The Constant (Innovation) Gardener
A gardener’s mindframe is what distinguishes a true innovator from the rest. We look at four qualities which show how.
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Space, Place, & Creativity
The way we design our spaces and think about them shape what happens in them. We look at four ideas for how to innovate better in space.
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Learning Myths & The Learner
The idea that we have a learning ‘style’ is a myth; let’s stop perpetuating it and engage learners instead. While
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Beautiful Innovation
Aesthetics and beauty are often dismissed, but they can be enormous catalysts and supports for innovation.
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Leadership Skills for Complex Times
Leadership through complexity requires strategies that match our situation: they are flexible, diverse, and creative. “He had a tremendous propensity
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Change Stumbling
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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Social Innovation on Big Issues
Some problems have deep roots, seem intractable and resist change. Our first social innovation might be understanding that change is
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What is Evaluation For?
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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The Empathy Gap
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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Alberta’s Innovation Advantage
The Canadian province of Alberta has a reputation for fostering innovation. From strategic foresight to systemic design this reputation is
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