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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. One of the myths of innovation is that something has to be new. It doesn’t. Something only needs to be new in context. This means that an old idea brought forth into a different or refreshed context can be innovative. For example, home […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. If you are looking to make a change and demonstrate it to others, there’s one thing you must do: capture your baseline. A baseline is your starting point. It can be done with whatever available data you have – the more specific, detailed […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Strategic planning describes a lot of what we do, yet we don’t use the term strategic planning to describe our approach. Instead, our focus is on strategic thinking. Here’s why you might want to do the same. Strategic planning is used as a […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. #image_title Seeing into the future is fraught with creative issues. While we might know about a future opportunity or situation, what might it feel like? What would it look like if we could ‘try on’ a decision before we bought it? We can. […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Design Thinking Mode Design Thinking is the process we use to conceive of our products and guide the process of design. Design is . This is the design journey. The benefits to engaging with design thinking go beyond the outcomes and include a variety […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. #image_title If you’re stuck, looking to energize what you do, or reclaim the purpose of your organization or yourself, look to beauty to help you out. Organizational aesthetics is a domain of practice that fuses workplace design, organizational psychology, and strategy. The focus […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. #image_title If you’re stuck, consider the opportunity to make a mark with your work. Organizations often lack meaning in their work, not capability, when they find themselves stuck. One way to reinvigorate your work, your organization and yourself is to explore the idea […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. If you wish to create something new or transform something, you’ll need to design. You must design well if you want that change to achieve something meaningful. What does that mean for designing in the present? What methods and approaches are fit-for-purpose when […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Why ask Why? We’ve used the 5 Why’s as a powerful, simple vehicle for fostering conversations about why we do things. Often, particularly with well-established programs and services, we lose the connection between the rationale behind why something was done and what value […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. #image_title Strategic Design is the application of design methods, principles, thinking, and approaches to an enterprise. It combines aspects of systems design, service design, and design thinking. Strategic Design focuses on aligning the organization’s resources, interests, and goals with what it does. It […]