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capacity building

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Get Juicy Lessons from the Field

Five re-emerging themes from five years of prototypes with individuals and communities.

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June 11, 2019

By Natalie Napier

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Four years, 22 teams and over 26 prototypes later

We were wrong. We've disproven the hunch that led us to Canada.

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September 18, 2018

By dr. Sarah Schulman

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Prototyping from the inside-out

It’s not that I’m not a believer, it’s just that it’s hard.   I work for a…

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May 13, 2018

By Gord Tulloch

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West to East: Three things we iterated

While the sun rises first for InWithForward East, it’s the West Coast team that find…

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May 11, 2018

By Natalie Napier

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This is Grounded Space

Grounded Space is our latest attempt in building research & development capacity in…

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April 27, 2018

By Muryani Kasdani

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New ways of knowing

How to make sense of 48 interviews and 100 hrs of observation of staff, users and…

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April 5, 2018

By Valentina Branada

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Develop & Deliver: Making the Case for Social R&D Infrastructure

Innovation is Canada’s policy frame du jour. After ‘ifs’ ‘ands’ and ‘buts’,…

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October 10, 2017

By dr. Sarah Schulman

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Experimentation for all

There's no shortage of innovation labs in Ottawa, but how do we actually get to change?

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February 13, 2017

By dr. Sarah Schulman

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Fifth Space TV, Episode 2: At Home

Short films following 30 frontline staff as they question assumptions & assume new roles.

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April 19, 2015

By Jonas PIet

Home capacity building

We work [in] context, [with] people, to move lives [forward]