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Design-Driven Evaluation and System Change

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 350 Views 0 Comments American Evaluation Association, design thinking, design-driven evaluation, developmental evaluation, evaluation, mindset, resilience, visionary evaluation

Our designs drive systems change as much as anything and feedback drives good design. Feedback comes from evaluation so it

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Toward Real Human Futures and Foresight

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 425 Viewscovid-19, design, foresight, futures, information, politics, russia, strategic foresight, ukraine, war

At the time of this writing, Russia has just invaded Ukraine, protesters have just left a 3-week occupation of the

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First Mover Effects

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 287 Viewsconsciousness, design strategy, design-driven strategy, identity, path dependence, reflective practice, strategic design, strategy

People remember the first, not always the best. This was sage wisdom that my doctoral advisor shared when speaking about

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On Designing For Humans

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 336 Viewsdesign, design for humans, design thinking, innovation, organizational change, organizational development, podcast, scott millar, systems thinking

Designing for Humans sounds like an obvious statement for designers, but very often we design things for things — systems,

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Bringing People Into the Design Process

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 340 Viewscense, collaboration, design, design for humans, participatory design, podcast, scott millar

I recently had a conversation with Scott Millar, host of the Cool Collaborations podcast, about design and collaboration and how

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design innovation psychology 

Tricks with Tips

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 259 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.

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Resolutions Past, Present and Future

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 313 Viewscomplexity, design, design for humans, mindfulness, new year's resolutions, planning, psychology, strategy, time

A year-end, a new calendar, or a change of seasons bring fresh starts and times of renewal and reflection. It’s

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Post-Pandemic Planning (Strategy in a Dangerous Time)

December 17, 2021January 4, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 631 Viewsadaptation, adaptive strategy, decision making, design, evaluation, innovation, persistence, psychology, strategic design, strategy

At the time of this writing, the world is wrestling with a new fast-moving variant of the COVID-19 virus (Omicron)

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design innovation toolkit 

Strategy as Service Design

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 2038 Viewsadaptive strategy, design methods, design research, design thinking, foresight, innovation, learning, service design, strategy

What if we viewed our strategy as a vehicle for shaping our services rather than the other way around? By

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Improving Our Innovation Definitions

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 392 Viewscomplexity, creativity, definition, design, design thinking, evaluation, imagination, innovation, learning

It’s remarkable how a term can grow and change over time and that is no less true for the term

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Design’s Inspiring Possibility

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 0 Comments

A new documentary profiles the life and perspective of Bruce Mau, a designer who had contributed more to my passion

Systems Thinking Practice: Starting Out
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Systems Thinking Practice: Starting Out

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Design and the Cautionary Tales of Path Dependence

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