principles-focused evaluation

Monitoring, Principles and Impotent Strategy

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 349 Views evaluation, Facebook, Michael Quinn Patton, monitoring and evaluation, principles, principles-focused evaluation, sensemaking, social media, strategy, Twitter, United States

Without connecting monitoring of our programs with our principles and strategy, we are simply creating impotency in our organizations. The

innovation systems thinking

Doing Nothing: An Innovation Paradox

July 14, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 670 Views chaos, complexity, decision making, design, innovation, Michael Quinn Patton, principles, principles-focused evaluation, strategy, systems, systems thinking, Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, transformation

Strategy in chaos is like whitewater rafting — it needs stillness among the motion. Sometimes the best transformation and boldest action is doing nothing.

evaluation systems thinking

Systems Thinking About Time and Motion

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 850 Views complexity, covid-19, Cynefin Framework, design-driven evaluation, design-driven-strategy, developmental evaluation, principles-focused evaluation, public health, time

In changing times its important to recognize both the words change and time if we want to understand systems. On

design systems thinking

Design for Chaos

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 875 Views adaptation, chaos, complexity, design, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, movement, principles, principles-focused evaluation, systems thinking

Massive change often prompts fear, confusion, and a sense of chaos. How we manage and mitigate this is all about

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"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done." —Bruce Lee (pandemic lockdown isn't… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
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