Category Archives: Productivity

The Delusion of Productivity

Posted on January 10, 2022 by julianstodd

I have come to realise that many of the supposed mechanisms of productivity and connection provided to me through technology are, in fact, the opposite. I fear that the suites of tools and features that allow me to work from … Continue reading →

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Navigating the space between process and excellence. Is your organisation agile enough?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by julianstodd

Process will get you so far: it will get you precisely too the edge of the abyss. I’m increasingly interested in the disconnect between formal, abstract, ‘knowledge age’ training and the requirements of the dynamically connected and agile Social Age. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Challenge, Change, Collaboration, Community, Culture, E-Learning, Formal Spaces, Informal Spaces, Instructional Design, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Culture, Learning Design, Productivity, Social Learning, Training | Tagged , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Does your organisation have a box of useful stuff?

Posted on May 10, 2013 by julianstodd

There’s a battered old tin that lives on a high shelf in the kitchen full of useful stuff. Stuff that doesn’t fit anywhere else, but which is too valuable to throw away. Stuff that you don’t use very often, but … 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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Learning what to leave behind: agile learning in the Social Age

Posted on May 1, 2013 by julianstodd

You can’t do everything, or so i’m told, but the trick is to know what to leave behind. As we progress, as we learn, we take on new responsibilities, new roles, learn new skills, it’s important to learn what not … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Just in time' learning, Adaptability, Agile, Change, Community, Difference, Effectiveness, Introspection, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Design, Opportunity, Personal Learning Network, Productivity, Reflection, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

iPads in schools: production, consumption and collaboration

Posted on January 7, 2013 by julianstodd

First day of the school year consisted of a trip to the Book room. Here, you were issued with a stack of textbooks, piled ever higher, that you would need over the coming year. Peeking over the top of the … Continue reading →

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Creating space to be creative: how mobile learning can liberate us

Posted on December 11, 2012 by julianstodd

My iPad makes me more creative. Or maybe i should say that it facilitates my creativity. Why? Because it captures my output in one place and because it makes it easy for me to repurpose that output into deeper, more … Continue reading →

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How technology changes the way we learn

Posted on August 3, 2012 by julianstodd

I was reading a piece yesterday about how dictation software is really coming of age, how we are closer than ever to the point where we can control computers and tablets by our voices alone. The time when we move … Continue reading →

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Working nine to five? How the notions of work and play have ceased to apply in a networked world.

Posted on October 17, 2011 by julianstodd

My office is wherever i’m sat these days. On the train, at home, in a building called ‘work’, on site with clients, occasionally on a plane or (as regular readers know) in many coffee shops. Both geographical and temporal boundaries … Continue reading →

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Having a good day? Why some days are better than others and what we can learn from this.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by julianstodd

Yesterday was an extremely good day. It’s only the act of thinking that that made me wonder how many other days fall short of the mark. I started the day with five things to do and, not only did i … Continue reading →

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