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Middle Ground

September 21, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 211 Views 0 Comments complexity, illusion, perception, psychology, research, systems thinking

When ideas and opinions push to the extreme finding where the middle ground is becomes an innovation challenge. Darling I

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Sensemaking, Design and Innovation

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 304 Views 0 Comments complexity, covid-19, design thinking, innovation, learning, policy, public health, sensemaking, The RSA, tribes, wicked problems

We can’t change what we don’t understand and can’t understand what we can’t make sense of. Design is the discipline

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Incubation and Echoes

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 296 Views 0 Comments cognitive science, complexity, covid-19, design thinking, Liz Weaver, psychology, sensemaking, sketch map, strategic design, systemic design, systems thinking, Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, The RSA, toolkit, visual thinking

Systems change requires the kind of tools and mindset shifts that can move how and what we see to act better. We profile various strategies to help you do that.

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The Gratitude Mindset (Why it Matters)

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 379 Views 0 Comments complexity, gratitude, mental health, positive psychology, psychology, strategy

Being grateful makes us feel good and helps us find what important things to focus on when developing a strategy for innovating and moving ahead.

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The Constant (Innovation) Gardener

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 309 Views 0 Comments design thinking, developmental design, developmental evaluation, garden, innovation, mindframe, mindset

A gardener’s mindframe is what distinguishes a true innovator from the rest. We look at four qualities which show how.

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Doing Nothing: An Innovation Paradox

July 14, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 518 Views chaos, complexity, decision making, design, innovation, Michael Quinn Patton, principles, principles-focused evaluation, strategy, systems, systems thinking, Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, transformation

Strategy in chaos is like whitewater rafting — it needs stillness among the motion. Sometimes the best transformation and boldest action is doing nothing.

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Noticing and the Art of Paying Attention

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 490 Views attention, complexity, evaluation, innovation, mindfulness, noticing, perception, psychology, selective attention

Innovation is about seeing things differently. This article looks at how our perceptions of the world can influence what we see and what we miss and how evaluation can help with it all.