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What’s the big idea and how are you going to make it real?

February 6, 2014 Cameron D. Norman 218 Views adaptation, Albert Einstein, design thinking, discovery, Herbert Simon, innovation, social innovation, Steve Jobs, strategy

Concepts like design thinking and developmental evaluation are best used when they help ask big questions before seeking answers. How

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Developmental Evaluation and Design

January 28, 2014 Cameron D. Norman 298 Views attractor, Bob Logan, CENSE Research + Design, complex adaptive system, complexity, complexity science, design, design theory, design thinking, developmental design, developmental evaluation, emergence, evaluation, Greg Van Alstyne, Herbert Simon, innovation, program evaluation, social innovation

Innovation is about channeling new ideas into useful products and services, which is really about design. Thus, if developmental

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Defining the New Designer

August 8, 2013 Cameron D. Norman 184 Views 3D printing, abductive reasoning, Andrew Heaton, Bruce Nussbaum, decision making, design, design education, Design Observer, design practice, design thinking, Dieter Rams, discipline, education, fashion, healthcare, Helen Walters, Herbert Simon, journalism, Mat Hunter, Mayo Clinic, Roger Martin, Rotman Designworks, Sir George Cox, training, transdisciplinary research, UK Design Council, university, UX

It’s been suggested that anyone who shapes the world intentionally is a designer, however those who train and practice as

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