Sensemaking is simply defined as "the making of sense" (Weick, 1995, p. 4); it is about the interaction between individuals' actions and interpretations of the world (Weick, Sutcliffe, & Obstfeld, 2009). In other words, it allows individuals "to comprehend, understand, explain, attribute, extrapolate, and predict" (Starbuck & Milliken, 1988, p. 51) events and actions.
Weick, 1995
Sensemaking = Internation between 1 & 2:
1. Individual's Actions - enactment
2. Interpretations of the world - enacted world = enacted environment
Starbuck & Milliken, 1988, p. 5
Sensemaking allows the individual to:
1. Comprehend - Grasp - Collect Information - (Knowing)
2. Understand - Cause-Effect
3. Explain - Interpret
4. Attribute - Characteristics or Nature
5. Extrapolate - Extend
6. Predict - Future behavior
Note:
Sensemaking explained by Madsbjerg in his book related in 2017 was found unsuitable for this study. There have been serious criticism raised by the review done by Franco (Researchgate).
References:
Franco, A., Christian Madsbjerg’s Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm.
Madsbjerg, C., 2017. Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm. Hachette Books.
