Monthly Archives: June 2017

The Age of Engagement

Posted on June 29, 2017 by julianstodd

The mechanisms and mindset of engagement in many organisations lags far behind the lived reality of the Social Age: Organisations exist in a realm of expertise, domain specific input, hierarchical power, at a time when communities are rising, co-creation is … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on the text for ‘The Trust Sketchbook’

Posted on June 28, 2017 by julianstodd

I’ve been working on the text for ‘The Trust Sketchbook‘ this month. A week or two ago i shared the first six aspects of trust, and today, sharing a few more, based around the structure of the ‘12 Aspects of … Continue reading →

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Alice Loves Matty

Posted on June 27, 2017 by julianstodd

Graffiti is a voice claimed when no other is given: the ultimately democratised language, subversive, irreverent, free. So often, we wonder why people will not engage, why they will not comment, question, or challenge. But that may be to miss … Continue reading →

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A State of Kindness: A Shared Humanity

Posted on June 26, 2017 by julianstodd

Somewhere along the line, we have accepted the marginalisation of kindness, normalised dispassion, and deepened the inequity of our society. Equality and fairness were never to be taken for granted, have always been fought for, but our current manifestation of … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud Finding The Change Story

Posted on June 22, 2017 by julianstodd

I’m presenting a workshop around the work i’ve been doing for ‘The Change Handbook’ today: it’s the first time i’ve been able to present this work in it’s entirety, with the new framework that i completed a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Conditions for Community

Posted on June 21, 2017 by julianstodd

I’m working on some principles for supporting the development of Communities of Practice, so sharing this illustration, which is about ‘foundations’, what are the conditions for Communities to emerge? It’s not intended to be definitive, just part of a conversation … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on ‘The Trust Sketchbook’ text

Posted on June 20, 2017 by julianstodd

I have started work on ‘The Trust Sketchbook‘, a lightweight experiment to explore ‘what trust means to me‘ through a co-created journal. Last month, i crowdfunded the production costs, so now i am starting to explore the text. It will … Continue reading →

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Square Peg: Round Hole

Posted on June 19, 2017 by julianstodd

I feel a little like i’m staring over a precipice: a sense of vertiginous excitement, coupled with more than a little trepidation. It’s probably coupled in some way to where i am with writing at the moment: i’ve dedicated more … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud Sharing ‘The Change Handbook’

Posted on June 14, 2017 by julianstodd

This is a writing week: i am close to completing a full manuscript for a new book, ‘The Change Handbook – building the Socially Dynamic Organisation’. By a stroke of luck, i have managed to find a calm energy this … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud On A Teaching Day

Posted on June 13, 2017 by julianstodd

I’m flattered to have been asked to teach a day on the University of Pennsylvania doctoral programme: i thought i’d share an outline of the day, as it may provide a useful series of links and references around my current … Continue reading →

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