Category Archives: Research

Foundations of Social Leadership

Posted on November 16, 2021 by julianstodd

My work is iterative and evolutionary, developing in response to new thinking, new research, and simply in response to discovering that parts of it are wrong. I share this work and thinking as i go, and this space, on the … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud Trust Diagnostic Analysis: Belief

Posted on November 15, 2017 by julianstodd

I’m continuing to #WorkOutLoud on the analysis of the Trust diagnostic: the data i’m sharing today is from the first alpha test. These results are from a group of 17 people based in Asia, and i’m using it to help … Continue reading →

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Creating and sharing: why we are all curators in the Social Age

Posted on November 4, 2013 by julianstodd

I read a study this morning from the Pew Research Centre’s Internet Project. They interviewed a thousand American adults on their internet habits: 54% of them had posted original photos or videos to websites and 47% shared content they found … Continue reading →

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‘Music in learning’. Sharing extracts from the new book

Posted on February 19, 2013 by julianstodd

I’m spending this week finishing up my new book on ‘music in learning‘. It’s an exploration of music as a language of learning, looking at how learning music changes us and how we can communicate with greater richness and depth … Continue reading →

Posted in Book, Broadcast, Communication, Complexity, Creative, Knowledge, Learning, Music, Research, Songs, Stories, Storytelling, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Choose your words carefully: semantic stretch and why not to be super cool

Posted on February 11, 2013 by julianstodd

Big data is the big thing: finding meaning in the chaos, teasing out the truth, so i was particularly interested in a project that discussed an analysis of how our use of certain words has evolved over time and how … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Change, Clarity, Communication, Conversation, Effectiveness, Everyday Reality, Grammar, Language, Meaning, Research, Semantics, Writing | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Finding the meaning in words: science and religion

Posted on December 5, 2012 by julianstodd

Words convey ideas, but the meaning is something we construct from it. We often turn to written sources as our first source of information on a subject, but those sources won’t necessarily give us the ‘truth’, but rather a narration … Continue reading →

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Cultural differences in learning: as the world gets smaller, do our challenges get bigger?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by julianstodd

I’m having a whole range of interesting conversations about the challenges of global learning delivery at the moment. I’m particularly interested in cultural differences in social learning spaces, understanding whose rules apply here. In essence, the challenge is simple: people … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Community, Culture, Difference, Diversity, Engagement, Forum, Freedom, Global, Inclusivity, Research, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Trust in learning: where do we turn to when we need reliable information?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by julianstodd

The first place i turn to for information is usually my mobile phone: i’ve adopted the habits of an impulsive Googler with great enthusiasm. Once the results come up, i often go to Wikipedia for an overview, turning to professional … Continue reading →

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