Today’s world is defined bycomplexity, disruption, and rapid change. Traditional problem-solving tools are not enough when challenges are uncertain and interdependent.
Sensemaking, the practice of interpreting experience, surfacing patterns, and creating shared meaning,has become an essential capacity. It allows us to work with ambiguity, integrate diverse perspectives, and uncover insights that can guide adaptive action. Without this skill, we risk defaulting to reactive solutions that miss deeper opportunities for change. This workshop will help you strengthen your sensemaking skills through collaborative, hands-on practice.
Led by Sonja Miokovic, a seasoned community innovator and Consulting Director of Community Innovation at Tamarack, this workshop invites participants into a hands-on exploration of collaborative sensemaking.
Sonja’s approach is rooted in the belief that learning is most powerful when it is collective. You will leave not only with new tools but also with a felt sense of what it means to “make sense together” in ways that strengthen innovation, decision-making, and collaboration.
Workshop Pre-Learning
No prior preparation or pre-learning is required for this workshop.
3.5 Hour Virtual Workshop
Understand why sensemaking is a critical skill in complexity.
Gain tools and practices to recognize patterns, surface insights, and connect diverse perspectives.
Build confidence in moving from information → meaning → action.
Experience collaborative approaches that can strengthen decision-making, strategy, and community innovation.
1-Hour Coaching Session
A one-hour coaching session will be hosted one month after the virtual workshop so you and your fellow learners can deepen your learning and get additional support to translate your learning into action.
Anyone seeking to navigate complexity with more clarity and confidence
meet the workshop facilitator
Sonja Miokovic
Sonja Miokovic is the Consulting Director of the Tamarack Institute’s Community Innovation Area. She is a dynamic educator, social scientist, and innovator with over 16 years of experience in the sector. Having lived, worked, and played in over 80 countries, she has a broad spectrum of international experience that cuts across the public, private and civil society sectors. Sonja is a long-standing advocate for community-led innovation and development. Known for bringing larger-than-life initiatives into being, Sonja thrives on helping communities connect the dots in innovative ways to tackle persistent problems.
pricing & logistics
Registration includes pre-workshop learning, a 3-hour virtual workshop, and a one-hour small-group coaching session with participants.Zoom meeting details will be sent in advance. All participants will have access to a workshop resource page with slides, virtual workspaces, and all linked resources.
Tamarack Members of our Ending Poverty, Building Belonging, Youth Futures and Climate Transitions networks are eligible for the group pricing regardless of their group size.
Post-workshop, participants will be invited to register for a post-event coaching session. At this interactive session, small groups of workshop participants will be encouraged to share their emerging questions and receive further support in translating the workshop’s learning into action.
Can’t attend the workshop, but love the content? Get in touch with Stephanie to learn more about how you can bring a custom version of this workshop to your organization or collaborative.
