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Putting Foresight in its Place

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 137 Views 0 Comments design, evaluation, innovation, strategic foresight, strategy

Foresight can be an enormously powerful vehicle for shaping strategy and nurturing innovative thinking if used properly. The problem is

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Environmental Effects and Change-Making

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 244 Views 0 Comments beauty, behaviour change, built environment, design, design thinking, environment, healthcare, hospitals, innovation, organizational aesthetics, podcast, Steven De Groot

There are reasons people read or scroll through content on beautiful places and spaces; it inspires us to create. Our

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Tricks with Tips

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 260 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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What is Evaluation? (And Why You Should Care)

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 610 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 The term isn’t incorrect or outdated, just poorly understood and not much

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When Strategy Solutions Are Hidden in Plain Sight

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 288 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

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Fellow Travellers on the Journey to Change

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 311 Viewschange, evaluation, feedback, implementation, innovation, leadership, psychology

The personalities and preferences of innovators and change-makers are rarely discussed and when they are it’s not about implementation. So

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Confidence and Change

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 402 Viewsbehaviour change, creative confidence, discovery, history, innovation, moon, psychology, science, self-efficacy

Confidence is among the central pillars of behaviour change and also among the most complicated of them. Confidence can be

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Strategy as Service Design

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 2040 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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innovation toolkit 

Frameworks and Their Utility

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 456 Viewscomplexity, Cynefin Framework, design, evaluation, innovation

A good framework can provide enormous guidance when faced with a situation where there is no clear path forward. 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

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

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Systems Thinking Practice: Starting Out

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