This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Change-making is not a singular thing, rather it is viewed more as an index. That means that the more of these different factors that are present, the greater the likelihood of change. We recently concluded the first season of Censemaking: The Innovation Podcast […]
Organizational Trust and Wellbeing
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. If you’re looking to enhance the wellbeing of your organization you first need to have trust. Trust is the anchor of any healthy relationship and wellbeing is all about creating connections to people and self. How do we create wellbeing in our organizations? […]
Data Collection and Participation For Busy People
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Among the greatest challenges of doing research and evaluation is ensuring you get participation from enough (and the right) people. Surveys are everywhere. It feels like everyone wants our feedback on just about everything. Yet, the more surveys out there the more we […]
Future Regrets
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Have you ever thought: I wished I’d done [something] different? We all have. Regrets are part of what defines us as humans. Looking back over mistakes or missed opportunities can lead us forward into making better decisions about the future if we let […]
Futures and Optimism Bias
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Futures (thinking) and strategic foresight can be powerful tools to help us to plan and see opportunities and threats ahead of us. When we can imagine what might happen it’s easier for us to plan for it. Futures work allows us to anticipate […]
The Role of Support in Innovation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. The Beatles’ song made legendary by Joe Cocker speaks of getting by with a little help from our friends. The role of friends — associates, collaborators, trusted allies, partners — is vital to making innovation happen. The myths about change-makers and innovators are […]
The Role of Knowledge in Innovation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. In this second in a short series on change-making fundamentals, we look at the role of knowledge. This was covered in the second episode of Censemaking: The Innovation Podcast. Knowing and Doing There is an unspoken assumption that ‘to know is to do‘ […]
Unpacking Change
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Change through design is the fundamental feature of innovation. This page and the innovation toolkit that it’s a part of are one of the ways we seek to share our experience of innovation. Innovation is very natural, but also something we can learn. […]
Design Thinking Practice: Designing for What’s Next
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. What does it mean to take Design Thinking and actually apply it in the world? This was the subject of a series of webinars hosted by the Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement. The webinars featured Co-CEO Liz Weaver speaking with Cense Ltd. President […]
Third Position Strategy
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. When we are in a complex situation with much going on dividing our experience into halves is not often useful. How often have you encountered an either/or situation where neither option is particularly attractive? Thinking in triads is far more useful for understanding […]