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Innovation at the speed of coffee

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Kindness Confusion in Collaboration and Co-creation

Cameron D. Norman 105 Views , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

An emerging look at evolutionary behaviour is suggesting that we are better suited for survival by working together than in competition. This cooperation imperative has been called “survival of the kindness” which risks lumping affective social generosity and goodwill with effectiveness and desirability and, in doing so, risks the entire enterprise of collaboration-based efforts.

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behaviour change design thinking education & learning innovation psychology public health research 

Design & Behavioural Science: It’s Time

Cameron D. Norman 79 Views , , , ,

Many academics are so far removed from the real world that we’ve left little reason for the public to WANT to engage us. But the downside is that we’ve taken many of the methods and tools that we’ve honed over centuries and do produce some good data and synthesis with us. Designers need us to help them step up their game as much as we need designers to help behavioural scientists step up theirs.

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