Naturalizing Sense-making Matrix

• Naturalising is a reference to the philosophical tradition of basing what we know within the constraints of Natural Sciences
  
• On the left side of 2×2 matrix is the Scientific Method
• On the right, is Observation + Hypotheses Method
• Methods on the left can scale at low risk
• Methods on the right can scale with high risk

• The bottom left is ideal
  • However, Classic Science is not applicable to human systems
• The top left is good
  • Methods that are supported by sound theory: those that can be replicated in different contexts
• The top right is okay
  • Methods derived from observations and hypotheses that have explanatory power fall in the top right and are valuable
• The bottom right heeds caution
  • Context specific methods that claim predictive power fall in the bottom right
  • Many management approaches and Agile methodologies fall here and are considered inappropriate
  • Run into the Causation v Correlation problem