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Taking Ideas Into Sustainable Innovation

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 324 Views culture, culture of innovation, design thinking, evaluation, ideas, innovation, measurement, persistence, Seth Godin, sustainability, toolkit

One bright idea is pretty but a collection of ideas put into practice over time, sustainably, is beautiful (and real

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Seeing the Unknown

February 11, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 758 Views environment, evaluation, foresight, futures, innovation, strategy, sustainability, visionary evaluation

We prepare for what we know and see. To address the challenges of the future, we need to imagine things

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Innovation: The Simple Definition

October 28, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 955 Views adaptation, circular economy, design, evaluation, healthcare, printing press, sustainability, value

Innovation definitions can sometimes create more confusion than clarity. Looking at what it is and does can change that. Innovation

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E-Valuing Design and Innovation

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 Cameron D. Norman 851 Views American Evaluation Association, design, discovery, evaluation, innovation, program design, sustainability

Design and innovation are often regarded as good things (when done well) even if a pause might find little to explain

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Designing for Resilience

April 11, 2010May 25, 2012 Cameron D. Norman 429 Views complexity, design thinking, ecology, environmental health, integrative thinking, resilience, sustainability, systems thinking

The environmental problems of today require new ways of thinking says a recent Worldchanging post on environmental sustainability and increasingly this looks more like four pillars coming together: design, systems, integration and resilience.