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Innovation Patterns and History Lessons

January 19, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 1170 ViewsBlack Lives Matter, civil rights, communication, covid-19, design, history, innovation, martin luther king jr, pattern language, social innovation, social justice, women's issues

Those looking to history to shape our future innovations should be wary of the conclusions they draw. Remember the Roaring

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Plastic Language and Its Effects

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 895 Viewsenvironment, evaluation, measurement, organizational development, plastic, resilience, social innovation, social policy

Plastic language is all about using words in meaningless ways and that creates meaningless impact, too.

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Change and Trust

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 2073 Viewsbehaviour change, behavioural science, community psychology, design, habit, minimum viable product, neuroscience, psychology, social change, social innovation, social media, social psychology

Big change might come from small actions and the trust-building that comes from making those actions visible. Here’s how to make a big difference as one person.

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Social Innovation on Big Issues

December 6, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1017 Viewsbehaviour change, design thinking, men, social change, social innovation, violence against women, women

Some problems have deep roots, seem intractable and resist change. Our first social innovation might be understanding that change is

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Scaling Impact

November 19, 2019January 23, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 3087 Viewscomplex 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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Leadership & Design Thinking: Missed Opportunities

February 26, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 1641 Viewsdesign, design thinking, design-driven evaluation, evaluation, healthcare, Jon Kolko, social innovation, Tim Brown

A recent article titled ‘The Right Way to Lead Design Thinking’ gets a lot of things wrong not because of

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Developmental Evaluation’s Traps

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 Cameron D. Norman 1423 Viewschange, complexity, culture of innovation, developmental design, developmental evaluation, evaluation, innovation, language, Michael Quinn Patton, mindful organizations, mindset, organizational development, psychology, sensemaking, Seth Godin, social innovation, Star Wars, Sting, systems thinking, VUCA

Developmental evaluation holds promise for product and service designers looking to understand the process, outcomes, and strategies of innovation and

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