Tag Archives: Cognition

Nested Structures

Posted on July 5, 2022 by julianstodd

Many things stack up: structures, systems, even knowledge and understanding. Perhaps identity itself. Take our social systems: we tend to describe that we know ‘ourself’ (the basic unit of a social system, i guess), and from there we describe one … Continue reading →

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‘Meta-Cognition’ and ‘Sense Making’: Virtual Learning Design [Pt 5]

Posted on May 26, 2020 by julianstodd

This is the fifth in a short series of pieces exploring how curiosity and creativity sit at the heart of a shift to Virtual Learning. Developed from a webinar i ran in early May, the narrative is built around a … Continue reading →

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Comfortably Uncomfortable

Posted on October 10, 2018 by julianstodd

When we consider change, it’s easy to remain comfortably uncomfortable: thinking about discomfort, but remaining firmly grounded in the known. Change requires disturbance, but it’s a matter of degrees: too little, and nothing really changes, the system regains stability without … Continue reading →

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Resistance to Change: Aspects of Cognition – a #WorkingOutLoud post

Posted on January 10, 2017 by julianstodd

I’m sharing another significant chunk of new writing today as I take good strides forward completing the third draft manuscript for the new book on organisational change, and how we build the Socially Dynamic Organisation. I’m #WorkingOutLoud as i do … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on April 29, 2016 by julianstodd

Madrid is new to me: my first time in the city, my first time in Spain in fact. I speak no Spanish and have no mental map of the city. The best i’ve got it Google Maps and Wikipedia, which … Continue reading →

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Change Curve: Cognition

Posted on October 27, 2015 by julianstodd

As we work our way through the Change framework, i’m looking at the ways we overcome resistance. I’ve categorised the Resistors into four spaces: technology, communication, cognition and behaviour. For each, i’m sharing ways we can understand the resistance and … Continue reading →

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