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Today’s climate movement remains bedeviled by a pervasive sense of nihilism. To counter this way of thinking, @leahstokes.bsky.social encourages us to replace the concept of a carbon footprint with a new idea: the carbon wave. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-climate-...

The Climate Crisis Is Bigger Than Your Footprint

The climate crisis won’t be solved with lifestyle choices but through political pressure and bold collective action.

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If we want to create spaces for people to enjoy, we need to give them things to do and places to rest. Benches in public spaces are often an afterthought, yet how can expect seniors, parents of small children, those with injuries or ailments, or just people who are tired use them if they can't sit?

Building on my earlier post on the article from @adamgrant.bsky.social, check out the conversation on his pod with Brene Brown. It's all so depressing, yet important for us educators to listen to podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Building Integrity in the Age of Normalized Cheating

Podcast Episode · The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant · August 27 · 1h 3m

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This terribly (and misleading) titled article is nevertheless an important reflection for any educator. A rethink of what we teach, how we assess things, and what kind of moral environment we create is necessary if we wish to foster learning, not gamesmanship. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/o...

Opinion | There’s Really Only One Way to Stop Students From Cheating

Blue-book exams are fine, but we need to address the issue at its root.

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Our ability to adapt, shape and respond is shaped by our ability to design well. Design is that conscious creative force that connects our vision, our values, and our desired future together tangibly through thinking, making, and deploying new things into the world. #strategicdesign

“The more control you have over your attention, the more control you have over your future.” – James Clear.

This useful article is designed for non-scientists, but I think many of my colleagues could use the reminder, too. Some tips on what to consider when reviewing research and trusting experts theconversation.com/when-to-trus... @theconversation.com

When to trust the experts? Follow these guidelines to evaluate science on any topic

Science works through a process of revision. As consumers, we must learn how to evaluate how mature evidence is, and always remain flexible to new findings.

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This is surprising only that we’re at 90% in 2026 — I thought it would take a year. We are at an inflection point where the volume of human-authored material is about to (statistically speaking) vanish. I’ve no idea what this means for us.

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Is AI changing writing & academia? Yep. Staggering 90% of biomedical papers now show signs of AI help www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Are you planning for your fall and the convening (or reconvening) of your research or practice network after the summer? The welcome, connection, and curation space for new and old member is a vital part of this process. Be the networking host people want. Need help? www.cense.ca

With a summer of wildfires continuing, remembering how change happens and what exponential shifts can mean matters much #complexity #systemschange censemaking.com/2023/08/22/e...

Exponential Lessons for Systems Action Censemaking

What does systemic change at an exponential level look like? Look around and you’ll see why a new approach to perceiving the world is now critical. The first question above is answered below:…

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"Unsubscribed successfully" is among the biggest BS statements the Internet offers.

The commentary and reflection from Brene Brown on this episode on the psychological and cognitive tasks associated with AI content is spot on. Jump in about 6:30 for the lead into the best bits: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant

Society & Culture Podcast · Updated Weekly · Research professor Brené Brown and organizational psychologist Adam Grant are partnering on a new weekly podcast grounded in an unflinching commitment to l...

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The @mitpress.bsky.social is a phenomenal account for staying in touch with creative books on topics like design and innovation. What a great Bluesky feed. It's one of those "feels like old Twitter, back when it was good" kind of accounts.

What could a country devoted deeply to making, thinking, and shaping things (innovating) look like? Singapore is providing the example with structural shifts and educational support, not just platitudes monocle.com/affairs/soci... #innovation #design

The secret sauce to Singapore’s clever population? A push for creativity and curiosity

The city-state has re-engineered its education system to produce the world’s smartest citizens in everything from science to the arts....

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Among my biggest (small) pet peeves: the complete lack of regard for "opting in" and "opting out". I'm automatically enrolled when not asked, and the link to unsubscribe is perpetually broken. Gotta wonder what kind of metric distortion is going on in marketing dept's when they look at click rates

There’s nothing like watching the YouTube version of a podcast I love and realizing what a wasted amount of energy it all is. As soon as you‘re ‘performing’ with the cameras on, you can’t put it all into creating the same aural atmosphere.

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Remember when developing a website that had details about you on it was new and exciting -- like seeing your name in print? Years later, I'm realizing how many places there are for such things (and it's still kind cool, and weird) linktr.ee/censemaking #strategicdesign

Cameron D. Norman Official: Instagram, Twitter | Linktree

Strategic designer for health and innovation, educator, and coffee lover ☕️🥐

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We always need to think and rethink about what we do and that includes design thinking. A rethink of what we mean by it and what it is intended to do has been in the works for a while. What are the ethical questions we need to consider in this effort? #designthinking censemaking.com/2020/08/17/r...

Rethink Design Thinking Censemaking

Design thinking needs rethinking about ethics, tools, and models.

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A principled performance comes from design. We can't expect to be good, do good, and perform well if we don't design the conditions for it. That requires time and space. As we see the last of August, hopefully you find some of both. #creativity #innovation censemaking.com/2024/08/17/t...

Time and Space for Creation Censemaking

Perspective-taking is the intentional act of changing the frame in which you view things. We can design for it and, if we’re fortunate, we can these perspectives to design us. It’s midsummer …

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Artificial Intelligence and Creative Human Capacity Generative AI allows us to create content, but it doesn't allow us to become something more. A look at how design and human creation transform us and how AI… https://censemaking.com/2026/08/14/artificial-intelligence-and-creative-human-capacity/

Artificial Intelligence and Creative Human Capacity

Generative AI allows us to create content, but it doesn't allow us to become something more. A look at how design and human creation transform us and how AI is taking that from us if we let it.

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Looking over some older posts and was reminded of how much work I’ve done looking at the power of journalism and communications for health. Another piece comes out tomorrow, but for now, here’s one on the topic that’s still relevant with new issues censemaking.com/2015/02/14/t...

The Power, Peril and Promise of Health Journalism Censemaking

The Toronto Star, Canada’s most widely read newspaper known for its investigative reporting gifted anti-vaccination audiences armament by using poor science to point to a spurious connection …

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Time and the Linear Bend of Innovation Expectations -- connecting complexity, innovation and evaluation together censemaking.com/2021/08/13/t... #complexity #innovation #evaluation

Time and the Linear Bend of Innovation Expectations Censemaking

Among the two greatest constraints for innovation is time and the expectations we have attached to it. If only we could adapt, create and implement an innovation at the drop of a hat. Wouldn’t that…

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Design and evaluation are natural partners, even if that's not obvious to designers or evaluators. I've offered an introduction to evaluation for designing and suggested why they need each other #design #evaluation #strategicdesign

“Most people quit because they look how far they have to go, not how far they have come.” – Anonymous via @momentumdash.bsky.social

Complexity and Layered Systems Travelling offers up some of the clearest examples of how complexity, connection, and coordination…... https://censemaking.com/2026/08/11/complexity-and-layered-systems/

Complexity and Layered Systems

Travelling offers up some of the clearest examples of how complexity, connection, and coordination intersect. Consider how many relationships, represented in networks, embodied practices, and individual nodes (people, transactions, units) are involved in a flight from one place to another. It's an amazing feat when you think of how often things go relatively smoothly and straightforward, despite the many things that are going on and can happen. What I love about using the travel example is that it represents one of the most difficult aspects of complexity and systems, which is the fact that many complex systems have within them elements of simplicity, complicated arrangements, and chaos alongside those that are complex.

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“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – @JaneGoodallInst via @momentumdash.bsky.social

Innovation's Moral Cost - know when to innovate versus when to just stay curious about what we've already made. But always ask ourselves: what are we doing and for whom? If we keep that in mind, we'll make far fewer things we regret.

Innovation's Moral Cost

How to live with what we make

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I will be closing my web-shop and art-for-sale for the summer on Monday. So, if you'd like anything in the next month or so (such as the print shown) please order soon. www.tomgauld.com/shop www.tomgauld.com/art-for-sale