Conflicted Interests
Shifting outcomes requires shifts in our thinking about what works The science journal Nature recently published a thought piece looking
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discovery
Confusing change-making with actual change
Change-making is the process of transformation and not to be confused with the transformed outcome that results from such a
Read moreE-Valuing Design and Innovation
Design and innovation are often regarded as good things (when done well) even if a pause might find little to explain
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 moreThe Organizational Zombie Resistance Kit
Zombies — unaware, semi-conscious, distracted individuals — are all around us and running many of the organizations we work in
Read moreHow Serious Are We About Learning?
When journalist and book author Daniel Pink tweeted the above image the other day it provoked thinking about what real
Read moreFailure Fetishism and the Language of Success
This month’s Harvard Business Review is focusing on failure, showcasing a concept that was once avoided at all costs. But
Read moreDesign and Science: An Opportunity for Knowledge Translation and Exchange??
Knowledge translation models, such as the widely cited one conceived of by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, are both process and outcome oriented; ideal for designers. KT is a designed process and the more it is approached through the lens of design thinking, the greater likelihood we’ll get a system that reflects its intentions better than what we currently have.
Read moreTime and Chance Doesn’t Happen to Us All
We have this remarkable paradox where the demands for more, better, appropriate, timely knowledge is greater than ever on problems that are becoming ever-more complex with more tools to generate and sort this information, and no time to actually use it effectively.
Read moreJaron Lanier and Dominant Design
Are we creating path dependencies with our creative technologies that actually limit creativity? Jaron Lanier thinks so and in this post I introduce the concept of dominant design and what it means in terms of technological and social innovation.
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