October 2020

Plastic Language and Its Effects

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 894 Viewsenvironment, evaluation, measurement, organizational development, plastic, resilience, social innovation, social policy

Plastic language is all about using words in meaningless ways and that creates meaningless impact, too.

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Fit and Function

October 19, 2020October 20, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 792 Viewsdesign, evaluation, innovation, measurement

Many issues faced in times of change is negotiating fit with function and how shifting one can transform the other.

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Tripwires and Cascades

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 1208 Viewscascade, evaluation, greg satell, innovation, systems thinking

Understanding what a tripwire is and the cascade of behaviours that come from it are keys to linking causes and effects and evaluating change dynamics.

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Design | Sprint

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 745 Viewsagile, design research, design sprint, design thinking, Facebook, human-centred design, innovation, kevin richard, Mark Zuckerberg, service design, speed, time

Design sprints are created for technical systems, not human ones. We need better research and attention to human-centred principles if we are to achieve the aims of rapid innovation in a responsible manner.

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Ties That Bind and Release Innovation

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 1027 Viewsbrainstorming, collaboration, design thinking, ideas, innovation, social networks, technology, workplace

Remote working tools for collaboration can shape our culture of innovation or we can shape the tools themselves, the choice is ours, by design.

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Perceptive Advantages

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 1701 Viewsdesign, foresight, innovation, perception

Perception is what distinguishes some of the best innovators from others. There are ways to expand this view and give you the skills needed to see possibility.