Keith Sawyer, an interesting scholar who’s work jibes well with mine (complexity, creativity, design, psychology, and education) posted on his blog some reflections on his recently completed sabbatical at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The post is full of things that, even 10 years ago, you would have never seen in one place: […]
Yesterday was Canada Day and on Sunday, the United States celebrates its birthday too. Soon Censemaking will be turning 1. Thanks to all of the readers and viewers from around the world and those who have shared their insights and comments over the past year. Blogging — and connecting to others through it — has
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George Lucas is an artist and he creates films he wants to create, while giving some credence to the desires of his fans. But just some. Is the same phenomenon something that replicates in knowledge translation? And if so, is that a good thing or should scientists be held to a different set of standards and respond more to what the end users want?
The environmental problems of today require new ways of thinking says a recent Worldchanging post on environmental sustainability and increasingly this looks more like four pillars coming together: design, systems, integration and resilience.
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Are we making progress in knowledge translation in the health sciences or are our methods and approaches just doing the wrong things righter? This post looks at the issue in relation to the recent NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation.
Knowledge translation in public health: Progress or doing the wrong things righter? Read More »
Seth Godin‘s recent book throws out the challenge to its readers to be indispensable in the jobs that they do. This is a tall order for most, but Godin points to ways of thinking, approaching problems and examples of how even the most mundane, mechanical jobs can be more when we bring the best of
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Seth Godin is a genius and deserves some consideration if you’re interested in changing the world and, just as important, changing yourself in the process. If you don’t know who he is, read on.
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The benefits of taking a break from social media and the steady stream of information include improved focus and better memory; maybe we should be doing this more often.
Taking in Less to Take in More (Information) Read More »
Some say we have too much information, while I say: we haven’t seen anything yet. What happens when the remaining 70% of those not using social media get engaged and what does that mean for sense-making?
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I’m noticing that Facebook is getting far less traffic amongst my ‘friend’ group than usual, but that Twitter seems to be revving up more and so is traffic in the blogosphere. I’d like to know if this is just me or is this a trend that other social media users are noticing.
Blogs and Twitter vs. Facebook: What’s going on? Read More »
