Snowden is the author of several articles and book chapters on the Cynefin framework, the development of narrative as a research method, and the role of complexity in sensemaking. In 2008 he and co-author Mary E. Boone won an "Outstanding Practitioner-Oriented Publication in OB" award from the Academy of Management's Organizational Behavior division for a Harvard Business Review article on Cynefin.
Snowden is a scholar who has authored several papers and chapters on the Cynefin framework, narrative research approaches, and the influence of complexity on organizational behavior. In 2008 he and co-author Mary E. Boone were recognized with an "Outstanding Practitioner-Oriented Publication in OB" award from the Academy of Management's Organizational Behavior division for their Harvard Business Review article on Cynefin.