Tag Archives: Difference

Pragmatic Dissonance: Communities of Difference and the Limitations of Consensus

Posted on December 20, 2018 by julianstodd

We come together in communities, but are driven apart by our differences: in a systemic view of change, we may need to create the conditions for, and opportunity to, both agree, and dissent. It is unlikely that we will achieve … Continue reading →

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Islands of Belief

Posted on September 18, 2018 by julianstodd

We live on islands of belief, carefully forged by our immersion in local culture, established education, held in tribal groupings, dominant doctrine and ideology, and internally reinforcing: to be within the tribe reinforces the strength and resilience of the tribe … Continue reading →

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Our Shared Differences

Posted on December 16, 2016 by julianstodd

I am fortunate in being able to visit many different countries, to be a guest in many different cultures. As one travels around the world one moves not only in miles and metres but also in culture and difference. My … Continue reading →

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Restraint: Democracy

Posted on June 16, 2016 by julianstodd

I am struggling to write: it’s been a week where dissent has tipped over into violence, where discourse has been lost to hatred and fear. Democracy is not about consensus: it’s about restrained consent. About the gradual unearthing of what … Continue reading →

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The Complexity of Equality

Posted on April 7, 2015 by julianstodd

Unpacking meaning is a dangerous thing, turning the apparently simple into the overtly complex. As we un-peel the layers of interpretation, we think we will, sooner or later, find the stone at the centre, whilst in fact what we often … Continue reading →

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The role of ritual and why to avoid too much structure in learning

Posted on April 30, 2013 by julianstodd

It’s a big day here in Amsterdam, Queen Beatrix has abdicated and handed the crown over to her son, the now King Willem-Alexander. The Dutch like to party and today is no exception: as i write this the celebrations are … Continue reading →

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Cultural differences in learning: as the world gets smaller, do our challenges get bigger?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by julianstodd

I’m having a whole range of interesting conversations about the challenges of global learning delivery at the moment. I’m particularly interested in cultural differences in social learning spaces, understanding whose rules apply here. In essence, the challenge is simple: people … Continue reading →

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Cultural differences in social learning spaces: exploring difference

Posted on July 26, 2012 by julianstodd

A world without barriers: that’s what the internet brings us. We are networked in every aspect of our lives and come together in social learning spaces for work, for pleasure and for no good reason at all. We are addicted … Continue reading →

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Heading North: The iPad and my Dad.

Posted on March 9, 2012 by julianstodd

As i may have mentioned, i’m travelling with my parents. Father has bought an iPad. After a lifetime of computing with PC’s, he’s also bought a book on the iPad. It’s about the size of a telephone directory for a … Continue reading →

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Sharing and learning. How our differences are what can draw us together.

Posted on November 9, 2011 by julianstodd

I’ve had the great privilege in this trip to the US to meet with a number of different teams that work in the same area as me: learning and development. We are divided by differences in language and terminology, but … Continue reading →

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