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Lessons Taught, Learned, Forgotten, and Ignored

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 592 Viewsattention, cognition, complexity, complexity theory, covid-19, decision making, design, education, information, information design, information overload, learning, learning design, psychology, systems thinking, time

It’s easy to say a lesson was learned and far more difficult to show it to be true. What can

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Changing Our Behaviour: The Role of Knowledge

October 6, 2021October 5, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 1155 Viewsbehaviour change, information overload, information technology, knowledge, podcast

To know is to do. This is an unspoken assumption behind much of what is written about change. If we

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Seeking simplicity among complexity? Go Dutch!

April 7, 2017April 8, 2017 Cameron D. Norman 1467 Viewsarchitecture, 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

education & learning evaluation systems thinking

Knowledge Translation or Just Better Marketing?

March 27, 2010March 27, 2010 Cameron D. Norman 959 Viewscommunication, 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 946 Viewsbehaviour 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 712 Viewscommunication, 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.