Definitions for "Sensemaking"
The process by which individuals (or organizations) create an understanding so that they can act in a principled and informed manner. Sensemaking tasks often involve searching for documents that are relevant for a purpose and then extracting and reformulating information so that it can be used. When a sensemaking task is difficult, sensemakers usually employ external representations to store the information for repeated manipulation and visualization. Sensemaking tasks inherently involve an embodiment as an actor (or actors), an environment, forms of knowing, and ways to work with what is known. Working can take different forms -- such as logical, metaphorical, physical, or image-based reasoning. See also external cognition.
Sensemaking is defined as the process of creating situation awareness in situations of uncertainty.
The interpretation of the meaning of behaviors in interaction. The ability to construct meaning from events, from self and others.
The process through which an environment is socially constructed.