Systems and Evaluative Thinking
Systems and evaluative thinking are at the core of Principles-Focused Evaluation, and using both can help us think and act better.
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Systems and Complexity: Implications for Evaluation
This second in a series on Principles-Focused Evaluation (PFE) draws our attention to the concepts of systems and complexity and
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Principles-Focused Evaluation: A Series Introduction
What is a Principles-Focused Evaluation approach, and what does it offer those seeking to support change, adaptation, and innovation? This
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Development vs Growth
The climate crisis enveloping us right now is providing a teachable moment to explore the difference between development and growth.
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Climate Design For A World on Fire: Part 1
This week, the world is noticing what happens when we ignore climate change. The alarms are (literally) ringing, and designers
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Action Before Motivation
A myth of behaviour change is that we must be motivated before we act. Behavioural Activation shows us how doing
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System and Network Design
Canada was recently taught a valuable lesson about networks and systems fundamentals when it lost nearly 1/3 of its telecom
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Disruption and the Energy of Change
Energy — our ability to generate and convert inspiration and enthusiasm into action — is at the heart of designing
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The Design of Well-Being in Practice
In this final series on designing for well-being, we look at the application of a design framework to achieving the
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Practical Systems Thinking: Working Definitions
Systems Thinking is a field that brings many different perspectives on science, philosophy, sociology and design, and while this diversity
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