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Tooling Up for Systemic Design & Learning

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 243 Views 0 Comments complexity, innovation, learning, organizational learning, systemic design, toolkit

Innovation work requires a mindset, a skillset, and a toolset. The key is finding the right tools for the job.

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Design for Movement

September 16, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 237 Views 1 Comment behaviour change, change, complexity, evaluation, feedback, foresight, movement, systems dynamics

Innovation requires learning to design for the changes around us. This involves not treating moving things as if they’re still.

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Riding the waves of resilience

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 487 Views 0 Comments complexity, design, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, foresight evaluation, service design, strategic foresight, strategy, system design, systems thinking

Big shakeups happen in work, life, and the economy regularly. Navigating these waves of change well requires forethought and foresight.

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Putting our organizations on the couch

July 23, 2019July 24, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 396 Views 0 Comments complexity, goals, innovation, innovation ecosystem, innovation lab, metrics, organizational change, organizational psychology, psychotherapy

Creating change through rational planning only gets us halfway there. Looking inward will take us the rest of the journey.

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Tranformation in Three Numbers

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 594 Views AI, cense, complexity, design, evaluation, nicholas thompson, technology, wired magazine

Three numbers tell a story of transformation worth listening to. Our world is changing quickly and this week three numbers

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Innovation, Change and The Leopard

May 15, 2019June 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1820 Views change, complexity, design, design-driven evaluation, design-driven-strategy, developmental evaluation, Guiseppe di Lampedusa, the leopard

Innovation is a misunderstood and often misrepresented concept that can provoke fear, indifference, resentment, confusion, or irrational exuberance. To understand

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Strategy: Myths, fantasies, and reality

August 7, 2018August 15, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 155 Views adaptive strategy, business, complexity, organizations, strategic intent, strategy

A defining feature of sustained excellence in any enterprise is a good strategy — a vision and plan linked to

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Developmental Evaluation’s Traps

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 Cameron D. Norman 280 Views change, complexity, culture of innovation, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, innovation, language, Michael Quinn Patton, mindful organizations, mindset, organizational development, psychology, sensemaking, Seth Godin, social innovation, Star Wars, Sting, systems thinking, VUCA

Developmental evaluation holds promise for product and service designers looking to understand the process, outcomes, and strategies of innovation and

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