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Flipping the Social Impact Finger

June 21, 2016 Cameron D. Norman 303 Views evaluation, program evaluation, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social impact, social innovation, social sector

Look around and one will notice a lot of talk about social enterprise and social impact. Look closer and you’ll

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Decoding the change genome

April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 Cameron D. Norman 343 Views behaviour change, complexity, evaluation, genetics, genomics, impact investing, Jason Saul, MaRS, meta-evaluation, program evaluation, psychology, research, science, social impact, social impact measurement, social innovation, systems change, Toronto

Would we invest in something if we had little hard data to suggest what we could expect to gain from

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“If You Build It..”: A Reflection on A Social Innovation Story

February 10, 2014February 10, 2014 Cameron D. Norman 720 Views architecture, community engagement, design, design thinking, education, Emily Pilloton, evaluation, Hart's Ladder of Participation, learning, social impact, social innovation, youth engagement

If You Build it is documentary about a social innovation project aimed at cultivating design skills with youth to tackle

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Evaluating Social Innovation For Social Impact

November 15, 2012November 15, 2012 Cameron D. Norman 375 Views design, design thinking, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, evidence, Helsinki Design Lab, knowledge exchange, knowledge translation, research design, research methods, social impact, social innovation

Earlier this week I has the pleasure of attending talks from Bryan Boyer from the Helsinki Design Lab and learning

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