Category Archives: Sharing

Foundations of the Social Age: a MOOC

Posted on January 24, 2017 by julianstodd

I have to say it’s been a busy couple of days: I’ve recorded 29 videos and 10 podcasts for the MOOC I’m designing on the foundations of the Social Age. This is an experiment, a chance to pull together a … Continue reading →

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Building a culture of sharing

Posted on October 17, 2014 by julianstodd

In an open culture, we share: we share our successes, our failures, and the respective paths we took to achieve both. The end point is incidental to the act: it’s the mindset of sharing that helps us to be more … Continue reading →

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Sharing to learn

Posted on March 10, 2014 by julianstodd

I’m late writing the blog today, because tomorrow is a special day. I’m running two workshops: the first, an ‘Introduction to Social Leadership‘, and the second ‘How organisational culture fails‘. They are based upon key writing i’ve done over the … Continue reading →

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We all make mistakes: it’s what you learn from them that counts

Posted on November 8, 2013 by julianstodd

Clearing out the attic this week made me realise the number of things i’ve got wrong over my life: the places and ways in which i’ve failed. School reports chart mediocre performance in chemistry and maths, a lack of engagement … Continue reading →

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The 2nd Dimension of Social Leadership: Engagement in the NET Model

Posted on August 21, 2013 by julianstodd

In a new series of articles, i’m outlining the NET Model of Social Leadership, which covers three dimensions: Narrative, Engagement and Technology. NET is a comprehensive model that looks at the skills and behaviours that Social Leaders need in the … Continue reading →

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Creating an environment for #learning: collaboration and community

Posted on July 12, 2013 by julianstodd

As i sat writing this morning, an elderly gentleman came to the table and asked me if he could lay out the International papers without disturbing me. I’m in the Icebreaker cafe, by the Amstel, one of my favourite writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Choreography, Coffee, Collaboration, Community, Community of Practice, Conversation, Culture, Environment, Formal Spaces, Group Dynamics, Informal Spaces, Learning, Learning Culture, Personal Learning Network, Reflection, Sharing, Social Learning, Spaces | Tagged , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

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 →

Posted in 'Just in time' learning, Achievement, Agile, Blog, Blogging, Change, Choices, Curation, Effectiveness, Knowledge, Leadership, Learning, Learning Journey, Legacy, Momentum, Productivity, Sharing | Tagged , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Command and control, share or narrate? Dilemmas of the Social Age

Posted on April 22, 2013 by julianstodd

I’m preparing slides for my workshop tomorrow and settled on this one, encapsulating the dilemmas of the Social Age: do the pressures of command and control trump the need to share and narrate? It’s really about inward and outward pressures … Continue reading →

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Learning technology: are we using it right?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by julianstodd

Technology can be a great enabler for learning, but it’s not guaranteed to make us learn better. Used correctly, it can enhance, equalise and facilitate learning, used poorly it simply commands and controls. It’s both an infrastructure and a mindset, … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Agile, Authority, Broadcast, Control, Diagnostic tools, Engagement, Experience, Forbidden, Interactive, Knowledge, Learning, Learning Journey, Learning Technology, Meaning, Media, Mindset, Mobile Learning, Narrative, Personal Learning Network, Publishing, Push Notifications, Scaffolding, Sharing, Social Learning, Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Where are your communities? Mapping social learning in the real world and the record store

Posted on April 5, 2013 by julianstodd

Concerto is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and best record stores. It has rooms for every genre, as well as a sizeable second hand vinyl department, knowledgeable staff and a great cafe. It’s a ten minute walk from where i’m living … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Just in time' learning, Authority, Collaboration, Community, Connections, Conversation, Curation, Discovery, Edgelands, Formal Spaces, Google, Informal Spaces, Information, Knowledge, Learning, Meaning, Mobile Learning, Music, Personal Learning Network, Sharing, Social Learning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 25 Comments