Designing for the horizon
‘New’ is rarely sitting directly in front of us, but on the horizon; something we need to go to or
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The Ecology of Innovation: Part 1 – Ideas
There is a tendency when looking at innovation to focus on the end result of a process of creation rather
Read moreThe urban legends of learning (and other inconvenient truths)
Learning styles, technology-driven teaching, and self-direction are all concepts that anyone interested in education should be familiar with, yet the
Read moreCreativity and Craft, Myth and Muscle
Creativity is a word shrouded in myth that has been held up as this elusive, seductive object that will reveal
Read moreAsking Better and More Beautiful Questions
Beautiful answers require beautiful (and better) questions and Warren Berger’s new book looks at this very phenomenon of inquiry and
Read more“If You Build It..”: A Reflection on A Social Innovation Story
If You Build it is documentary about a social innovation project aimed at cultivating design skills with youth to tackle
Read moreWhat’s the big idea and how are you going to make it real?
Concepts like design thinking and developmental evaluation are best used when they help ask big questions before seeking answers. How
Read moreDevelopmental Evaluation and Design
Innovation is about channeling new ideas into useful products and services, which is really about design. Thus, if developmental
Read moreDevelopmental Evaluation and Sensemaking
Developmental evaluation is only as good as the sense that can be made from the data that is received. To
Read moreThe Organizational Zombie Resistance Kit
Zombies — unaware, semi-conscious, distracted individuals — are all around us and running many of the organizations we work in
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