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Improving Our Innovation Definitions

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 426 Viewscomplexity, creativity, definition, design, design thinking, evaluation, imagination, innovation, learning

It’s remarkable how a term can grow and change over time and that is no less true for the term

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innovation 

Innovation and Maintenance: A Book Review

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 407 Viewsbook, book review, creativity, design, design thinking, innovation, learning, maintenance, sustainability

Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell are leading voices in arguing for a bigger place for maintaining things in this world

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Time and the Linear Bend of Innovation Expectations

August 13, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 646 Viewschange, complexity, creativity, evaluation, innovation, learning, strategy, systems thinking

Among the two greatest constraints for innovation is time and the expectations we have attached to it. If only we

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Simplifying Design

July 21, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 920 Viewsbehaviour 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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Designing for Humans’ Diversity

June 21, 2021June 29, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 806 Viewscomplexity, creativity, design, design thinking, human-centred design

Designing for humans means recognizing our distinctions and commonalities at the same time. Human-centred design suggests that we design for

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Design for Human Living

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 655 Viewsbehaviour change, complexity, creativity, design, design thinking, evaluation, innovation, psychology, research, strategy, systems thinking

Our designs put too much focus on our intentions and desires and to the neglect our realities and tendencies. Design

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The Creativity Subscription

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 637 Viewsbusines model, creativity, creators, innovation, lock-in, path dependence, tools

Subscription models are changing the way we think about products, services, and the creativity and tools that shape them. Two

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Design Psychology and Innovation Fears

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 589 Viewscraft, 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

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innovation psychology 

Energy and Curiosity

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 875 Viewscommunity, creativity, curiosity, innovation, neuroscience, psychology, self-care, Tony Schwartz

Being curious is a means to discovery and innovation and requires an energy that many are finding in short supply.

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Design and the Language of Practice

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 710 Viewscreative confidence, creativity, design thinking, self-efficacy

Design’s value is limited in the abstract and unlocked when practiced (and only if practiced) If you are seeking to

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Living Our Future Selves Today With Foresight
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Living Our Future Selves Today With Foresight

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 0 Comments

Strategic Foresight can do more than help us to see what might come, it can help us to live better

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The Design of Well-Being in Practice

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 2 Comments
Framing Design for Well-Being
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Framing Design for Well-Being

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Design’s Inspiring Possibility

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