Respond to ambiguous creative feedback with safe probes before committing production scope.
Ambiguous feedback Client note: The city should feel more hopeful but still dangerous. Three departments propose different fixes. The wrong classification can create days of unnecessary production work. Cynefin Probe, sense, respond for complex creative notes When cause and effect are not knowable upfront, small probes create the evidence needed for a better decision. Full revision now Commits scope before the team knows what works. The team learns cheaply before spending heavily. In complex creative work, evidence is produced through small action. 01 Classify 02 Probe 03 Commit Classify the note Context first
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