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The Constant (Innovation) Gardener

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 168 Views 0 Comments design thinking, developmental design, developmental evaluation, garden, innovation, mindframe, mindset

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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Systems Thinking About Time and Motion

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 559 Views complexity, covid-19, Cynefin Framework, design-driven evaluation, design-driven-strategy, developmental evaluation, principles-focused evaluation, public health, time

In changing times its important to recognize both the words change and time if we want to understand systems. On

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Design for Chaos

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 641 Views adaptation, chaos, complexity, design, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, movement, principles, principles-focused evaluation, systems thinking

Massive change often prompts fear, confusion, and a sense of chaos. How we manage and mitigate this is all about

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Here to There: Navigating Through the Unknown

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 698 Views change, developmental design, developmental evaluation, innovation, learning, mental models, principle-focused evaluation, social change, systems thinking, visionary evaluation

VIsionary evaluation is about putting data to our principles and actions and seeing where we’ve come from and where we’re going at the same time. This article explores what it is and what we need to do.

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Designing Mental Models

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 610 Views design, developmental evaluation, iceberg model, John Hagel, John Seely Brown, mental models, reflection, shane parrish, systems change, systems thinking, time

Thoughts of changing our world won’t yield much without examining our mental models. That means designing for how we think,

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Change Stumbling

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 478 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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Amplification and Impact

December 5, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 615 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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Big Changes Through Small Actions

November 29, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 784 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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What is Evaluation For?

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1120 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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What Does Developmental Evaluation Look Like?

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 611 Views developmental design, developmental evaluation, discovery, innovation, principle-focused evaluation

Developmental Evaluation is all about using data to support innovation. How does this look in practice (and how’s it done?)

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