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Complexity At The Beach

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 160 Views 0 Comments adaptive strategy, behaviour change, complex adaptive systems, complexity, psychology, science, strategy, systems thinking

We can learn much about change from our trips to the beach and how things relate to one another. Beach-going

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Will, Intentions and Change

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 305 Views 1 Comment behaviour change, behavioural design, behavioural willingness, environment, health behaviour change, intention, psychology, social psychology

Change is often less about what we intend to change and our willingness to take action. If innovation requires us

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Emotional Honesty in Designing Change

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 313 Views action, attention, behaviour change, climate change, earth day, emotion, emotional baggage, environment, honesty, hope, mindfulness, organizational psychology, psychological safety, psychology

Innovation is emotional work and it’s time to connect our feelings and thoughts to fuel our change efforts and actions.

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Design Psychology and Innovation Fears

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 339 Views craft, creativity, design, design psychology, fear, innovation, innovation ecosystem, Lee Vinsel, maintainer, psychology

Innovation means trying new things and that involves overcoming fear by and through design efforts Of the many barriers to

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Leadership and Transition

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 292 Views change, design, design leadership, leadership, psychology, transition

At a time when change seems pervasive leading teams through transitions has never been more important Developmental psychology has many

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Energy and Curiosity

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 434 Views community, creativity, curiosity, innovation, neuroscience, psychology, self-care, Tony Schwartz

Being curious is a means to discovery and innovation and requires an energy that many are finding in short supply.

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Developing Creative Confidence With Practice

February 20, 2021February 24, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 398 Views Albert Bandura, behaviour change, creative confidence, creativity, Cynefin Framework, design thinking, futures, innovation, psychology, self-efficacy

The means to developing the ability to create useful, valued products and service comes from learning through doing. What is

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A Conspiracy Theory

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 312 Views behaviour change, community, community psychology, conspiracy theory, fake news, gaming, jane mcgonigal, psychology, self-determination theory

Looking at the extremes in others’ beliefs and habits can help illuminate how we come to believe and act, too.

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A Different Kind of Herd Mentality

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 414 Views behavioural science, complexity, design, research, research methods

Principles of movement, speed, and position can render our traditional sensemaking approaches useless if we’re not careful. Think of the

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Designing For Path Dependency: The Case of Mental Health

January 10, 2021January 8, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 702 Views complexity, counselling, design, design thinking, mental health, path dependence, psychology, psychotherapy, service design

Path dependency is a concept in complexity science that refers to the way in which the past patterns influence current and future actions. Mindful attention to identifying these patterns and use of design thinking can help ensure that the past is not the present, unless we want it to be.

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