Category Archives: Choices

The Illusion of Real Life

Posted on June 18, 2015 by julianstodd

I’m pleased to be working with Laura tomorrow. We don’t get to do it that often, so when our realities collide, it’s fun. Me. The gentle knocking woke me up: room service delivering my breakfast. Lovely. Coffee a bit cold, … Continue reading →

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The Subscription Career

Posted on March 5, 2015 by julianstodd

The theme this week is the future: yesterday, the evolution of knowledge, before that, the future shape of organisations. Today: the future of ‘career‘. Specifically, the subscriptions or community career. Organisations used to own our career: they recruited us, structured … Continue reading →

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Choices and opportunities

Posted on May 15, 2014 by julianstodd

The Social Age is a time of constant change: careers are fractured and we’re likely to change direction many times. As the nature of work evolves and the opportunities presented by social collaborative technology increase, we are spoilt for choice … Continue reading →

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The OAR Model for Community Management

Posted on November 28, 2013 by julianstodd

I’ve been working this week on a workshop for social community managers and came up with this model, which i thought i’d share today. The OAR model covers three activities: Observe, Attend and Refer. For much of the time, the … Continue reading →

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Opening Pandora’s box

Posted on September 26, 2013 by julianstodd

A while ago i was thinking about ‘how people come to learn‘. There were four main reasons: planned, needs driven, curiosity and by accident. The next two days for me are going to be about curiosity and accidental learning, and … Continue reading →

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Running in the rain: risk and reward in learning

Posted on August 22, 2013 by julianstodd

I met up with Lucy last night in London and, as we walked by the Thames, we saw a fountain. I’ve seen them like this before, by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam: it’s a large base with squared off sections, the … Continue reading →

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The Learning Festival

Posted on July 22, 2013 by julianstodd

I was at a festival this weekend, enjoying some great music in the sunshine with my friends. It’s a beautiful site, a Big Top for the larger bands, stalls for food and drink, and a small acoustic tent for more … Continue reading →

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Where should you invest your time? Taking control of learning

Posted on May 9, 2013 by julianstodd

Something i’ve really learnt over the last few years is about time: how it’s stolen, lost, spent or invested, remembered, forgotten or enjoyed. Those of you who are regulars may recall that since Christmas i’ve been playing guitar everyday. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Taking the long way around: circular routes to learning

Posted on March 19, 2013 by julianstodd

I am forever getting lost in Amsterdam, which is odd as it’s quite a small city. The problem comes from the way it’s arranged in a series of concentric horseshoe shapes around the canals. This makes it very pretty, you … Continue reading →

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Adaptation: a social learning skill

Posted on March 13, 2013 by julianstodd

I was at a gig last night at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, a great venue, with it’s brick arches and high ceiling. As the name implies, whilst these days it plays host to assorted musicians, comedians and performers, it’s … Continue reading →

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