Capturing System Effects
We can learn about effects — what is generated from our services and products – by studying a banana stuck to a wall. Here’s how. #evaluation #ideas #innovation
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Systems Perceiving
System change requires we understand the perceptions of those in that system. Here’s a way to go about that and make change real, not just an idea #systemchange #systemsthinking #systemicdesign
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Change Stumbling
Change-making requires accepting some degree of failure. How we deal with our stumbles determines how or whether we succeed. If
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Systems Design And Successful Change
Want to make a new start or a big change this year? Consider looking at your systems, not yourself, first.
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Practice and Thermostats
“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.” Jean Luc
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Dosing Innovation and Change
Just like with drugs, dosage and interactions matter with learning and innovation; it’s about amount, mix, and more. If you
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Better Systems Thinking
Systems thinking is essential for managing complexity – if done well. These guides for systems theory, practice, and evaluation can
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Social Innovation on Big Issues
Some problems have deep roots, seem intractable and resist change. Our first social innovation might be understanding that change is
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Amplification and Impact
Transformations are easier to understand retrospectively, not in real time. New technologies are about to upend that, forever. It is
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Big Changes Through Small Actions
Our consumption habits will kill our planet if we let it. Small actions, done often, can change our future course.
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