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Putting Foresight in its Place

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 229 Views 0 Comments design, evaluation, innovation, strategic foresight, strategy

Foresight can be an enormously powerful vehicle for shaping strategy and nurturing innovative thinking if used properly. The problem is

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Using The Concept of Attractors To Facilitate Change

April 20, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 315 Views 0 Comments attractor, complexity, complexity science, complexity theory, design, evaluation, strategy, systems thinking

Attractors might be the most useful concept within complexity science for understanding practical change-making. By looking at how an attractor

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First Mover Effects

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 323 Viewsconsciousness, design strategy, design-driven strategy, identity, path dependence, reflective practice, strategic design, strategy

People remember the first, not always the best. This was sage wisdom that my doctoral advisor shared when speaking about

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Rehabilitation, Recovery and Healing

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 439 Viewsadaptive strategy, complexity, healing, pandemic, strategy, systems thinking, wellbeing

The COVID-19 pandemic has touched everything in ways great and small. The mindset we bring to see, feel, and sense

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Tricks with Tips

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 295 Viewsbehavioural science, complexity, design, design thinking, designer, evaluation, innovation, learning, new years resolutions, psychology, strategy, toolkit

The proliferation of ‘tips and tricks’ for boosting change-making and innovation efforts obscures the craft and commitment that transformation requires.

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When Strategy Solutions Are Hidden in Plain Sight

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 311 Viewsadaptive strategy, complexity, covid-19, design, innovation, principles, public health, strategy

The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects provide a perfect example of similarity and difference in strategy, outcome, and impact. Are

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Resolutions Past, Present and Future

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 344 Viewscomplexity, design, design for humans, mindfulness, new year's resolutions, planning, psychology, strategy, time

A year-end, a new calendar, or a change of seasons bring fresh starts and times of renewal and reflection. It’s

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Post-Pandemic Planning (Strategy in a Dangerous Time)

December 17, 2021January 4, 2022 Cameron D. Norman 816 Viewsadaptation, adaptive strategy, decision making, design, evaluation, innovation, persistence, psychology, strategic design, strategy

At the time of this writing, the world is wrestling with a new fast-moving variant of the COVID-19 virus (Omicron)

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Strategy as Service Design

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 2068 Viewsadaptive strategy, design methods, design research, design thinking, foresight, innovation, learning, service design, strategy

What if we viewed our strategy as a vehicle for shaping our services rather than the other way around? By

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Ten Factors For Making Change Happen (and Ten Years to Make a Podcast: Part 2)

September 20, 2021September 19, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 673 Viewsbehaviour change, change, design, innovation, learning, psychology, strategy

It took 10 years for me to make a podcast and the reason for that comes down to 10 factors

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