Monthly Archives: March 2019

#WorkingOutLoud on the Community Builder’s Guidebook

Posted on March 26, 2019 by julianstodd

Today i am sharing a sketch of a cover idea for my next Social Age Guidebook, which is aimed at Community Builders. So far i have published ‘The Trust Guidebook’, and ‘The Social Learning Guidebook’, with ‘The Social Age Guidebook’ … Continue reading →

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Reframing Brexit

Posted on March 22, 2019 by julianstodd

The UK is fractured by Brexit. The arguments, both for, and against, are largely tribal and intractable. And of one thing i am sure: whichever side ‘wins’, it will also lose. Unity is not something that can be imposed. And … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Currency

Posted on March 20, 2019 by julianstodd

I used to have an elderly neighbour, when i was a student, in a shared house. I’m not sure quite how old she was, but in my memory she was about 170. One of my friends would often check in … Continue reading →

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The Social Learning Guidebook: A Free Resource

Posted on March 19, 2019 by julianstodd

You can download my new Guidebook on Social Learning here. It’s intended to form a concise, practical, guide for practitioners who are trying to transform learning, through more social and collaborative approaches. It builds upon work i’ve shared previously, both … Continue reading →

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The Map of the Social Age 2019

Posted on March 18, 2019 by julianstodd

I’ve just completed writing all 13 primary articles, and now the final map to go with them: this will form the Social Age Guidebook for 2019, which i will aim to publish as a short eBook next month. I’ve really … Continue reading →

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Guide to the Social Age 2019: Change

Posted on March 14, 2019 by julianstodd

This is the final article in a series of pieces that, together, annotate my Map of the Social Age for 2019. These pieces simply mark a dozen points in the landscape that seem of particularly important to me at this … Continue reading →

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The Price of Gratitude

Posted on March 13, 2019 by julianstodd

I wrote a ‘thank you’ note today, digging my fountain pen out of the drawer to do so. It took me back to a previous era (one in which i used my fountain pen often enough that i did not … Continue reading →

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Guide to the Social Age 2019: Authenticity

Posted on March 12, 2019 by julianstodd

I’m writing a series of longer pieces, exploring my new Map of the Social Age for 2019: ‘Authenticity’ is a key location in this new landscape, representing, for many, a foundation of Social Leadership, and a central mechanism of engagement. … Continue reading →

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Guide to the Social Age 2019: Power

Posted on March 7, 2019 by julianstodd

The Social Age is a time of rebalanced power: in this, the ninth in a series of articles exploring my Map of the Social Age for 2019, i want to consider ‘power’. The structures it’s held within, and the dynamic … Continue reading →

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Guide to the Social Age 2019: Interconnectivity

Posted on March 6, 2019 by julianstodd

This is the eighth in a series of articles exploring the new Map of the Social Age for 2019. Today, i’m considering ‘Interconnectivity’, something that has emerged as a new, and powerful, notion within my own work over the last … Continue reading →

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