Monthly Archives: November 2014

How Gadgets Help us to Learn: ‘Communities’

Posted on November 28, 2014 by julianstodd

I’ve dedicated today to writing a chapter for David’s next book on Learning Technology. My section is entitled ‘How gadgets help us to learn‘. As usual when i’m writing, i’m sharing some extracts as i #WorkOutLoud, so here’s part of … Continue reading →

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Beauty

Posted on November 27, 2014 by julianstodd

Whilst it may be in the eye of the beholder, it’s not a term you often hear at work. We talk about ‘engagement‘, ‘effectiveness‘ and ‘investment‘ but rarely about beauty. Beauty is somehow personal, somehow soft, somehow unquantifiable. Not something … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Rebellion Lies the Rebellion

Posted on November 26, 2014 by julianstodd

Organisations become lethargic: the ways we codify action into process and control leaves us efficient in delivering the same thing again and again, but unable to innovate effectively. It’s partly because innovation requires us to take on board risk, something … Continue reading →

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Dimensions of Change: Imperative, Permission and Engagement

Posted on November 24, 2014 by julianstodd

I’ve been working around change this week: exploring how an organisation builds a change culture. This sketch outlines a co-created and co-owned model of change that’s fit for the Social Age. We need executive sponsorship: without clarity of action from … Continue reading →

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A Global Social Age

Posted on November 20, 2014 by julianstodd

I ran a big workshop yesterday with a Thai company on ‘Exploring the World of Social Learning‘. I think it went well: we covered the ‘foundations of the Social Age‘, looked at the impacts of ‘social collaborative technology‘ and then … Continue reading →

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Perpetuating Inequality

Posted on November 18, 2014 by julianstodd

One of the hardest things to see is the poverty in Bangkok: amongst the neon lit massage parlours, expat bars, towering hotels and Bladerunner like Sky Train tracks, young women with children, just babies really, sit begging in the street. … Continue reading →

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The Serendipity of Lost

Posted on November 17, 2014 by julianstodd

It only counts as ‘lost‘ if you intended to be somewhere. Our notion of lost is outdated: originating in a time when losing your way in the forest was a deadly affair. Today, as i explore Bangkok for the first … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Conscience

Posted on November 14, 2014 by julianstodd

Some things are not easy. It’s hard to make the right decision. Some things are not clear cut. There are shades of grey. I’ve been writing recently about fairness, about how we learn to make the right decisions, not just … Continue reading →

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Mobile Learning with Maps: Heritage Trails

Posted on November 12, 2014 by julianstodd

I was lucky enough to get lost yesterday in good company, which is the very best way to do it. I’d met up with an Australian friend, Mark, and Bee Yin, who produces Heritage trails here in Singapore. Our objective … Continue reading →

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Shared understanding: convention and agility

Posted on November 11, 2014 by julianstodd

I find myself doing it almost without thinking: the international sign of ‘can i have the bill please?‘ is to pretend to write with one hand in the air, whilst giving the waiter or waitress a raised eyebrow glance. It’s … Continue reading →

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