public health

behaviour change complexity psychology public health 

Seasons and the Sun: Seeing and Experiencing Change

June 25, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 310 Views 0 Comments Calgary, china, complexity, covid-19, nature, performance, psychology, religion, ritual, stonehenge, strategy, time, United Kingdom, United States

Thinking in ‘seasons’ allows us to see systems at play that are disguised in the every day. To every thing

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evaluation public health research 

Survey Says What?

April 14, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 864 Views complexity, covid-19, evaluation, health, perception, research, survey, VUCA

Our data collection efforts during a time of VUCA are impaired by not only our methods, but our sense of what is actually happening.

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public health social innovation systems science 

Systems Thinking and Networks

March 20, 2020July 3, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 639 Views complexity, covid-19, design, network theory, public health, social networks, systems thinking

The most visible systems lesson from virus spreads are related to networks if we know how to see them. In

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complexity evaluation health systems public health systems thinking 

Systems Thinking About Action: Complexity

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 811 Views complexity, complexity science, coordination, covid-19, Cynefin Framework, Dave Snowden, evaluation, learning, outbreak, pandemic, public health, Toronto Public Health, World Health Organization

The global pandemic situation has provided us with a lesson in complexity by giving us much to see, learn, and

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public health systems thinking 

Systems Thinking About Preparedness and Scaredness

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 952 Views covid-19, healthcare, public health, stock and flow, system dynamics

Events like the COVID-19 pandemic provide us with examples of how to think about systems and why, when, and how

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art & design behaviour change design health promotion 

Beautiful Work

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 354 Views 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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art & design behaviour change design health promotion 

Capturing System Effects

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 648 Views 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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health promotion health systems systems science systems thinking 

Better Systems Thinking

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 654 Views Bob Williams, evaluation, public health, systems change, systems evaluation, systems thinking, tobacco control, toolkit

Systems thinking is essential for managing complexity – if done well. These guides for systems theory, practice, and evaluation can

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health promotion psychology 

Talking About Mental Health at Work

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 978 Views health, health promotion, mental health, podcast, wellbeing, workplace

Our mental health and well-being affect our work above everything. Taking care of ourselves is not an option; it’s essential.

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health promotion psychology 

Team Work and Care

October 4, 2019October 2, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 503 Views anxiety, censemaking, mental health, performance, team, workplace

Teams are complicated beasts and require special care and attention. New research shows how to care for teams and ourselves.

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