How do people use catalysis reports?
The most effective use of catalysis reports is as an input to a sensemaking workshop. What I’ve seen people do is take copies of the report to a group session and either hand them out to each small group, or simply post them on the walls for people to look at. The patterns, observations, interpretations and implications trigger discussions as people react. Ideally at least some of the collected stories should be easily available as well for people to dive into. Less frequently, I’ve seen people use my catalysis reports to feed a process of analysis, where a final report is prepared with answers and solutions (usually to be presented to those in charge of making decisions). The people making the transition from catalysis to analysis should be in the community of interest, or at very least they should know a lot about it. I can help with such transitions, and have done that, but I actively discourage people from using my reports as analysis reports, simply because I am not in the communi
