The idea of the Cynefin framework is that it offers decision-makers a "sense of place" from which to view their perceptions.[1] Cynefin is a Welsh word meaning habitat, haunt, acquainted, familiar. Snowden uses the term to refer to the idea that we all have connections, such as tribal, religious and geographical, of which we may not be aware.[9][3] It has been compared to the Maori word turangawaewae, meaning a place to stand.[10]