What happens when evidence is everywhere and available to everyone? If we all have the same guides to the same destinations, what does that mean for where we are going and is it where we want to go? In this latest article in my series looking at evidence in 2024, I look at what it […]
Evidence in 2024: The Creator’s Dilemma Read More »
Artificial intelligence’s widespread use and data generation pose challenges for evidence, as creators may not fully understand its processes. Trust issues arise due to AI’s opaque nature and embedded biases, impacting decision-making. The reliability, reproducibility, and validity of AI-generated evidence are compromised. To mitigate these issues, transparent, reliable, and valid AI models must be developed, but widespread adoption and verification remain uncertain.
Evidence in 2024: The Many Black Boxes of AI Read More »
Evidence is the way we tell truth from mere belief and, when used responsibly, can positively shape our world while limiting the harms we do through our actions. There has never been more data to inform our evidence generation work, yet this abundance has brought with it new challenges that we don’t have the means
Evidence in Context: The State of Things in 2024 Read More »
What happens when the AI-powered algorithms take what was once a peer-to-peer network and turn it into an AI arms race? Cory Doctorow has coined the term enshitification to describe the ways in which many large electronic media platforms from Google to Facebook to (now-called) X and others. He’s speaking to that feeling that I
Evidence and Learning in the New AI-driven Arms Race Read More »
Models, frameworks and theories are meant to guide what we do, yet they can also obscure what needs doing. The peddlers of ‘ways to think’ need to start showing evidence that matches their enthusiasm. I once got into a bit of an intellectual spat with an instructor of mine when I was completing my master’s
Models, Frameworks, and Theories (Oh, My!) Read More »
Design thinking is ready to evolve to the next stage with evidence, case studies, definitions and theories. We look at the current state of the science, art, and practice.
Time for Design Thinking to Grow Up Read More »
Learning styles, technology-driven teaching, and self-direction are all concepts that anyone interested in education should be familiar with, yet the foundations for their adoption into the classroom, lab or boardroom are more suspect than you might think. Today we look at the three urban legends of learning and what that might mean for education, innovation
The urban legends of learning (and other inconvenient truths) Read More »
A new book about Toronto’s (in)famous mayor reveals a great deal more than just a story of man known more for what he smokes and says than his governance, to what kind of world we want to live in. Robyn Doolittle’s ‘Crazy Town’ goes well beyond documenting one man’s troubling behaviour and its place in
Good evidence provides a foundation for decision-making in programs that is dispassionate, comparable and open to debate and view, yet often it is ignored in favour of opinion. Practice-based evidence allows that expert opinion in, however the way to get it into the discussion is through the very means we use to generate traditional evidence.Â
Evaluation, Evidence and Moving Beyond the Tyranny of ‘I Think’ Read More »
When does common sense make little sense? How do we sense-make evidence when it seems to make little sense? The answers could lie in getting inside the heads of those we seek to influence and designing our communications for empathy and health. Evidence in public / health Last week there was a brief uproar in
Designing for Empathy and Health Read More »
