Sensemaking: a framework for cutting through the noise
A conversation with Liz Neeley and Ambika Kamath, founders of science communications collective, Liminal, exploring what sensemaking is and how it can be used to communicate science
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Making Sense of Sensemaking: a framework for communications that cut through the noise | Liz Neeley and Ambika Kamath | Liminal
I’m a big fan of The Story Collider, the long-running podcast where people tell personal stories about science. So, its former head, Liz Neeley, has been on my list of most-wanted guests for the Research Comms podcast for some time.
The perfect opportunity arrived when I discovered recently that Liz has started a new science communication venture - a collective called Liminal - with behavioural ecologist, Ambika Kamath.
Their goal is to “make science communication make sense to scientists, to help science make sense for everyone”.
And they’re doing that through ‘sensemaking’, which is a type of process or framework that helps participants to give meaning to complex situations.
Although sensemaking isn’t new as an idea (it’s been around for decades) I didn’t know much about it before my conversation with Liz and Ambika and it was fascinating to hear how they’re using it as a core part of Liminal’s mission to improve the way we communicate science.
Take a listen to the podcast if you’re interested in hearing more. It’s available via the links at the top of this page and anywhere else you listen to your podcasts.
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Back again next week…