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Prospective Sensemaking
FIGURE 5.1 Analytical ( and conceptual) delimitation of prospective sensemaking.
available information resources related to future events. The numbering refers to
the previous three questions and the operationalization of prospective sensemaking, more specifically the analytical dimensions they are intended to answer. In
example two above, both OOW’s on KNM Helge Ingstad formed expectations based
on what they believed the object was, including what, if any, events would be triggered in the future. The lights from Sola TS are examples of information, i.e., a cue
that formed expectations but also events. For analytical purposes, information/ cues
impact events and expectations in a one-way relationship. Moreover, events affect
ways of preparing and vice versa. An event can trigger distinct ways of preparing,
e.g., the frigate started to turn slightly based on the OOW acknowledging the need
to increase distance to the ( now moving Sola TS) object.
At the same time, it is conceivable that the way one prepares, for example, looking
at a radar screen could influence how an event is constituted but also expectations
per se related to the event. Important in this context is which analytical unit is the
starting point for analysis when, for example, the purpose is to explore the properties
of prospective sensemaking at the bridge of KNM Helge Ingstad.
SOME LEARNING POINTS FROM AN OPERATIONALIZATION
OF PROSPECTIVE SENSEMAKING
The learning points from the events prior to the collision in Hjeltefjord in the light
of prospective sensemaking are about expanding the understanding of how interaction between the mariners takes place, including the resources used, thus laying
the grounds for a more comprehensive systemic understanding of what happened.
Consequently, applied prospective sensemaking is also about expanding the traditional understanding of what human factors entail by analytically refining key
aspects of key participants’ interactions, which the operationalization and conceptualization of prospective sensemaking attempts. By taking the main characteristics
of prospective sensemaking as described by Rosness et al. ( 2015) and also adding
analytical focus, the properties of prospective sensemaking (T able 5.1) are arguably
Prospective Sensemaking
FIGURE 5.1 Analytical ( and conceptual) delimitation of prospective sensemaking.
available information resources related to future events. The numbering refers to
the previous three questions and the operationalization of prospective sensemaking, more specifically the analytical dimensions they are intended to answer. In
example two above, both OOW’s on KNM Helge Ingstad formed expectations based
on what they believed the object was, including what, if any, events would be triggered in the future. The lights from Sola TS are examples of information, i.e., a cue
that formed expectations but also events. For analytical purposes, information/ cues
impact events and expectations in a one-way relationship. Moreover, events affect
ways of preparing and vice versa. An event can trigger distinct ways of preparing,
e.g., the frigate started to turn slightly based on the OOW acknowledging the need
to increase distance to the ( now moving Sola TS) object.
At the same time, it is conceivable that the way one prepares, for example, looking
at a radar screen could influence how an event is constituted but also expectations
per se related to the event. Important in this context is which analytical unit is the
starting point for analysis when, for example, the purpose is to explore the properties
of prospective sensemaking at the bridge of KNM Helge Ingstad.
SOME LEARNING POINTS FROM AN OPERATIONALIZATION
OF PROSPECTIVE SENSEMAKING
The learning points from the events prior to the collision in Hjeltefjord in the light
of prospective sensemaking are about expanding the understanding of how interaction between the mariners takes place, including the resources used, thus laying
the grounds for a more comprehensive systemic understanding of what happened.
Consequently, applied prospective sensemaking is also about expanding the traditional understanding of what human factors entail by analytically refining key
aspects of key participants’ interactions, which the operationalization and conceptualization of prospective sensemaking attempts. By taking the main characteristics
of prospective sensemaking as described by Rosness et al. ( 2015) and also adding
analytical focus, the properties of prospective sensemaking (T able 5.1) are arguably