When we reimagine what a health system could look like from scratch, we invite conversations that lead us to places we wouldn't go to otherwise. This is the gift of design futures.

Why imagine a health system from the ground up? Some reflections on a recent event at @rotmanschool.bsky.social looking at different health futures, and why these kind of exercises can be so valuable censemaking.com/2026/05/27/w... #healthleadership #strategicdesign #healthcare

The Eternal Conflict. #webcomics #comicsky

We're obsessed with the creative individual, not the creative organization. Tips, tricks, tools & techniques won't save you if your culture can't support thinking differently together. Systems over self-help. #strategicdesign #creativity linktr.ee/censemaking

Complexity sets traps as it tells stories. Moving faster doesn't tell them better, but gets us to add more complexity, not less.

This article in the @theglobeandmail.com on the weight of the card (the physical, handwritten card) really spoke to me. If you want to disrupt something in the best possible way, send in the analog www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...

The only way you can find out how good you are is by giving yourself a chance. Most of us excuse, rationalize, or give up before we've even given ourselves a shot. Put yourself in position to do something. Don't obsess over whether it'll work out or not. Give yourself a shot.

Just renewed my membership in the Canadian Public Health Association and its Ontario counterpart. It's great to be part of a professional community that welcomes people who don't fit in any specific spot, yet have health embedded into everything they do #publichealth @cpha-acsp.bsky.social

My second of two parts looking at classroom complexity and how it might be a bellwether for health and related institutions. #complexity #learning #innovation

“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Eden Phillpotts via @momentumdash.bsky.social

In the long run, low-friction/low-irritation people win because everyone wants to keep working with them. 🎒Read the full article here: guykawasaki.substack...

How LLMs can transform architectural problem-solving, particularly for complex, multi-stakeholder projects. The session reveals how AI can become a sophisticated collaborator for any human-centred environments where multiple perspectives must be balanced. www.linkedin.com/posts/oaa-co...

There is a psychological debt to be paid when adopting AI. This study published in @hbr.org illustrates that its not about just putting in AI, but building supports for the entire organization to design an ecosystem of humans and tech hbr.org/2026/05/the-... #psychology #AI

#ArtemisII My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

Classroom complexity is a thing, but as its name suggests, it's not a simple thing to address. This is the first of two articles looking at #classroomcomplexity . The first is about what it looks like, and the second will explore what we might do to work with it. #learning #education

Tip for novice runners: You do not need to carry/drink water on most of your runs. As long as you're hydrated going in, you'll be fine. You don't need water on a 60min run. Save lugging around hydration stuff for long runs.

📣 Our NEW study on AI chatbots & medical misinformation: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/4... cc @ualberta.bsky.social "...chatbots performed poorly when answering questions in misinformation-prone health and medical fields."

Absolutely! Scale and value are so deeply misunderstood. @guykawasaki.bsky.social knows the difference between mere flash and substance.

Strategy and preparedness in health systems can learn from other contexts like the recent incident in Finland where one of the most prepared countries in the world missed something that was right under their nose.

Reading a great piece from @pburtsoff.bsky.social in Monocle inspired some parallels between what we just saw in Finland and healthcare preparedness and readiness. We can learn from the Finns #healthcare #strategy censemaking.com/2026/04/15/s...

Cheryl Strauss Einhorn | 'In today’s perma-crisis world, waiting for stability is like waiting for a train that’s never coming.' word of the day: perma-crisis. hbr.org/2025/05/in-u...

A terrific profile of some of the many ways indigenous design is being practiced across Turtle Island from Metropolis Magazine metropolismag.com/viewpoints/h... #design #indigenousdesign

The #1 factor determining whether a training program will work or not is belief. If you don’t have buy-in, even if the training is perfect, it’s not going to work.

Decisions are at the core of any strategic action, yet it's remarkable how little attention we pay to designing the conditions to make them in ways that fit with our values and how we want to be. It's a reminder for any theory of change or strategic plan design.

“Your capacity to say ‘No’ determines your capacity to say ‘Yes’ to greater things.” – E. Stanley Jones via @momentumdash.bsky.social. (such wise words, harder said than done)

The map and territory of systems for design in health open.substack.com/pub/designlo...

What was common value is now (almost) exceptional design. I just started (fast-forwarded) through another podcast where it wasn't until MINUTE FIVE that it got past all the ads, promotions for courses, self-congratulations and so on. This is terrible. It's far too common as well.

“Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. Have the courage to follow your own heart and intuition.” – Steve Jobs via @momentumdash.bsky.social

If writing is about thinking as much as communicating. What does prompting give us? It removes the authoring and the thinking. What's left?

“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.” – Maya Angelou via @momentumdash.bsky.social

Impact without evaluation isn’t impact — it’s a hypothesis. You might be right. You’re probably missing half the story. Evaluation is how we find the hidden gems and learn from the rough. Tell better stories and find those gems - Let's talk linktr.ee/censemaking #strategicdesign #evaluation

How sad. What a career and what laughs she brought us along the way.

What happens when the wisdom we need isn't helping us understand where we are. How complexity thinking can help us at least see where the folly is censemaking.com/2026/01/29/w...

The Cynefin Framework is a great place to start your exploration of complexity in systems in order to design better things open.substack.com/pub/designlo...

OCAD U’s Winter Design Festival is on 🎉 A celebration of creativity + innovation across design, with panels, presentations & community connection. This winter spotlights Environmental Design, Industrial Design & Material Art and Design. Events + details: www.ocadu.ca/news/winter-...

When privacy declines, so does democracy. Free for five days. www.amazon.de/-/en/Guy-Kaw...

I can't say enough about how much I like @milanote.bsky.social as a resource. It's one of the few tools that balances an ordered, text-oriented approach to organizing things with a visual, fluid and flexible way of adding and creating. #tools #tips

Cram AI into your product. #webcomics #comicsky

Great interview. Lots to learn about resiliency, hope, and bravery. Practical as it is inspirational. Thanks for another great interview @guykawasaki.bsky.social

What is Strategic Design and why does it matter to what we're looking to accomplish in advancing health and social impact? This post from @censemaking.bsky.social profiles it www.cense.ca/strategy-as-... #strategicdesign

High-performing people don’t go it alone. Athletes, artists, chess masters all rely on coaches—people who see what they can’t. Leaders in health & social impact are no different. It’s how clarity is built in complexity. See 2026 with new eyes. Let’s talk: bit.ly/talkcense

Calling emerging artists (18–29)! 🎨 @dxcsummit.bsky.social + OCAD U, with the EU Delegation to Canada, invite youth artists from Canada & the EU to exhibit on opening night at #DemocracyXChange2026. Apply by Feb. 2. Learn more: www.ocadu.ca/news/open-ca...

I'm not a fan of the trend toward line-based writing. I really don't like reading an article that's 25 separate lines. Paragraphs worked for centuries; very few writers are so profound that their prose requires distinct separation of every sentence.

“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.” – Bruce Lee

We’re celebrating a year of visual firsts at The Local, including @chloeellingson.bsky.social joining our team as Visuals Editor! From cormorants, to near-alien landscapes, to up-close moments from local storytelling, here are some of our favourite photos from 2025:

“Creativity is contagious, so pass it on.” – Albert Einstein via @momentumdash.bsky.social

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The countdown is on! Pantone announces its "2026 Colour of the Year" next week. We asked seven #OCADU faculty members for their predictions. What’s your pick? Learn more: bit.ly/4roe5YU

For those in #toronto or just who care about strong pediatric and neonatal care, and want to celebrate a great effort. This weekend is Maliyah's Hike, a 115 km trek around the city by a group of ardent supporters of Mount Sinai's neonatal program. Please donate give.supportsinai.ca/event/maliya...

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Will Durant via @momentumdash.bsky.social