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Change and Trust

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 380 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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Practice and Thermostats

December 17, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 516 Views 0 Comments adaptive action, adaptive strategy, benchmark, complexity, evaluation, practice, thermostat

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.” Jean Luc

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Amplification and Impact

December 5, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 447 Views 0 Comments 5G technology, AI, business, change, communication, complexity, data, design, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, feedback, innovation, learning, marketing, marketing complexity, mobile phones, Pareto distribution, Peloton, sensemaking, social media, technology, transformation

Transformations are easier to understand retrospectively, not in real time. New technologies are about to upend that, forever. It is

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Scaling Impact

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1609 Views complex adaptive systems, complex innovation, complexity, Geoffrey West, IDRC, innovation, John Gargani, lean methodology, research, Santa Fe Institute, scaling, scaling impact, science, social innovation, systems thinking

‘Achieving scale’ might be the golden goose of social innovation. It’s a simple phrase, but its meaning and misunderstanding is

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What is Evaluation For?

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 872 Views curiosity, design, design thinking, developmental evaluation, evaluation, foresight, health, innovation, program evaluation, social justice, visionary evaluation

Evaluation is the longest four-letter word in the English language. Kidding aside, what is evaluation? Why should we all care?

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The Lonely Innovator

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 573 Views entrepreneurship, loneliness, Margaret Wheatley, mental health, Seth Godin, social movement, storytelling, Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, The RSA

Pushing change is not for the faint of heart or head. Loneliness is one of side effects that innovators must

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Alberta’s Innovation Advantage

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 518 Views Alberta, Canada, design thinking, homelessness, innovation, oil, public policy, social policy, strategic foresight, systemic design, toolkit

The Canadian province of Alberta has a reputation for fostering innovation. From strategic foresight to systemic design this reputation is

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Design Thinking for the Planet

November 6, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 478 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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Strangling Innovation

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 500 Views behavioural economics, design, ecosystem, marketing, Rory Sutherland, service design

Not even the best innovation team can escape bad systems. Without looking at your systems, innovation might just get suffocated.

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