Tag Archives: Coherence

Learning Ecosystems: #WorkingOutLoud on Learning Science

Posted on December 12, 2022 by julianstodd

This post is part of #WorkingOutLoud on the Learning Science Guidebook, and considers the notion of the Learning Ecosystem. This section has taken us a couple of weeks to write, with two of our evening ‘workshops’ to kick it around. … Continue reading →

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Choreography of Learning

Posted on February 13, 2020 by julianstodd

This is a mid level #WorkingOutLoud post, as i rework some early ideas around ‘Choreography in Learning’ into a second iteration. The material here probably typifies my approach: chase interesting ideas through research and prototype, and don’t be afraid to … Continue reading →

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Emergent Community

Posted on June 30, 2016 by julianstodd

I’m using a series of pieces to explore aspects of the Socially Dynamic Organisation and, today, my thoughts have turned to culture and community. I often describe ‘community’ according to two principles: shared purpose and shared values. Shared purpose can … Continue reading →

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Imagery in e-learning: is a picture really worth a thousand words, and are they the right ones?

Posted on June 12, 2012 by julianstodd

We’re working on a kind of storybook project this week, using photos to create montages of action, with speech bubbles and text panels. It’s a neat and simple presentation style, but it does mean you have to think quite carefully … Continue reading →

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Finding your voice. Discovering a coherent social media tone and strategy.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by julianstodd

We talk about ‘tone of voice’ in writing, meaning the way in which you pitch your messages, the language that you use and the ways in which you express things. You can take a conversational tone of voice, an authoritarian … Continue reading →

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The coherence of the narrative: internal and external integrity.

Posted on December 7, 2011 by julianstodd

I’ve been working with people over the last few weeks around an organisational change programme. A lot of the conversation has been around the coherence of the narrative. Well, to be fair, i’ve had this on my mind for a … Continue reading →

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