Monthly Archives: June 2023

Conformity and Catastrophe

Posted on June 28, 2023 by julianstodd

A broad cultural coherence may feel like a good thing, like a win even. After all, plenty of Organisations invest heavily to create a culture of connection. And indeed it would seem that a culture of conformity, where we are … Continue reading →

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Simplifying

Posted on June 27, 2023 by julianstodd

I took last week off from writing on the blog. In fact, i took it off to get married. And i have to say, i feel both tired and refreshed from that break! Slightly to my surprise, i found it … Continue reading →

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Nurture

Posted on June 14, 2023 by julianstodd

I ate the first strawberry from the garden today, and let me tell you, it was magnificent. The best strawberry i’ve had all year. Juicy, full of flavour, and deeply satisfying. Not because i am a good gardener, but in … Continue reading →

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Swinging the Hammer

Posted on June 13, 2023 by julianstodd

When you listen to the language used in Organisations to describe leadership, you will often hear language of power and effect: we drive outcomes, make things happen, and build momentum. It speaks to a muscular model of leadership that sweats … Continue reading →

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New York – Evolution

Posted on June 12, 2023 by julianstodd

I realise it was nine years ago that i published the first New York book, exploring ‘Communities, Spaces, and Performance’. It was an initial observation of the ways we cohabit space, often each blind to the other. Sometimes through ownership, … Continue reading →

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The Easy Path

Posted on June 8, 2023 by julianstodd

I spent several hours chatting to Laura today: we are both on the same doctoral programme and meet up most weeks to kick around ideas and just have some space to breathe. Today we were talking about challenge: how much … Continue reading →

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Rust and Purpose

Posted on June 7, 2023 by julianstodd

In our built landscape we are used to dereliction and rust: the things that fade away, becoming redundant as our needs, or mechanisms of effect, change. Watermills, factories, churches and civic buildings, shops and houses: these things form a shadow … Continue reading →

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Learning Science Crash Course – Part 2 – Factors That Affect Learning

Posted on June 5, 2023 by julianstodd

Continuing to #WorkOutLoud to share parts of our writing for the Learning Science book. In that work, our ‘landscape of Learning Science’ has five major areas. Part 1 covered how people learn. Part 2 examines the states, characteristics, and contexts … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on ‘Togetherness – Otherness’

Posted on June 1, 2023 by julianstodd

Today i’ve set the whole day aside to work on the book about ‘Togetherness – Otherness’ with Susie. I say ‘book’, but this is in fact two books rolled into one – about how we are ‘together’, the experience, cost … Continue reading →

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