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Sensemaking, Design and Innovation

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Cameron D. Norman 480 Views complexity, covid-19, design thinking, innovation, learning, policy, public health, sensemaking, The RSA, tribes, wicked problems

We can’t change what we don’t understand and can’t understand what we can’t make sense of. Design is the discipline

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Incubation and Echoes

August 14, 2020February 24, 2021 Cameron D. Norman 420 Views cognitive science, complexity, covid-19, design thinking, Liz Weaver, psychology, sensemaking, sketch map, strategic design, systemic design, systems thinking, Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, The RSA, toolkit, visual thinking

Systems change requires the kind of tools and mindset shifts that can move how and what we see to act better. We profile various strategies to help you do that.

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The Lonely Innovator

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Cameron D. Norman 876 Views entrepreneurship, loneliness, Margaret Wheatley, mental health, Seth Godin, social movement, storytelling, Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement, The RSA

Pushing change is not for the faint of heart or head. Loneliness is one of side effects that innovators must

Innovation is not just about doing things differently, but seeing what you do in a different way. That's how the Wr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
"If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom" - Adam Grant. (Not sure the if-then is true, but I ag… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
Do investors think we will continue to do online conferencing and learning post-pandemic? Consider that Hopin - a d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
Design Choices and Their Outcomes: Why designers need to know evaluation #design #designthinking #evaluation #eval bit.ly/3e9JjQj 3 days ago
"You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go." - Jeannette Rankin. A lesson for frustration avoidance. 4 days ago

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