Entangled Knots and Complexity
The idea of entanglements is central to understanding complexity in systems and the knots that they generate The idea of
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Pasts, Presents, and Futures
Our understanding of situations are co-constructed and that means our future is, too. Shaping our future — at least one
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System Entanglements and Change
‘New beginnings’ is a phrase that only works when both words are true and the systems around them support their
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The Sense-making Winter
Winter provides a literal and metaphorical season ripe for sense-making if the other seasons are different Winter creates a natural
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A Better Next
Beforetimes were different than now and what’s next will be different, too. The difference is that one we can design
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Listening Matters
Shared events do not always yield common experiences or perceptions: our design research must keep that in mind. Prior to
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Innovation Patterns and History Lessons
Those looking to history to shape our future innovations should be wary of the conclusions they draw. Remember the Roaring
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Doing Our Homework on our Research
Checking our assumptions about basic things could be the difference between design delight and doom. If you were to tell
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Design Thinking’s Triple-B Future
Design Thinking is not only a means to innovate, but as a means to heal and grow. After a year that by most people’s standards was ugly beyond any others in recent memory, our need for beauty, sustainable and responsible businesses, supportive communities, and viable, service-forward industries needs this.
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The Folly of Foresight
Seeing the road ahead isn’t the same as doing something to get there: it’s a lesson that foresight and strategy
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