Category Archives: Experience

Domain Specificity into a Generalised Specificity

Posted on March 12, 2018 by julianstodd

This is a conversation about the future of work. Consider this a half formed thought, but one which i’ve been chasing around for a while now. As part of the work exploring where we go, ‘Beyond Organisations’, and linked into … Continue reading →

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Tokens and Totems

Posted on April 13, 2015 by julianstodd

I was momentarily stumped by the question from my niece, but i suppose that’s the nature of naivety: it can be surprisingly complex. “What’s your favourite stone” she asked. The question had been prompted some months before, when she had … Continue reading →

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Words about learning: journeyman

Posted on May 7, 2014 by julianstodd

I’ve shared this story before: in the old days, watermills and windmills littered the countryside. You took your grain there to be ground between giant millstones. Those stones slowly wore down, the grooves cut in their surface faded away, until … Continue reading →

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On the fourth day of Christmas Learning: it gets personal

Posted on December 12, 2013 by julianstodd

I’m dedicating the last twelve days of writing to a series of reflections on key trends and features of learning in the Social Age. Today, it’s all about you. Learning used to be delivered in classrooms, from a teacher to … Continue reading →

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Experiential Learning

Posted on November 14, 2013 by julianstodd

I’ve read a lot of travel books, but it’s only when you feel the sharp pain in your heel and see the blood when you peel your socks off that you know what blisters feel like. I was a passenger … Continue reading →

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Social Collaborative Technology

Posted on November 11, 2013 by julianstodd

It’s everywhere: on our networks, in our pockets, plugged into our ears and our TVs. We can’t escape the proliferation of socially collaborative technologies, wherever we try to hide. It draws us into communities around our favourite reality TV show, … Continue reading →

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Pathways

Posted on October 17, 2013 by julianstodd

I went for a game of Scrabble after work yesterday with Laura. I’m just working in Bath, staying in a hotel for a few days but, as Laura lives near here, she knew the best pub with a Scrabble set. … Continue reading →

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Conkers: tribal wisdom and sore knuckles

Posted on September 30, 2013 by julianstodd

Walking in the forest yesterday, the conversation turned to conkers (or horse chestnuts, if you prefer). Dionne had found the first ones of the season, lying on the ground under the spreading boughs, and this prompted a discussion about the … Continue reading →

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Wisdom in the Social Age

Posted on September 24, 2013 by julianstodd

I had dinner with some friends last night who are just home from six months travelling around Japan. As they shared their stories, it became clear that they’d amassed a wealth of local knowledge whilst out there: synthesised from different … Continue reading →

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Performance in Social Leadership

Posted on September 18, 2013 by julianstodd

As i work this week to flesh out the NET Model of Social Leadership, my thoughts turn increasingly to ‘Performance’. Specifically i’m thinking about how we rehearse and embed behaviours, it’s about the transition from abstract formal learning into changed … Continue reading →

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