Amplification and Impact
Transformations are easier to understand retrospectively, not in real time. New technologies are about to upend that, forever. It is
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sensemaking
Meaning and metrics for innovation
Metrics are at the heart of evaluation of impact and value in products and services although they are rarely straightforward.
Read moreDevelopmental Evaluation’s Traps
Developmental evaluation holds promise for product and service designers looking to understand the process, outcomes, and strategies of innovation and
Read moreWhen More is Less: The Information Paradox
There is a point at which information ceases to increase knowledge and understand and begins to undermine it, creating a
Read moreThe hidden cost of learning & innovation
The costs of books, materials, tuition, or conference fees often distort the perception of how much learning costs, creating larger distortions
Read moreThe Ecology of Innovation: Part 2 – Language
Although Innovation is about producing value through doing something new or different than before, the concept is far from simple
Read moreThe urban legends of learning (and other inconvenient truths)
Learning styles, technology-driven teaching, and self-direction are all concepts that anyone interested in education should be familiar with, yet the
Read moreDevelopmental Evaluation and Mindfulness
Developmental evaluation is focused on real-time decision making for programs operating in complex, changing conditions, which can tax the attentional
Read moreDevelopmental Evaluation and Sensemaking
Developmental evaluation is only as good as the sense that can be made from the data that is received. To
Read moreThe Organizational Zombie Resistance Kit
Zombies — unaware, semi-conscious, distracted individuals — are all around us and running many of the organizations we work in
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