Innovation: The Simple Definition
Innovation definitions can sometimes create more confusion than clarity. Looking at what it is and does can change that. Innovation
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Actions and the Language of Change
Actions speak the language of change by making it visible. Talking about change shapes our actions, so let’s talk carefully.
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Leadership & Design Thinking: Missed Opportunities
A recent article titled ‘The Right Way to Lead Design Thinking’ gets a lot of things wrong not because of
Read moreLearning fails in bad systems
Enormous energy is spent on developing strategies to accomplish things with comparatively little paid to the systems that they are
Read moreWhen More is Less: The Information Paradox
There is a point at which information ceases to increase knowledge and understand and begins to undermine it, creating a
Read moreDefining the New Designer
It’s been suggested that anyone who shapes the world intentionally is a designer, however those who train and practice as
Read moreMarketing the Narrative of Complexity
Complexity, by its very nature, is not a simple concept to communicate, yet it is increasingly becoming one that will
Read moreSocial Media and Health: Leaders(hip) and Followers(hip)
Systems thinking, design thinking, developmental evaluation, creativity, networks and innovation: these are the keywords for health in the coming years. They are as author Eric Topol calls the dawning of the creative destruction of medicine. The public is already using social media for health and now the time has come for health (care, promotion and protection) systems to get on board and make the changes necessary to join them.
Read moreDiversity and Structure Meets Systems and Design Thinking
Does putting sick people together in one place (like a hospital) seem all that smart? We don’t consider alternatives. Systems and design thinking can offer some ways around this problem and get us back to questing the structures we’ve created and encouraging greater diversity in our conversations about health and healthcare.
Read moreAmazing Stuff: The Film and Video Edition
Social and video media are the topic of this week’s Amazing Stuff: from social policy to documentaries, I highlight video sharing and creating sites that inspired me over the past week.
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