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The Developmental Psychology of Organizations

January 17, 2019June 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 966 Views Anders Ericsson, deliberative practice, developmental evaluation, learning, organizational change, personality, skill

Every living thing has a journey that starts somewhere and ends eventually. Our ability to see this, understand it, and

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Authentic baloney and other sincere problems

June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 Cameron D. Norman 763 Views Adam Grant, authenticity, boundaries, Brene Brown, personality, psychology, systems thinking, vulnerability

What does it mean to be authentic in an age of design and complex social systems? It’s not as simple

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Kindness Confusion in Collaboration and Co-creation

August 26, 2013August 26, 2013 Cameron D. Norman 671 Views Basadur profile, behavioural science, co-creation, co-work, collaboration, complexity, contemplative inquiry, cooperation, evolution, evolutionary psychology, kindness, leadership, Min Basadur, Mindful Magazine, mindfulness, personality, psychology, psychometric assessment, social innovation, Susan Cain, TED, wicked problems, work

An emerging look at evolutionary behaviour is suggesting that we are better suited for survival by working together than in competition. This cooperation imperative has been called “survival of the kindness” which risks lumping affective social generosity and goodwill with effectiveness and desirability and, in doing so, risks the entire enterprise of collaboration-based efforts.