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Scaling Impact

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 560 Views 1 Comment complex adaptive systems, complex innovation, complexity, Geoffrey West, IDRC, innovation, John Gargani, lean methodology, research, Santa Fe Institute, scaling, scaling impact, science, social innovation, systems thinking

‘Achieving scale’ might be the golden goose of social innovation. It’s a simple phrase, but its meaning and misunderstanding is

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Beyond the Big and New: Innovating on Quality

May 1, 2014 Cameron D. Norman 188 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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One leg, two leg, three leg, more?

September 5, 2013September 5, 2013 Cameron D. Norman 164 Views anthropology, developmental design, developmental evaluation, emergence, evaluation, Facebook, feedback, relationships, Robin Dunbar, scale, scaling, shower, social innovation, social psychology, Star Trek

In Orwell’s classic Animal Farm the characters often oscillate between their evaluative assessments on the merits of two or four

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