Monthly Archives: December 2019

The Socially Dynamic Organisation [‘Domain to Dynamic’ Pt 7]

Posted on December 19, 2019 by julianstodd

This is the last in a series of articles that explore the context, and shape, of a new type of Organisation, one that is adapted to the reality of the Social Age. I call this a Socially Dynamic Organisation, and … Continue reading →

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The Community Builder Action Cards: Prototype #1

Posted on December 18, 2019 by julianstodd

The first prototypes of the Community Builder Action cards are ready. This is just a fun idea, based in pragmatic action: a deck of cards that can be played in small teams to prompt conversations, reflection, and action. I will … Continue reading →

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The Dog Eats Strange Things

Posted on December 17, 2019 by julianstodd

I ran a session with a group a couple of weeks ago, looking at practical aspects of modern learning design, and discussing how we drive change in practice throughout our Organisations. When we discussed the forces that can block change, … Continue reading →

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Domain to Dynamic: The Tension We Need

Posted on December 16, 2019 by julianstodd

In a short series of posts, i’ve been exploring the evolution of Organisational Design, to take us from a Domain based strength, to a more Socially Dynamic one. In this, the sixth post, i introduce the notion of Dynamic Tension, … Continue reading →

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A Politics of Reconnection?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by julianstodd

Our democracies are always imperfect, split between structures that enable the application of power over others, and the structures that prevent that application being limitless. Some of those structures are fallible: the redrawing of constituent boundaries, the pork barrelling of … Continue reading →

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Blast Off: ‘To the Moon and Back’ – Launching Today

Posted on December 13, 2019 by julianstodd

My new book is published today: ‘To the Moon and Back: Leadership Reflections from Apollo’ takes us on a journey through eight stories about the Apollo programme. It explores how we set foot on the moon, then gave it all … Continue reading →

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The Hyperbole Filter: a #WorkingOutLoud post

Posted on December 12, 2019 by julianstodd

I delivered the final part of the Learning Science module today, by introducing the notion of the hyperbole filter, and why we each need to construct one for ourselves. A Hyperbole Filter is a conceptual device, but it’s one of … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on Illustrations for ‘Domain to Dynamic’

Posted on December 11, 2019 by julianstodd

Just a short post today: i did not manage to complete the next part of the series exploring the birth of the Socially Dynamic Organisation, but i did finish the illustration to go in it! It’s a re-drafting of an … Continue reading →

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Domain to Dynamic [Pt 5]: the Organisation as Story and Belief

Posted on December 10, 2019 by julianstodd

This is the fifth in a series of pieces entitled ‘From Domain to Dynamic’. Collectively they explore a new model of Organisational Design that moves beyond hierarchy, infrastructure, and control, and into social collaboration, communities, and Individual Agency at scale. … Continue reading →

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Prototyping the Community Builder Action Cards

Posted on December 9, 2019 by julianstodd

The second book i wrote about Social Leadership is called ‘My 1st 100 Days’: it does not deal with the overarching concept, or a detailed model, but rather is centred around ‘action days’, and activities that take less than five … Continue reading →

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