design

complexity design systems science 

Design for Chaos

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 338 Views 0 Comments adaptation, chaos, complexity, design, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, movement, principles, principles-focused evaluation, systems thinking

Massive change often prompts fear, confusion, and a sense of chaos. How we manage and mitigate this is all about

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design environment innovation social innovation 

Change and Trust

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 1113 Views 2 Comments behaviour change, behavioural science, community psychology, design, habit, minimum viable product, neuroscience, psychology, social change, social innovation, social media, social psychology

Big change might come from small actions and the trust-building that comes from making those actions visible. Here’s how to make a big difference as one person.

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art & design behaviour change design health promotion 

Beautiful Work

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 235 Views 0 Comments aesthetics, creativity, design, employee engagement, health promotion, wellbeing, workplace

Making your world and work beautiful has tangible benefits for performance and wellbeing. It’s not trivia to focus on aesthetics.

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design systems thinking 

Seeing Systems & Services

January 28, 2020March 27, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 440 Views 0 Comments art assoiants, coffee, personas, podcast, service design, systems thinking

Coffee is everywhere, but did you ever consider how many ways we can serve it? Looking at it from a #servicedesign and #systemsthinking perspective can change everything.

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art & design behaviour change design health promotion 

Capturing System Effects

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 502 Views 0 Comments art, design, evaluation, impact, measurement, psychiatry, Think You Can Shrink, Thomas Ungar

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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behaviour change design design thinking systems thinking 

Systems Design And Successful Change

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 611 Views behaviour change, behavioural design, behavioural science, design, systemic design, systems thinking

Want to make a new start or a big change this year? Consider looking at your systems, not yourself, first.

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design evaluation 

Dosing Innovation and Change

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 584 Views case study, Coca Cola, design, drugs, entrepreneurship, evaluation, health innovation, healthcare, history, innovation, John Gargani, marketing, mix, scale, scaling impact

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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design design thinking psychology 

The Empathy Gap

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 939 Views behavioural economics, design research, design thinking, empathy, Jon Kolko, marketing, neuroscience, perception, psychology, Remembrance Day, research, Rory Sutherland, service design

Empathy is considered to be at the bedrock of good design. But what if how we’re thinking about empathy is

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design innovation 

Design Thinking for the Planet

November 6, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 519 Views circular design, circular economy, design, design thinking, innovation, john thackara, product design, service design, sustainable development, UK Design Council

Circular thinking — from economics to design – is reshaping our world. By changing our thinking we change our relationship

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design design thinking systems science 

Simple System Mapping

October 17, 2019October 7, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 648 Views design, service design, sketch map, system mapping, systems thinking

System maps pack a lot of information on a page. A simple, cost-effective approach can make this resource accessible. System

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