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Developmental Evaluation’s Traps

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 Cameron D. Norman 992 Views change, complexity, culture of innovation, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, innovation, language, Michael Quinn Patton, mindful organizations, mindset, organizational development, psychology, sensemaking, Seth Godin, social innovation, Star Wars, Sting, systems thinking, VUCA

Developmental evaluation holds promise for product and service designers looking to understand the process, outcomes, and strategies of innovation and

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What’s in your baggage?

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 Cameron D. Norman 2379 Views adaptation, compassion, complexity, design thinking, emotional baggage, evaluation, love, mindful organizations, mindfulness, psychology, reflective practice, strategy, systems thinking, wellbeing, work

Social and emotional baggage is what we bring with us and, like the real thing, it’s all in what we

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Designing for the horizon

January 1, 2016July 23, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 637 Views CENSE Research + Design, consulting, design, design thinking, evaluation, innovation, Marty Neumeier, mindful organizations, mindfulness, organizational mindfulness, Peter Drucker

‘New’ is rarely sitting directly in front of us, but on the horizon; something we need to go to or

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Asking Better and More Beautiful Questions

March 12, 2014 Cameron D. Norman 1384 Views book, book review, CENSE Research + Design, community psychology, design, design thinking, education, Google, inquiry, Larry Page, learning, mindful organizations, mindfulness, Montessori, poverty, psychology, questions, Sergey Brin, social innovation, strategic intent, strategy, systems thinking, Warren Berger

Beautiful answers require beautiful (and better) questions and Warren Berger’s new book looks at this very phenomenon of inquiry and

Will, Intentions and Change: Connecting them to create real change, not just words. #psychology #change bit.ly/3eGj9EO 13 hours ago
"I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it."- Bea Arthur (born this day in 1922) 21 hours ago
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." —Martin Luther King Jr. 21 hours ago
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”Walt Disney. Vision and strategy requires imagination. 1 day ago
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