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Seeking simplicity among complexity? Go Dutch!

April 7, 2017April 8, 2017 Cameron D. Norman 494 Views architecture, beauty, complexity, design, Dutch design, Holland, information design, information overload, information technology, innovation, organizational aesthetics, Steven De Groot, systems thinking, the Netherlands

In a world awash in content and the resulting complexity that comes when it all intersects the viable options for

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Social Media and the Limits to Growth

July 4, 2011July 4, 2011 Cameron D. Norman 314 Views design, information overload, social media, wayfinding, wicked problems

Social media provides a virtual firehose of content that surpasses anything we’ve had access to before. But is this sea

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Knowledge Translation or Just Better Marketing?

March 27, 2010March 27, 2010 Cameron D. Norman 366 Views communication, health, health communication, information, information overload, innovation, knowledge translation, marketing, research, Seth Godin, social marketing, systems thinking, tobacco industry

Can the dream of knowledge translation be achieved by better marketing, or is focusing on message delivery processes missing the larger point?

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Feeding the Right Beast: A Healthy Information Diet?

January 7, 2010December 30, 2011 Cameron D. Norman 392 Views behaviour change, cognition, decision making, food, health, information overload, mindfulness, neuroscience, psychology, science, social media, wellbeing

Many are focusing on food and health this January, but what about our information diets and cognitive health? The possible cost of consuming the wrong things and the need for mindful approaches to information are discussed.

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e(un)Health

August 25, 2009August 25, 2009 Cameron D. Norman 315 Views communication, eHealth, health, ICT, information overload, information technology, psychology, systems, time poverty, wellbeing

Is the ‘e’ part of eHealth working at cross purposes with our wellbeing? The speed, volume and complexity of information online and the myriad ways we access such information may be leading to new types of illnesses and problems as it solves others.

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