design thinking

art & design design innovation 

Beautiful Innovation

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 146 Views 0 Comments aesthetics, beauty, book, covid-19, design, design thinking, discovery, health evidence, healthcare, hospitals, innovation, integrative thinking, organizational aesthetics, Steven De Groot

Aesthetics and beauty are often dismissed, but they can be enormous catalysts and supports for innovation.

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business complexity design thinking psychology 

Leadership Skills for Complex Times

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 264 Views 0 Comments complexity, design thinking, jennifer garvey berger, language, leadership, psychology, Randall K. Stutman, systems thinking

Leadership through complexity requires strategies that match our situation: they are flexible, diverse, and creative. “He had a tremendous propensity

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behaviour change complexity evaluation psychology 

Change Stumbling

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 451 Views adaptive strategy, change, design thinking, developmental evaluation, evaluation, Judo, motivation, movement, new year's resolutions, Parkour, psychology, strategic foresight, willpower

Change-making requires accepting some degree of failure. How we deal with our stumbles determines how or whether we succeed. If

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behaviour change social innovation 

Social Innovation on Big Issues

December 6, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 642 Views behaviour change, design thinking, men, social change, social innovation, violence against women, women

Some problems have deep roots, seem intractable and resist change. Our first social innovation might be understanding that change is

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innovation strategic foresight 

What is Evaluation For?

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1072 Views curiosity, design, design thinking, developmental evaluation, evaluation, foresight, health, innovation, program evaluation, social justice, visionary evaluation

Evaluation is the longest four-letter word in the English language. Kidding aside, what is evaluation? Why should we all care?

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design design thinking psychology 

The Empathy Gap

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1067 Views behavioural economics, design research, design thinking, empathy, Jon Kolko, marketing, neuroscience, perception, psychology, Remembrance Day, research, Rory Sutherland, service design

Empathy is considered to be at the bedrock of good design. But what if how we’re thinking about empathy is

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innovation strategic foresight Toolkit 

Alberta’s Innovation Advantage

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 665 Views Alberta, Canada, design thinking, homelessness, innovation, oil, public policy, social policy, strategic foresight, systemic design, toolkit

The Canadian province of Alberta has a reputation for fostering innovation. From strategic foresight to systemic design this reputation is

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design innovation 

Design Thinking for the Planet

November 6, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 590 Views circular design, circular economy, design, design thinking, innovation, john thackara, product design, service design, sustainable development, UK Design Council

Circular thinking — from economics to design – is reshaping our world. By changing our thinking we change our relationship

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innovation 

Innovation to Your Inbox

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 503 Views communication, design, design thinking, evaluation, innovation, marketing, newsletter, organizational change, psychology, social media, strategic foresight, systems thinking

Of the many ways to reach people, email still works. Sometimes innovation is best doing new things with old tools.

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business innovation systems thinking 

An Organizing Framework for Innovation

September 10, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 762 Views culture of innovation, design, design thinking, developmental design, developmental evaluation, innovation, innovation ecosystem, strategic foresight, strategy, systems thinking

Innovation requires the right organizing, not just skill and vision. This article explores what that means in practice.

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