Monthly Archives: June 2014

Reflections from mLearnCon: geolocation and exploration

Posted on June 25, 2014 by julianstodd

Imagine the time when technology effortlessly connects us to conversations, resources, community, when it understands what’s on our minds and facilitates us getting the answers, creating meaning, making sense of the world. We’re on the edge of the revolution, where … Continue reading →

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Reflections on #mLearnCon: learning from our social lives

Posted on June 24, 2014 by julianstodd

I’m at mLearnCon in San Diego this week: exploring developments in technology and methodology over the last year. The impacts of social collaborative technology, mobile devices in every aspect of our lives has been huge: in both our formal work … Continue reading →

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Haight Ashbury’s Hippies: Permission to think differently

Posted on June 19, 2014 by julianstodd

Even ten years ago, people wore ties. I still have one somewhere, an unpleasant orange affair with a few loose threads, part of a uniform worn by millions as they trudged to work to sit in their cubicle and pushed … Continue reading →

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San Francisco and the Artists of Innovation

Posted on June 18, 2014 by julianstodd

Toby and Joe each have their own studio, facing onto the garden, separated by a common area: neutral ground. Both lifelong artists, they’ve welcomed me into their home in Bernal Heights, San Francisco, turning over their garden cabin to me … Continue reading →

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What you need to know about ‘The Social Age’

Posted on June 13, 2014 by julianstodd

Everyone understands that things have changed, but not always how much and how far we still have to go. The Social Age is defined by change: changes in how we work, how we learn, how we lead, how we connect … Continue reading →

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Unearthing Organisational Stories: finding the narrative

Posted on June 12, 2014 by julianstodd

“It’s a little wordy, is that normal in your field?” was Heidi’s response to my first draft. Her tact doing little to numb the honesty. In some areas, volume is good: boxes or chocolate and length of holidays being two … Continue reading →

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The Innovation Factory: tangles and lines

Posted on June 11, 2014 by julianstodd

I’m reading a great book about lightbulbs. I’d never stopped before to really thing about them. At best, they were something i lamented when they failed and grumbled at when i ran out of. I’d never considered them as a … Continue reading →

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The enemies of innovation in organisations

Posted on June 10, 2014 by julianstodd

You can’t have it all: in a world where risk is avoided and process codifies common sense into rules, we run the risk of ironing out creativity and innovation. Which wouldn’t be such a problem if the world would stand … Continue reading →

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Unlocking Innovation in Teams

Posted on June 9, 2014 by julianstodd

It’s been a fascinating week, delivering the prototype workshop around ‘Creativity, Co-Creation and Agility‘ and reflecting on how to unlock innovation within teams. There’s a clear dynamic between permissions, creative spaces, creative processes, improvisation and narrative. Whilst i don’t feel … Continue reading →

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The Road to Agility

Posted on June 5, 2014 by julianstodd

Inspiration only takes a moment, but change may take longer. I spent a great day yesterday exploring ‘creativity‘ with some wonderfully generous people. We shared ideas and stories about co-creation, about music, about agility. I wanted to explore ways to … Continue reading →

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