Monthly Archives: March 2024

Statues

Posted on March 27, 2024 by julianstodd

I was talking yesterday with my friend Rhian about statues. Or, rather, she was talking and i was listening, with a group. The statue in question was the one of Edward Colston, a slave trader from Bristol. He was such … Continue reading →

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Social Leadership: Closed Systems

Posted on March 26, 2024 by julianstodd

My favourite terrarium shop has closed down. It’s not that much of a surprise, because i’m not sure how many people really buy a large glass jar containing it’s own sealed ecosystem whilst on a day trip to London (especially … Continue reading →

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Convergence – Divergence

Posted on March 25, 2024 by julianstodd

If someone asks me what my favourite album is, i’ll probably choose something carefully. I won’t want to go for anything too mainstream, lest i appear unimaginative, but equally i don’t want to choose something so utterly obscure that i … Continue reading →

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Social Leadership: Revisiting Imperfection

Posted on March 21, 2024 by julianstodd

I revisited work today around Imperfect Leadership: the notion that leadership may be inherently imperfect, and that what matters is our dialogue with our own practice and context. Sharing some fragments of thought around this idea: That our binary notions … Continue reading →

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Generative AI: Creativity – Comfort – Truth

Posted on March 20, 2024 by julianstodd

Tomorrow i am stepping out of my comfort zone and delivering a short session to a group of Head Teachers and School Principles on Generative AI. It’s been a while since i was summoned to the head teachers office… but … Continue reading →

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Too Busy To Think

Posted on March 19, 2024 by julianstodd

I’ve been busy and, hence, the work of thinking has taken a back seat. So today i’ve forced myself into a deliberately slow piece of work. Creating an illustration for the Learning Science book. In my practice i try to … Continue reading →

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Artefacts

Posted on March 18, 2024 by julianstodd

This is the scatter of Polaroids taken by the people who made the Dereliction Walk with me last week in London. These are… fragments… things that caught their eyes. These are… collective memory… artefacts… memories and mementoes. I ask people … Continue reading →

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The London Dereliction Walk (2nd Edition) – Expedition Notes

Posted on March 14, 2024 by julianstodd

Today i guided a group of a dozen Explorers through the 2nd Edition of the London Dereliction Walk: in this work we use motion, observation, and dialogue to create new lenses through which to view the world. Specifically we consider … Continue reading →

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Preparing to Learn

Posted on March 13, 2024 by julianstodd

Tomorrow i am guiding a group through the London Dereliction Walk: it’s an immersive full day event, a walk through the city exploring ‘Boundaries’, ‘Voice’ and ‘Shadows’. As we prepare to depart, i’ve been thinking about mindset, about how we … Continue reading →

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Deleting is Writing

Posted on March 6, 2024 by julianstodd

I’m reminded that writing is not about quantity, nor even a final ‘product’. Rather it can be the act itself. One may be a writer and yet never share a word. And that ‘deleting’ is also writing. Committing pen to … Continue reading →

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