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Amplification and Impact

December 5, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 240 Views 0 Comments 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 450 Views 0 Comments 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 712 Views 1 Comment 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 317 Views 0 Comments 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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An Organizing Framework for Innovation

September 10, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 485 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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Riding the waves of resilience

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 563 Views complexity, design, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, foresight evaluation, service design, strategic foresight, strategy, system design, systems thinking

Big shakeups happen in work, life, and the economy regularly. Navigating these waves of change well requires forethought and foresight.

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Transformation and Innovation

May 30, 2019June 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 431 Views aesthetics, AI, change, Charles and Ray Eames, design, developmental design, developmental evaluation, Facebook, innovation ecosystem, Instagram, Jaron Lanier, Living History, Marshall McLuhan

Innovation can involve small adjustments or great transformations. Social media provides a case study for understanding why ongoing monitoring and

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Innovation, Change and The Leopard

May 15, 2019June 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1929 Views change, complexity, design, design-driven evaluation, design-driven-strategy, developmental evaluation, Guiseppe di Lampedusa, the leopard

Innovation is a misunderstood and often misrepresented concept that can provoke fear, indifference, resentment, confusion, or irrational exuberance. To understand

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The Mindset for Design-Driven Evaluation

April 24, 2019June 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 409 Views design-driven evaluation, developmental evaluation, product development, service design, utilization-focused evaluation

What distinguishes design-driven evaluation from other types of utilization-focused evaluation or innovation development is that it views the evaluative act