Monthly Archives: February 2022

Learning Fragments

Posted on February 24, 2022 by julianstodd

Sharing some very early stage and imperfect work today: i’ve created a site to hold the Learning Fragments work. If you have been following this thread, over the last eighteen months or so i have been delving back into some … Continue reading →

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Learning Function: 2030 Enquiry Framework

Posted on February 23, 2022 by julianstodd

This is a prototype set of questions to contribute towards a more holistic Enquiry Framework, intended to be used by Learning Leaders and their teams to explore a future state – note that this is not about the practical steps … Continue reading →

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In Search of Risk

Posted on February 22, 2022 by julianstodd

The term ‘Risk’ defines our exposure to danger, but it’s held in many different ways, in many different spaces, and through varied mechanisms. Many of our forward facing conversations, about change, about innovation, about leadership, involve aspects of risk, some … Continue reading →

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Bending or Breaking

Posted on February 21, 2022 by julianstodd

The storms this week have reminded me of a conversation many years ago, as i was stood in a Big Top tend during a gale. The central pole was bending and creaking, and i was quite concerned about the danger, … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Story

Posted on February 17, 2022 by julianstodd

A thing i love about being a father is bedtime stories: we choose a book (or two…) from the shelf and settle in, with a favourite teddy, to read together. We have special seats to do this in, special cushions … Continue reading →

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Trapped in Stories

Posted on February 16, 2022 by julianstodd

This week i am #WorkingOutLoud developing my work around Storytelling: today, some thoughts around how we are trapped in stories. How they may limit our thought, our action, even our identity and space of operation. This is not a negative … Continue reading →

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We Grow Out Of Stories

Posted on February 15, 2022 by julianstodd

For the remainder of this month i am building out a body of work around Storytelling in Social Leadership, exploring four key aspects: first ‘The Roots of Story’, exploring how we are surrounded by them, secondly ‘Sheltering in Stories’, which … Continue reading →

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Blockbusters

Posted on February 14, 2022 by julianstodd

I found my Blockbuster card last week. It was sat in the drawer i use for those coffee loyalty cards and half spent book tokens. The things you need, but not every day. The things with value, but not valuable … Continue reading →

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Togetherness

Posted on February 10, 2022 by julianstodd

I’ve spent this week together with some of my team, for the first time in two years. Indeed, for some of us it is the first time we have ever ‘met’. Together. Intellectually i feel certain we should be able … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on ’The Roots of Storytelling’

Posted on February 3, 2022 by julianstodd

As ‘Quiet Leadership’ and ‘Power and Potential’ take flight, i’m left with time to make a start on the next project: ‘The Roots of Storytelling’. Whilst there is a chapter in ‘The Social Leadership Handbook’ about Storytelling, i have really … Continue reading →

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