Monthly Archives: May 2023

Leadership as Practice

Posted on May 30, 2023 by julianstodd

Within the constraints and context of Organisational development, it’s not unusual for us to view leadership as both an active and additive quality. That we can somehow train leaders to ‘do’ things to systems, to ‘drive’ behaviour or ‘deliver’ outcomes, … Continue reading →

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Culture: Transmission, Influence and Decay

Posted on May 24, 2023 by julianstodd

Our mechanisms of culture have become more streamlined: the cycles of innovation and influence, proliferation and decay ever faster. The technologies that have given us our radical connectivity and proliferation of spaces that create the context of the Social Age … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on Capability

Posted on May 23, 2023 by julianstodd

This week i am developing work around Social Learning and our broader view of capability within Organisations. I should stress that this is early stage work and i am sharing it as it comes, not with a specific overarching narrative. … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on Social Collaboration in Learning

Posted on May 22, 2023 by julianstodd

I’m sharing work on Social Learning this week, and as i prepare, am reminding myself that Social Learning is not simply a methodology for finding ‘the’ answer, but rather a developmental approach to finding many different answers, and the building … Continue reading →

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Gathering Seeds

Posted on May 18, 2023 by julianstodd

I shared the Quiet Leadership work with a group this week, talking through the idea of the Organisation as Ecosystem, and how we each wander through this landscape. As i was talking, i was thinking about how, as we travel, … Continue reading →

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Foundations: Not Just Underneath

Posted on May 17, 2023 by julianstodd

I did some research once asking people to illustrate leadership concepts, and then analysed the images that they drew. ‘Leadership’ tended to be pictures of growing flowers, shooting starts, rocket ships, lighthouses – images of growth and height (or rather, … Continue reading →

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Knowledge: Under Construction

Posted on May 15, 2023 by julianstodd

I’m just thinking today about knowledge: about how it is not necessarily binary. Not just ‘present’ or ‘absent’, but rather can sit either under construction, or perhaps already in our subconscious. Casting shadows onto our thought and action. The Learning … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on Togetherness – Otherness

Posted on May 11, 2023 by julianstodd

I’m feeling invigorated around the work on ‘Togetherness – Otherness’ due to being stuck on a train for two hours which gave me some uninterrupted time to review the manuscript so far! Every cloud has a silver lining. This book … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on Generative AI – What Is Intelligence

Posted on May 10, 2023 by julianstodd

Today i am sharing some early stage work for a short guidebook on Generative AI: i am still trying to find the language and style of this piece, and indeed still unsure whether this work will ever see the light … Continue reading →

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Finding Direction

Posted on May 9, 2023 by julianstodd

I’ve started some work on a short guidebook exploring Generative AI. I spent all day on it today, and can confidently say that it’s both muddled and confused. In some areas, it’s way to deep, whilst in others it’s as … Continue reading →

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