<title/> Sensemaking frameworks explain changes in multidimensional fitness landscapes. Such cognitive maps represent the simplified visualization process used by early stage venture capitalists (VCs) to understand venture risk. VC risk assessments of high-growth potential ventures are highly subjective...

Executives and strategists have long recognized the value of knowledge as a primary driving source for a firm’s sustainable competitive advantage – hence the creation by many firms of a position called the chief knowledge officer (CKO). However, many people have proposed differing...