Monthly Archives: May 2013

A day for adventures: learning by exploring

Posted on May 31, 2013 by julianstodd

It’s a day for grand adventures: i’m packed and waiting for a lift to the airport, off to Asia for a few weeks. It’s a combination of work and play. I’m delivering some workshops around social learning and leadership, as … Continue reading →

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The Social Leader as enabler

Posted on May 30, 2013 by julianstodd

Today, i want to focus on one aspect of Social Leadership: ‘Social Learning Enabler‘. In the Social Age, generosity is a key survival trait, alongside high social capital (the ability to survive and thrive in online learning and collaboration spaces). … Continue reading →

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The human face of learning

Posted on May 29, 2013 by julianstodd

I had lunch with an old friend today. She works in a call centre and was explaining how their systems work: when you start work in the morning, you log in. If you are on time, everything is fine. Today, … Continue reading →

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Drawing upon the wisdom of the group: developing ideas of Social Leadership

Posted on May 28, 2013 by julianstodd

Over the last week or so, i’ve been developing ideas around the Social Leader. I’ve been trying to adopt social learning approaches to this design exercise, exposing different parts of the ideas to different communities and individuals and making the … Continue reading →

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Words about Learning: Salads

Posted on May 27, 2013 by julianstodd

I only ever order salad when i’m feeling guilty about something. It’s a kind of easy culinary karma after yesterdays platter of fried eggs (a mistake in my Dutch translation with a heavy cholesterol consequence). If it’s not part of … Continue reading →

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9 questions to see if your organisational view of learning is broad enough

Posted on May 24, 2013 by julianstodd

Organisations often plan learning carefully around needs, provide formal interventions and then look at how well the learning is applied. But that’s not the only model: sometimes i’m curious, i reach out into my community and resource sites, i learn … Continue reading →

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8 behaviours of Social Leadership

Posted on May 23, 2013 by julianstodd

I started exploring the traits of the Social Leader yesterday and wanted to follow up with some further thoughts today. The Social Leader can navigate formal and informal spaces with ease, equally at home engaging online as in person. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Authority, Collaboration, Community, Culture, Effectiveness, Formal Spaces, Global, Knowledge, Leadership, Learning, Management, Networking, Personal Brand, Personal Learning Network, Social Learning, Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

7 traits of the Social Leader

Posted on May 22, 2013 by julianstodd

Think about two things: time and emotional energy. You can buy my time: by the hour, by the day or, if you can afford it, for a discounted price called an annual salary. But you can’t buy my emotional energy. … Continue reading →

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Learning and working in the #SocialAge. Starting the journey

Posted on May 21, 2013 by julianstodd

I’ve started writing today on my new book: it’s an exploration of the changing nature of learning and working in the Social Age. I’ve been working with my communities on Twitter and LinkedIn to develop the structure and now am … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Authority, Book, Collaboration, Community, Experience, Future, Hierarchy, Informal Spaces, Innovation, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Contract, Learning Culture, Learning Technology, Meaning, Personal Learning Network, Publishing, Social Capital, Social Learning, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

My new, free, eBook “Learning, Knowledge & Meaning – the Singapore Diary”

Posted on May 20, 2013 by julianstodd

Our relationship with knowledge is changing: the ways we find stuff out and what we do with it once we have it. We learn on the move, in the bath or on the train and come together in social learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Authority, Blog, Blogging, Book, Collaboration, Community, Cycle, Discovery, e-Books, Education, Ideas, Knowledge, Learning, Meaning, Narrative, Personal Learning Network, Publishing, Reflection, Social Learning, Storytelling, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 59 Comments