Monthly Archives: August 2018

Packing Up Trust

Posted on August 29, 2018 by julianstodd

Just a short post from the airport in DC as i set off home: i’m happy to say that ‘The Trust Sketchbook’ is being packaged up for launch next week. It’s been a long journey to get it here, mainly … Continue reading →

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Questions To Ask About Trust

Posted on August 28, 2018 by julianstodd

As i gear up for the launch of The Trust Sketchbook next week, today i’m sharing a whole section from the accompanying ‘Trust Guidebook’, which provides detailed questions we can ask, as we work through the Sketchbook. Part 2: The … Continue reading →

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Sharing ‘The Trust Guidebook’

Posted on August 27, 2018 by julianstodd

I’m working on a short ‘Trust Guidebook’, to accompany the launch of ‘The Trust Sketchbook’ next week. Today, i’m sharing the first two sections, as part of #WorkingOutLoud. Overview Trust is complex, perhaps best viewed as a dynamic landscape. From … Continue reading →

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Leadership Paint

Posted on August 23, 2018 by julianstodd

The effects of our leadership are not isolated and linear, but rather cumulative: aggregated effects, generated over time, through our actions. I was struck by this in a conversation with my friend Chris, in a little cafe in New York … Continue reading →

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Evolving the City

Posted on August 22, 2018 by julianstodd

As many of us do, i think i know a place, when all i know is what surrounds me: a walk through New York takes in my favourite routes, cafes, bars, and vistas. I think i know the city, when … Continue reading →

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Social Leadership: In Everyday Things

Posted on August 22, 2018 by julianstodd

Social Leadership is not something to be locked away, bought out on special occasions, or when we feel the need to perform: it’s the way we are in the world every single day. It’s through our actions, in the moment, … Continue reading →

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To Fail Fairly

Posted on August 13, 2018 by julianstodd

I’m generally unconvinced when people say “it’s ok to fail”. Because it generally isn’t. Failing is typically rewarded with blame and loss. And it can be unfair: not unfair in the judgement, but in the distribution. When we fail, we … Continue reading →

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Social Learning: Summary

Posted on August 9, 2018 by julianstodd

Yesterday i shared the introduction from a chapter i’m writing on Social Learning for a new book. Today, i’m sharing the summary from the end. We’ve covered a lot of ground, so let’s summarise where we have got to: Learning … Continue reading →

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Social Learning: Introduction

Posted on August 8, 2018 by julianstodd

I’m writing a guest chapter for a book today, aiming for 6,000 words, as an overview of Social Learning: it explores the ‘context of the Social Age’, the design methodology for ‘Scaffolded Social Learning’, how we establish, and support, ‘Learning … Continue reading →

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Engaging Power [4]: Diffusion

Posted on August 2, 2018 by julianstodd

How do we fight, how do we conquer? In oppositional models of power, we deploy overwhelming force, to disrupt the structure. The sledgehammer solution. But when the structures of violence are held within coherent social units, the sledgehammer reinforces them. … Continue reading →

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