Tag Archives: Curiosity

#LearningFragments – The Staircase of Certainty

Posted on June 16, 2022 by julianstodd

Most of the things i truly believe today i believe with a certainty. Sometimes a righteous one. Sometimes an indignant one. And yet they are not always the things that i was certain about yesterday. There is a naive temptation … Continue reading →

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A Sketch on Learning Leadership

Posted on July 12, 2021 by julianstodd

Coming back from two weeks holiday, i wanted to jump back into writing with a perfectly formed idea: instead, i have only this. A sketch so imperfect that i am loathe to share it. It’s a sketch of a learning … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on ‘The Experimental Organisation’ – Frames

Posted on June 8, 2021 by julianstodd

This is one of a series of posts as i build out an initial framework for the book on ‘The Experimental Organisation’. In this piece i explore the question of ‘where’ we experiment, and introduce the idea of three spaces: … Continue reading →

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The Experimental Organisation: Your Uncertainty Or Your Foundations?

Posted on February 1, 2021 by julianstodd

We could describe our ‘uncertainty’ as the things that we know to be curious about, whilst our foundations are things that we know to be true. When we think about the places our curiosity may carry us, we often look … Continue reading →

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Learning 2020 – Glossary [Pt 3]

Posted on November 10, 2020 by julianstodd

Over the last couple of weeks i have shared the first two parts of a Glossary of central ideas around Learning Transformation. These run alongside the recent Learning Transformation Maps that i have been drawing. The Glossary covers one paragraph … Continue reading →

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Curiosity – My 1st 100 Days – Day 9 – Where is your Wonder?

Posted on September 1, 2020 by julianstodd

My ‘First 100 Days’ books ask you to take 3-5 minutes a day to explore a subject. This is a draft activity exploring ‘Curiosity’. Take 60 seconds to consider where your wonder lies, where it may take you? Do you … Continue reading →

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Curiosity – My 1st 100 Days – Day 3 – Mindset or Behaviour?

Posted on August 20, 2020 by julianstodd

Day 3: Mindset or Behaviour? If you are curious, is it because you are thinking about things, or doing things? Is curiosity a cerebral exercise that takes place within your head, or is it an activity that you do? If … Continue reading →

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Curiosity – My 1st 100 Days – Day 2

Posted on August 19, 2020 by julianstodd

Day 2: Discover, Uncover, Create Imagine the ways that we are curious. We can reach out and DISCOVER something: perhaps we watch a YouTube video, or read a book or blog and learn something new. We can UNCOVER more details … Continue reading →

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Curiosity – My 1st 100 Days – Day 1

Posted on August 18, 2020 by julianstodd

Day 1: The Edges of My Curiosity Curiosity is that which exists beyond what we already know. Behind the forest, beyond the mountains, under the surface of the lake. It may be connected to what we are familiar with, but … Continue reading →

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Battered by Constraint, Curiosity is our Foundation

Posted on April 29, 2020 by julianstodd

Again today i am just #WorkingOutLoud and sharing some of the new illustrations and work around Curiosity. This first piece explores the tension between curiosity, and the forces of constraint (which may be well meaning, but can confine or restrict … Continue reading →

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