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Sensemaking 101

Sensemaking 101

Download the list of sparks you can add to your note to explore

During the session (around halfway in), Nick shared a set of sparks in the chat to guide your sensemaking practice. To make it easier for you, we've prepared this as a downloadable file. Use them to follow along with the session or revisit the exercise at your convenience.

Click here to download the list of sparks.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:53 - Welcome to Sensemaking 101
00:03:01 - Agenda
00:05:15 - Overview of Sensemaking & Notes
00:07:24 - Notemaking
00:12:13 - Exercise #1
00:14:28 - You start notemaking or keep notetaking
00:15:20 - Exercise #2 - Rapid-fire remarks
00:21:20 - Practice before Theory
00:22:48 - Practice Round
00:25:44 - Exercise #3
00:27:33 - Exercise #4
00:29:37 - Exercise #5
00:30:17 - Exercise #6
00:32:32 - The Spark Method
00:36:19 - Main Exercise: The Spark Method
00:37:58 - Idea Stratification
00:49:55 - Takeaways
00:52:03 - Exercise: Tending to your notes
00:53:45 - The Linking Your Thinking workshop
01:00:33 - Sneak Peek
01:02:11 - Sensemaking Takeaways
01:04:36 - Q&A
01:05:24 - Q1 - 3 strengths and limitations of LYT Method
01:08:20 - Q2 - Returning and Transforming notes
01:10:54 - Q3 - Turning notes into real results
01:14:12 - Q4 - Community Engagements
01:16:55 - Q5 - Life Management System
01:17:50 - Q6 - Habit forming tip for system
01:20:19 - Q7 - LYT as words and less visuals and mapping
01:22:54 - Q8 - MOCs or tags?
01:27:35 - Q9 - Ideal path for newcomer
01:31:02 - Q10 - having iteration anxiety
01:35:29 - Q11 - Starting with hierarchal structure
01:38:41 - Q12 - Learning from PKM and AI session
01:44:43 - Q13 - Building vaults for facts
01:48:18 - Q14 - Preparation for Workshops

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