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Grounding Your (Mindful) Organization

November 12, 2013 Cameron D. Norman 775 Views Alex Osterwalder, business model canvas, business models, CENSE Research + Design, complexity, Detroit, grounding, mindfulness, mindset, organizations

Building a mindful organization requires a sense of understanding where you are, where you came from and where you’re going.

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The Tyranny of Text in Creating Innovative Systems

April 16, 2010 Cameron D. Norman 479 Views arts, business models, creativity, design, design thinking, education, ideas, innovation, knowledge translation, learning, research

In the health sciences we are dominated by text as our primary means of communicating. This is a habit that doesn’t really account for how people come up with ideas and learn. Perhaps its time for a change: bring a sketchbook to your next meeting.