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 visits and care by health practitioners have become innovative ways to address […]
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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 structured way to transform goals into action plans and frame decisions. That’s
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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. The idea of Identity Dress-Up is a simple visualization exercise that brings together
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There is an art to creating a great gathering. There is also a science of sorts. We create great gatherings by design — meaning we take the principles of great service design and apply them to an event. Whether it is a board retreat, an annual general meeting, or maybe a think tank, a great
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A great strategy is designed. This means it was planned, implemented, and evaluated in ways that are aligned with the vision of the organization. Poor strategy neglect some or all of this. We’ve seen many strategies poorly planned, not implemented, never evaluated and misaligned with the values and vision of the organization. However, because we
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