Tag Archives: Agility

#WorkingOutLoud on the Culture Explorer Programme

Posted on December 21, 2022 by julianstodd

Today i am just #WorkingOutLoud as i start to wrap up development of the new Culture Explorer work. I’ve run three full prototypes of this new programme, and as is typical at this stage, have cycled through about sixty percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Culture Explorers: Agility, Fracture, Failure

Posted on November 16, 2022 by julianstodd

Sharing half a thought today with a sketch i drew earlier for the Culture Explorer programme that i’m currently prototyping. I’m using this to consider three questions: what ‘Agility’ means (and whether it’s about individual behaviours aggregated up to culture … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

States of Innovation

Posted on May 22, 2018 by julianstodd

I’m grounding my new work around Innovation in two frameworks: ‘States of Innovation’, and ‘Cultural Agility’. Today, i want to explore States of Innovation further, a model which uses a grid to explore the current state in relation to two … Continue reading →

Posted in Innovation | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Friction of Innovation

Posted on March 15, 2018 by julianstodd

I recently shared a post exploring cultural agility in relation to innovation and disruption: broadly the premise is that different states of innovation may require different manifestations of culture, some of which can co-exist, and some of which sit in … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Innovation | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Foundational Shifts in Power

Posted on November 21, 2017 by julianstodd

Much of the dynamic of the Social Age relates to fundamental shifts in power: broadly, this is a flow away from formally organised systems, with codified power, into socially moderated systems, with reputation based, and networked, power. We will still … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged , , , , , | 15 Comments

Four Aspects of the Socially Dynamic Organisation

Posted on October 27, 2017 by julianstodd

I found myself reflecting on the plane to Las Vegas about some of the key aspects of the Socially Dynamic Organisation: it will be reconfigurable, hold a diversified strength, strongly tribal, and highly authentic. When an organisation is reconfigurable, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Capital, Social Leadership | Tagged , , , , , | 36 Comments

Crowdfunding ‘The Trust Sketchbook’: Art and Science

Posted on May 9, 2017 by julianstodd

Today, i’m launching a crowdfunding campaign for a prototype of The Trust Sketchbook. It’s a limited edition proof of concept, for a co-drawn, co-created, and co-owned exploration of ‘trust‘, exploring what trust is, how it’s held between individuals and within … Continue reading →

Posted in Book, Trust | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Connecting Dots

Posted on May 8, 2017 by julianstodd

Perspective is challenging: we are always constrained by our worldview, by our current understanding, by the view from the platform that we are standing upon. For as long as we are caught within a current frame, within a current system, … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Resilience: Technology, Community, and Power

Posted on March 23, 2017 by julianstodd

I’m working on a new session to deliver this afternoon around resilience in organisations: our ability to become less brittle in the face of asymmetric and unknown disruption. I’m primarily concerned with linking up three separate streams of work: the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Increased Surface Area: The Socially Dynamic Organisation

Posted on December 13, 2016 by julianstodd

I liked a notion that came up today in conversation: that by increasing the social connectivity of the organisation, we increase the surface area. This probably harks back to my 1st degree, which included aspects of material science, that taught … Continue reading →

Posted in Socially Dynamic Organisation | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments