Monthly Archives: April 2015

Through the Noise

Posted on April 30, 2015 by julianstodd

It’s a travel day: disrupted, fragmented. Hard to settle. Hard to write. Shards of time, split out. At the airport i stop for dinner. Loud: tannoy interrupts my thinking, people talking, constant noise. Hard in the restaurant: the staff are … Continue reading →

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The CEDA Community model Pt.1: ‘Curation’ and ‘Technology’ in Social Learning

Posted on April 29, 2015 by julianstodd

Yesterday i shared the first draft of a new model i’m working on: the CEDA model is intended to be a practical lens through which to view our Social Learning communities, to determine their health and productivity. Depending on what … Continue reading →

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The CEDA Model: checking the vitality of Social Learning communities

Posted on April 28, 2015 by julianstodd

At the heart of the Social Age lies community: formal or social, large or small, purposeful or just companionable. It’s the ‘sense making‘ and amplification functions of community that power Social Learning and Social Leadership and let us perform better. … Continue reading →

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Now you see it… Augmented Reality in Learning

Posted on April 27, 2015 by julianstodd

The Isle of Wight is beautiful, few spots more so than the house we rented in Cowes this weekend: panoramic views over the harbour, the sea breaking on the beach outside, a roaring fire in the evening and plenty of … Continue reading →

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The Apple Watch: Day Zero

Posted on April 24, 2015 by julianstodd

Today would have been the day i took possession of my Apple Watch, had i remembered to order one. Or had Apple spontaneously decided to send me one. Neither of which happened. None of this would have mattered, except as … Continue reading →

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A Culture That Feels Right?

Posted on April 23, 2015 by julianstodd

I delivered a workshop today at the head office of a global business: a young and dynamic company that’s growing fast. As is often the case, growth means opening new offices and, in their case, colonising extra floors of existing … Continue reading →

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Six Tenets of Social Leadership

Posted on April 22, 2015 by julianstodd

Social Leadership is a style fit for the Social Age: it’s about building social authority, reputation based leadership that is consensual by the community. It’s complimentary to formal leadership but vital at a time when formal authority delivers a diminished … Continue reading →

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The New Utility: A Story about Brand in the Social Age

Posted on April 21, 2015 by julianstodd

Agility can be about perspective, about being brave enough to climb up high and get a better view. Being brave enough to shout from your viewpoint that the world has changed. Being brave enough to lead an organisation and community … Continue reading →

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The blowing of boundaries

Posted on April 20, 2015 by julianstodd

That should have read “blurring“, but today I’m dictating the blog to my iPad for the first time. That means you’re likely to see more errors than usual. But maybe not that many. Because the technology is progressing fast, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Difference of Digital: are all Conversations Equal?

Posted on April 17, 2015 by julianstodd

Some things feel right, some feel wrong, and some are just different. That’s what’s at the heart of my thinking today. I remember the first time i went on camera: painfully awkward, the sound of my own voice was weird, … Continue reading →

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