The Collective Noticing Method

This practice paper by Jess Dart, founder of Clear Horizon, introduces the Collective Noticing Method (CNM). CNM offers evaluators and changemakers working on complex or emergent initiatives a shared approach for spotting, learning from, and responding to subtle shifts, including system-level changes. It is a rigorous yet flexible method with focus on learning and collective sensemaking, making it particularly well suited to the “messy middle” of systems transformation, while also being broadly applicable.