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Journeys for Uncertain Destinations

September 18, 2020September 20, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 437 Views foresight, foresight methods, innovation, strategic foresight

How do we think about the journeys through complex situations when we are unsure of a destination? There is a

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Systems thinking and the simple plan

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 Cameron D. Norman 517 Views boundaries, CENSE Research + Design, city building, complexity, developmental evaluation, evaluation, foresight, foresight methods, Michael Quinn Patton, planning, scale, strategic foresight, systems thinking, Toronto, urbanism

Planning is something that is done all the time, but the shape in which these plans unfold is often

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A Flood of Complexity

July 9, 2013July 9, 2013 Cameron D. Norman 428 Views Calgary, city life, complexity, emergence, environment, flood, foresight methods, infrastructure, New York City, policy, public policy, rainfall, rats, Rolling Stone, storms, strategic foresight, systems thinking, Toronto, transit, urbanism, weather

Yesterday Toronto was hit with a massive rainstorm that dumped more than 120mm of rain on parts of the city