Vige in the Cynefin Field Guide

In October The Cynefin Company released a new book, The Cynefin Co. Field Guide: Cynefin in the age of entanglement. Chapter 3 includes my illustration Cynefin in 3D, with the Vige trolls in it. I made it together with Christopher Bramley and Rob England. This is what Dave Snowden writes about it in the book:

“The best we have seen is this one by Rob England, Martin Berg, and Christopher Bramley.”

The spread from The Cynefin Co. Field Guide is shown with permission from Dave Snowden.

From an idea to a field guide

It started in June 2020. I had been fascinated by Dave Snowden’s work and the Cynefin framework for a long time, and got the idea to illustrate it in the Vige surroundings. With help from my colleagues at Squeed, the first version was done. A few days later it was available in high resolution for anyone who wanted to use it.

In October 2020 the trolls were part of the book Cynefin - weaving sense making into the fabric of our world. That Christmas they got a Christmas version, and in 2021 I made three new versions: Basic, Basic with transactions and Full. Now the trolls are in the Field Guide too.

Why is Chaotic higher than Complex?

That is the question I get most often about the picture. I have written the answer on the Both&More blog: Why is Chaotic higher than Complex?

All versions of the picture are available in high resolution on the Cynefin page. Feel free to use them, and credit me, Christopher Bramley and Rob England.

You can find the book at The Cynefin Company.