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The Quality Conundrum in Evaluation

November 16, 2018June 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 768 Views AEA, education, learning, measurement, Oregon, quality, quality improvement, school, standardized tests, teaching

One of the central pillars of evaluation is assessing the quality of something, often described as its merit. Along with

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Beyond the Big and New: Innovating on Quality

May 1, 2014 Cameron D. Norman 866 Views Apple, design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, learning, quality, scale, scaling, social innovation, Steve Jobs

Innovation is a term commonly associated with ‘new’ and sparkly products and things, but that quest for the bigger and

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Design Thinking, Design Making

August 13, 2013 Cameron D. Norman 1089 Views Alvar Aalto, Artek, business, complexity, craft, design, Design Observer, design thinking, developmental design, developmental evaluation, Dieter Rams, education, empathy, evaluation, Finland, good design, innovation, maker culture, military, principles for good design, quality, Roger Martin, systems thinking, US Army

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Critics of design thinking suggest that it forgets making while advocates suggest that it extends itself beyond the traditional constraints of design’s focus on the brief. What separates the two is still the implications associated with making something and the question: can we be good designer thinkers without being design makers? This post looks at the relationship between design thinking and making.