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Developmental Evaluation and Design

January 28, 2014 Cameron D. Norman 827 Views attractor, Bob Logan, CENSE Research + Design, complex adaptive system, complexity, complexity science, design, design theory, design thinking, developmental design, developmental evaluation, emergence, evaluation, Greg Van Alstyne, Herbert Simon, innovation, program evaluation, social innovation

Innovation is about channeling new ideas into useful products and services, which is really about design. Thus, if developmental

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Bringing Design into Developmental Evaluation

January 2, 2014 Cameron D. Norman 643 Views Bob Logan, complexity, design, design theory, developmental design, developmental evaluation, emergence, evaluation, Greg Van Alstyne, implementation science, knowledge mobilization, knowledge translation, Michael Quinn Patton

Developmental evaluation is an approach to understanding and shaping programs in service of those who wish to grow and evolve