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Frameworks and Their Utility

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 456 Viewscomplexity, Cynefin Framework, design, evaluation, innovation

A good framework can provide enormous guidance when faced with a situation where there is no clear path forward. By

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Innovation for the Real World

April 15, 2021October 4, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 568 Viewschange, complexity, Cynefin Framework, data, design, innovation, organizational psychology, perspective taking, psychological safety, psychology, systems perspective, systems thinking

Why does most of what we read about innovation resemble very little of what our work life actually looks like?

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Developing Creative Confidence With Practice

February 20, 2021February 24, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 764 ViewsAlbert Bandura, behaviour change, creative confidence, creativity, Cynefin Framework, design thinking, futures, innovation, psychology, self-efficacy

The means to developing the ability to create useful, valued products and service comes from learning through doing. What is

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An Opportunity for Systemic Design

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 1291 Viewscomplexity, covid-19, Cynefin Framework, scale, systemic design, systems change, toolkit

When systems are changing everywhere the opportunities to direct some of that change to design the world we want has

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Unprecedented: Living Complexity

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 1615 ViewsCognitive Edge, complex adaptive systems, complexity, complexity theory, covid-19, Cynefin Framework, economics, public health, systemic design

‘Unprecedented’ is a term that is changing how we understand complexity and foresight. One thing that often makes complex situations

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Systems Thinking About Time and Motion

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 1285 Viewscomplexity, covid-19, Cynefin Framework, design-driven evaluation, design-driven-strategy, developmental evaluation, principles-focused evaluation, public health, time

In changing times its important to recognize both the words change and time if we want to understand systems. On

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Systems Thinking About Action: Complexity

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 2441 Viewscomplexity, complexity science, coordination, covid-19, Cynefin Framework, Dave Snowden, evaluation, learning, outbreak, pandemic, public health, Toronto Public Health, World Health Organization

The global pandemic situation has provided us with a lesson in complexity by giving us much to see, learn, and

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Complexity in Practice

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1627 Viewscomplexity, Cynefin Framework, retail, systems thinking

The global retail phenomenon called ‘Black Friday’ demonstrates true complexity. How what and where we buy shapes how we live.

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psychology systems thinking 

Healing, by design

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 Cameron D. Norman 921 Viewscommunity psychology, complexity, Cynefin Framework, design, developmental evaluation, emotional baggage, evaluation, healer, healing, Indigenous psychology, organizational development, psychology, psychotherapy, Richard Katz

The concept of healing plays an integral part of healthy human development in many cultures, yet is largely unknown or misunderstood in

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Standing Out / Outstanding: The Standards Problem

June 5, 2011 Cameron D. Norman 590 ViewsCynefin Framework, evidence, innovation, systems thinking, university

Human service providers live in paradox by stressing best practices while wishing for some recognition of the unique qualities that they bring. Can being unique be the standard we need?

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Design’s Inspiring Possibility

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 0 Comments

A new documentary profiles the life and perspective of Bruce Mau, a designer who had contributed more to my passion

Systems Thinking Practice: Starting Out
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Systems Thinking Practice: Starting Out

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Design and the Cautionary Tales of Path Dependence

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