknowing, Dynamics6 April 20253 minute read
William Bridges’ Transition Model
Unknowing, Meaning24 March 20256 minute read
How to Use The Fractured Lens in Practice
All four forces9 March 20255 minute read
Seeing Through The Fractured Lens
All four forces2 March 20255 minute read
The Seduction of Certainty
Unknowing1 March 20259 minute read
Power
Dynamics9 February 20256 minute read
Belonging
Belonging9 February 20256 minute read
Meaning
Meaning9 February 20255 minute read
Unknowing
Unknowing9 February 20255 minute read
The Fractured Lens and Culture
Meaning, Belonging9 February 20255 minute read
The Fractured Lens: A Sensemaking Tool
All four forces9 February 20254 minute read
Why “The Fractured Lens”?
All four forces9 February 20254 minute read