An author not afraid to uncover for the reader the uncomfortable prevalence of failure in natural and human systems.

Thank you Dr Peter Cammock for your gentle but powerful insights into the nature of commitment to the realisation of a personal vision.

To purchase this book please contact Dr Peter Cammock at peter.cammock@canterbury.ac.nz.

One of the most powerful books on a complex subject we have found.

Explaining Sustainable Innovation might have been a better title for this book. An interesting read but left us asking … but how, in a New Zealand context, can this be done?

If you reacted to the down turn by desperately searching for a silver bullet. Firstly, we hope it worked for you secondly, this book should be of interest to you.

Congratulations Gareth Morgan and John McCrystal for showing us how important it is to seek diverse points of view before drawing easy conclusions.

Out of box thinkers. When successful, generate praise; if unsuccessful are derided.

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
– George Bernard Shaw

“Focus is great but it can create blinders …….. Too little peripheral vision leaves organisations susceptible to being replaced in the market place by new entrants or nimble competitors”.  

The question is then, how do organisations scan for information without being totally overwhelmed by it.  designindustry’s ’10 Principle’ framework offers a dynamic and rigorous process    that can be easily integrated into organisations.

“In a quantum world, everything depends on context, on unique relationships available in the moment, why would we expect that solutions developed in one context would work the same in another?”

designindustry has developed a framework which ensures useful consultation, explores context and finds the best solution for the job in hand.  We do  not believe one size fits all organisations.

Reframing our notions of charity and responsibility

designindustry works with organisations to ensure that the solution does not overshadow the reality and disregard what is working and what is unique about the environment.  We are currently in negotiation with a number of Not-for-Profit organisations.