January 2022

Tricks with Tips

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 347 Viewsbehavioural science, complexity, design, design thinking, designer, evaluation, innovation, learning, new years resolutions, psychology, strategy, toolkit

The proliferation of ‘tips and tricks’ for boosting change-making and innovation efforts obscures the craft and commitment that transformation requires.

evaluation innovation

What is Evaluation? (And Why You Should Care)

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 811 Viewsdesign, evaluation, impact, innovation, learning

Evaluation is a term that requires some rehabilitation. The term isn’t incorrect or outdated, just poorly understood and not much

education & learning

Lessons Taught, Learned, Forgotten, and Ignored

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 425 Viewsattention, cognition, complexity, complexity theory, covid-19, decision making, design, education, information, information design, information overload, learning, learning design, psychology, systems thinking, time

It’s easy to say a lesson was learned and far more difficult to show it to be true. What can

innovation

When Strategy Solutions Are Hidden in Plain Sight

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 340 Viewsadaptive strategy, complexity, covid-19, design, innovation, principles, public health, strategy

The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects provide a perfect example of similarity and difference in strategy, outcome, and impact. Are

psychology Uncategorized

Great Expectations and Change-Making

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 354 Viewsbehaviour change, censemaking, evaluation, expectation, innovation, perception, placebo, podcast, psychology, research

What we see or choose to see has a profound effect on what we do and achieve. Choose wisely. The

Why spending time in nature is good for you healthline.com/health-news/sp… #psychology #wellbeing 1 day ago
Why Thinking Hard Wears You Out. scientificamerican.com/article/why-th… 1 day ago
Looks like taking precautions can make for better mental health. Stringent policy measures correlates with fewer wi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
Systems and evaluative thinking are at the core of Principles-Focused Evaluation, and using both can help us think… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
This reminds me that stress is best dealt with as it’s coming, not after it accumulates. #stress #wellbeing instagram.com/p/ChKlOrYLAyx/… 2 days ago

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