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Genetic engineering for your brand

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Cameron D. Norman 1025 Views addiction, behaviour change, brand, business, business model, DNA, emotion, emotional baggage, epigenetics, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, marketing, organizational psychology, psychology, system dynamics, systems science

DNA doesn’t predetermine our future as biological beings, but it does powerfully influence it. Some have applied the concept of ‘DNA’

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Amazing Stuff: Halloween Edition

October 31, 2009October 31, 2009 Cameron D. Norman 351 Views complexity, complexity theory, design, environment, environmental health, infectious disease, innovation, marketing, meaning, public health, social media, systems science, video

This week’s Halloween edition of Amazing stuff highlights a short video on complexity science (and organizing a children’s party), an unexpected (and amusing) link between environmental health + pornography, a map of illness, marketing and PR for the masses, and figuring out what meaning really means in the world of design.

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Public eHealth & Collaboration Networks Talk

October 20, 2009October 20, 2009 Cameron D. Norman 417 Views complexity science, eHealth, engagement, health promotion, innovation, public health, systems science

Public eHealth and Collaboration Networks — presentation this Thursday

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Standing Still

September 27, 2009September 27, 2009 Cameron D. Norman 405 Views complex adaptive systems, complexity, education, mindfulness, paradox, psychology, stillness, systems science, systems thinking

“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” If staying the same requires change, then what good is standing still? Actually, quite a lot. A mindful look at the systems around us.

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Wikipedia and the Limits of Co-Creation(?)

August 7, 2009August 7, 2009 Cameron D. Norman 672 Views community, complexity, creativity, innovation, self-organization, social media, systems science, Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributions are starting to plateau in part because some of the qualities of a healthy, creative system are being eroded by changes in how posts are being edited and controlled.