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Simplifying Design

July 21, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 177 Views 1 Comment behaviour change, change, craft, creativity, design, design thinking, evaluation, learning, mindfulness, sensemaking, service design, strategy

The gap between design theory and practice can be bridged by getting back to the principle of making it accessible.

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Design Publics

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 296 Views accessibility, Anthropocene, climate change, craft, design, design education, design literacy, design methods, design thinking, evaluation, futures, George Miller, innovation, psychology

Design is far too important not to be shared and made as accessible as possible as our future literally depends

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Design Psychology and Innovation Fears

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 339 Views craft, creativity, design, design psychology, fear, innovation, innovation ecosystem, Lee Vinsel, maintainer, psychology

Innovation means trying new things and that involves overcoming fear by and through design efforts Of the many barriers to

education & learning

A Wider Lens on Learning

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 276 Views brain research, cense academy, craft, deliberative practice, educational design, learning, memory, neuroscience, online learning, organizational learning, post-secondary education, psychology, scott galloway, university

Learning in times of turbulence requires much more than lessons or courses – it requires new systems. I’ve long contended

systems thinking

Time. Care. Attention.

May 17, 2017 Cameron D. Norman 913 Views attention, care, compassion, craft, developmental evaluation, flourishing, innovation, learning, mindfulness, time

A read through a typical management or personal improvement feed will reveal near infinite recommendations for steps you can take

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Design Thinking, Design Making

August 13, 2013 Cameron D. Norman 974 Views Alvar Aalto, Artek, business, complexity, craft, design, Design Observer, design thinking, developmental design, developmental evaluation, Dieter Rams, education, empathy, evaluation, Finland, good design, innovation, maker culture, military, principles for good design, quality, Roger Martin, systems thinking, US Army

Designing and thinking
Critics of design thinking suggest that it forgets making while advocates suggest that it extends itself beyond the traditional constraints of design’s focus on the brief. What separates the two is still the implications associated with making something and the question: can we be good designer thinkers without being design makers? This post looks at the relationship between design thinking and making.