design

art & design behaviour change design health promotion 

Capturing System Effects

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 650 Views art, design, evaluation, impact, measurement, psychiatry, Think You Can Shrink, Thomas Ungar

We can learn about effects — what is generated from our services and products – by studying a banana stuck to a wall. Here’s how. #evaluation #ideas #innovation

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behaviour change design design thinking systems thinking 

Systems Design And Successful Change

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 723 Views behaviour change, behavioural design, behavioural science, design, systemic design, systems thinking

Want to make a new start or a big change this year? Consider looking at your systems, not yourself, first.

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design evaluation 

Dosing Innovation and Change

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 707 Views case study, Coca Cola, design, drugs, entrepreneurship, evaluation, health innovation, healthcare, history, innovation, John Gargani, marketing, mix, scale, scaling impact

Just like with drugs, dosage and interactions matter with learning and innovation; it’s about amount, mix, and more. If you

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evaluation innovation strategic foresight 

Amplification and Impact

December 5, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 618 Views 5G technology, AI, business, change, communication, complexity, data, design, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, feedback, innovation, learning, marketing, marketing complexity, mobile phones, Pareto distribution, Peloton, sensemaking, social media, technology, transformation

Transformations are easier to understand retrospectively, not in real time. New technologies are about to upend that, forever. It is

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behaviour change psychology systems thinking 

Big Changes Through Small Actions

November 29, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 789 Views behaviour change, Black Friday, change, complexity, design, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, habit, marketing, retail, Seth Godin, systems change, systems thinking

Our consumption habits will kill our planet if we let it. Small actions, done often, can change our future course.

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innovation strategic foresight 

What is Evaluation For?

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1126 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 innovation 

Design Thinking for the Planet

November 6, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 624 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 marketing 

Strangling Innovation

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 640 Views behavioural economics, design, ecosystem, marketing, Rory Sutherland, service design

Not even the best innovation team can escape bad systems. Without looking at your systems, innovation might just get suffocated.

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innovation 

Innovation: The Simple Definition

October 28, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 827 Views adaptation, circular economy, design, evaluation, healthcare, printing press, sustainability, value

Innovation definitions can sometimes create more confusion than clarity. Looking at what it is and does can change that. Innovation

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education & learning 

A Changing Future for Education and Learning

October 23, 2019October 21, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 714 Views Coursera, design, education, learning, mobile phones

As long as there have been people, there’s been education. The goal of learning remains, while the methods are changing.

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