What if innovation was like epidemiology? What if we wanted to understand the source, scope, scale, and spread of an idea or product? That’s one way that we think about the innovation process. Innovation – like a virus — is similar to infectious disease epidemiology. Both of these areas look at the development of something, […]
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Multimedia visualizations are powerful ways to convey a lot of information in a small space and with little time. The use of a visual — a map, a drawing, a picture, sketch, or collage — provides layers of information beyond words. When dealing with complex situations, visualizations provide clear communication pathways. Unlike some of our
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A systems map is a useful means of visualizing connections between ideas, actors, institutions, and activities. Systems maps can be designed using many different conventions and methods, but the basics are the same. The point of mapping systems is to get a lot of information on a single page. System maps can help generate insight
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Have you ever asked questions about your organization’s identity before? Who are you? What do you stand for? What kind of things motivate you to action and direct your attention? The answers to all of these questions shape what we do in our work. Organizations that have a clear sense of what they do, why
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Two powerful approaches to creating healthy habits are to bundle or stack behaviours together, by design. If we can learn to connect what we do in small ways to other things we can make big changes more easily. For innovators seeking and making change, these two approaches can help break down a big goal into
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