You want and need help in transforming your organization or business line and are seeking a consultant to help you. What should you look for? Let’s look at questions and issues you may want to consider when starting an innovation journey. We break it down into three (plus) areas: Design research and foresight, service development, […]
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Change is everywhere it seems and while it can be said it is the only constant what we are seeing is an increase of change on a massive scale. However, as the protesters across the United States, Canada and beyond are making clear: there is a big difference between talk of change, the process of
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With so many people working from home and using their communication devices to do many of the tasks we once did in other ways or are now doing much more often or differently it’s tempting to think: it’s a perfect time to reach people for my research project. That might be true, but it’s also
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Pilots have a pre-flight check before they fly a plane. A developmental evaluation journey requires the same kind of preparedness. Developmental Evaluation (DE) is an approach to strategic learning designed for understanding and supporting innovation. This approach to data-driven learning requires a specific set-up to do well. While we need a mindset, skillset, and toolset
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If you’re looking to measure some form of progress or impact connected to your innovation (a product, service, or policy) then paying attention to the starting point is critical. Evaluators call this a baseline and it’s maybe the most important line you can draw. A baseline is really the point of comparison for all you
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