Category Archives: Worldview

#FutureWork – a Series of Imperfect Essays

Posted on September 15, 2020 by julianstodd

This week i’m sharing a short series of imperfect essays exploring aspects of the evolution of work, and the Organisations that it takes place within. Specifically, i am not trying to make this a coherent and congruent view: there may … Continue reading →

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Creating meaning in social learning: interpretation

Posted on April 15, 2013 by julianstodd

I spent yesterday afternoon in The Hermitage in Amsterdam, a great museum, currently housing an exhibition on Peter the Great, the modernising eighteenth century Russian Tsar. The gallery space is large, well laid out, containing a wide variety of artefacts … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Collaboration, Communication, Community of Practice, Curation, Information, Interpretation, Knowledge, Learning, Meaning, Museum Education, Narrative, Personal Learning Network, Reflection, Semantics, Social Learning, Standardisation, Stories, Worldview | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

How do you grow pearls of wisdom: the importance of disturbance in learning

Posted on April 3, 2013 by julianstodd

It’s the irritation that grows the pearl: the grain of sand that causes the oyster to lay down layers of calcium carbonate in concentric rings that are polished to a high lustre, creating the pearl. Without disturbance, little changes. It’s … Continue reading →

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Inequality: can we afford to leave anyone behind?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by julianstodd

The thing about travelling is that it broadens your perspective, it gives you views you never had when you stood still. Whilst travelling by train through Europe at the weekend, a friend commented that she’d never realised how restrictive her … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Authority, Collaboration, Communication, Community, Connections, Control, Conversation, Culture, Dialogue, Diversity, Engagement, Freedom, Gender, Global, History, Inclusivity, Knowledge, Learning, London Riots, Love, Meaning, Narrative, Perspective, Privacy, Responsibility, Sharing, Social Capital, Social Learning, Technology, Worldview | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

The subtle art of communication. How we understand and misunderstand each other every day.

Posted on June 3, 2011 by julianstodd

Today, i’ll speak to people, email people, talk on the phone, Skype and wave at someone across the street. There’s a birthday card that i should send as well. And i need to write two proposals and a report. All … Continue reading →

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