Tag Archives: Evolution

#WorkingOutLoud on the Context, Practice, and Evolution of Organisational Learning

Posted on July 13, 2021 by julianstodd

I’m starting to finalise some of the structure around my reworking/graffiti of my core work on learning: on the plus side, i feel that i am finding the edges of this work, but on the downside, i am unsure it … Continue reading →

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Domain to Dynamic: The Tension We Need

Posted on December 16, 2019 by julianstodd

In a short series of posts, i’ve been exploring the evolution of Organisational Design, to take us from a Domain based strength, to a more Socially Dynamic one. In this, the sixth post, i introduce the notion of Dynamic Tension, … Continue reading →

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The Porcelain Organisation [Domain to Dynamic Pt 4]

Posted on December 5, 2019 by julianstodd

This is the fourth in a series of articles exploring the evolution of Organisations, from ‘Domain’ to ‘Dynamic’. In the early pieces we explored the origin and evolution of Organisations, how they evolved from an Industrial Age heritage, and built … Continue reading →

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Context of the Social Age

Posted on July 10, 2018 by julianstodd

I’m editing ‘The Change Handbook’ today, and decided to rewrite the whole chapter on ‘The Social Age’. In this post, i share the new version, with the original content after it. This is part of #WorkingOutLoud, and i’m glad i … Continue reading →

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Switzerland: Trains of Rust and Power

Posted on August 15, 2016 by julianstodd

In the goods yard at Tirano sits a steam train: it’s old, deeply rusted with holes poking through the ironwork, heated by the beating sun, each panel etched by lines of decay, flaked by time, remnant of a bygone age. … Continue reading →

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Vertical Mechanisms of Control: The Evolution of HR

Posted on May 11, 2016 by julianstodd

The architecture of many modern organisations is rooted in the iron and steam of Victorian engineering. Massive pillars: mechanisms of control, exerted by the organisation over the individual. HR, despite it’s best intentions, despite it’s desire to change, is all … Continue reading →

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The Fictional Leader

Posted on May 10, 2016 by julianstodd

I spent this afternoon with a great team, putting together what the curriculum for a postgraduate qualification in Learning and Development would look like. We threw out ideas of ‘what would make someone excellent as a leader’. We were, if … Continue reading →

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Story Flow

Posted on November 26, 2015 by julianstodd

I’ve outlined the three levels narrative that we can consider within organisations: personal, co-created and organisational. They are three lenses on the world around us, each from a different perspective and serving a different purpose. Today, i want to consider … Continue reading →

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Change Curve: The Antibody Effect

Posted on August 14, 2015 by julianstodd

I’ve been sharing a Framework for Change in the Social Age: it’s intended to be a practical view of how organisations typically respond to change and how, using social mechanisms and approaches, we can ease the journey. The Change Curve … 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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