Bounded applicability

Bounded applicability is one of the principle from Cynefin framework in highlighting that most approaches we know are valid when they're applied to the right context or domains.

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References

Snowden, Cynefin - Weaving Sense-Making Into the Fabric of Our World

Cynefin is at its heart a decision support framework, not a method or model. It is based on the principle of 'bounded applicability'; there are few if any context-free solutions, but many valid context-specific ones.

Backlinks

• Some tools are less effective in complex domain
  • I found this interesting given that despite my understanding of Bounded applicability, I still fall to Complex problem assumed ordered.