Tag Archives: Amsterdam

Words About Learning: Pace

Posted on April 21, 2016 by julianstodd

Woke up to a long list of jobs, settled at the table in my AirBnB, then stopped, stepped outside, and ordered a coffee by the Amstel. In the sun. With my book. It is, after all, always possible to be … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Perspective

Posted on April 20, 2016 by julianstodd

We all know it, but sometimes the realisation eludes us: perspective is a limiting thing. We are surrounded by walls of our own making. Constrained by our experience of the everyday, fooled into believing that the things we know to … Continue reading →

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Unit of One [Thousands]

Posted on May 29, 2015 by julianstodd

I’m in New York, a unit of one: alone, but not lonely. I feel lucky: i get to travel, but i have a wonderful home and friends around the world. I’m sat in Irving Farm Coffee Roasters: it’s one of … Continue reading →

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The Shadow of Ritual

Posted on May 5, 2015 by julianstodd

We’re working on a boat today, a Dutch barge, converted into a rather splendid houseboat. Four of us, coming together to share ideas in person, to co-create a story, to learn. This morning, we sat on deck, with a teapot … Continue reading →

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The blowing of boundaries

Posted on April 20, 2015 by julianstodd

That should have read “blurring“, but today I’m dictating the blog to my iPad for the first time. That means you’re likely to see more errors than usual. But maybe not that many. Because the technology is progressing fast, it’s … Continue reading →

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A Gradient of Formality

Posted on April 16, 2015 by julianstodd

As friendships grow deeper, we share a common language: experiences shape us and we reference them constantly. “Do you remember when…“. Over the last day, as Rich has been with me in Amsterdam, we’ve sat at some cafes by the … Continue reading →

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Disruption: Catalyst of the Social Age

Posted on April 10, 2015 by julianstodd

In London for the day yesterday: i asked the taxi driver how busy he’d been. Not busy at all, was the answer: it’s Uber, he said, they’re stealing the market. Tough times, he said. There was talk of reducing the … Continue reading →

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Who is Timothy?

Posted on April 8, 2015 by julianstodd

A question i often ask myself. Most weeks on the blog, a link gets posted from Timothy’s site, linking to something i’ve written. Every week i think “that’s nice“, and go no further. There’s a broad community around the blog, … Continue reading →

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Layers of Culture: can you see the Graffiti?

Posted on March 16, 2015 by julianstodd

Back in Amsterdam: from the window i see smoke curling up from the chimney on the houseboat. It drifts lazily in the morning breeze, barely visible in the grey light. I wonder idly about life on a barge: many of … Continue reading →

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From Social to Formal: professional development in the Social Age

Posted on September 8, 2014 by julianstodd

Over a year after i started working on the Social Leadership Handbook, i’ve started to write the programme design. Ten years ago, i’d have started here, and my work would have been weaker for it. In the Social Age, it’s … Continue reading →

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