Tag Archives: Journey

The First Three Steps: In Practice

Posted on February 2, 2022 by julianstodd

I take some pride in the fact that my work is grounded in research, evidence informed, but does not grind to a halt in the space of thought. Rather, it’s embedded in practice. To be ‘in practice’ is a rather … Continue reading →

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Your Journey – a Step or a Space?

Posted on July 28, 2021 by julianstodd

We sometimes present learning as a narrative: a journey with a starting point (here, in our ignorance) and an end point (over there, basking in enlightenment). We measure ‘progress’ and seek insight by staring into the distance. Perhaps our own … Continue reading →

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Prototyping Quiet Leadership

Posted on November 4, 2020 by julianstodd

Over the last several months i have been sharing some new work around Quiet Leadership: it’s about our individual actions and mindset, and the ways that we weave strength into the social system. It’s a view of leadership beyond heroes: … Continue reading →

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Iceland: Transitions

Posted on April 22, 2017 by julianstodd

Transitional spaces seem to have particular importance and prominence on islands: harbours, estuaries, and airports being the touchpoints between the island and elsewhere. Both functional and metaphorical, they are the gateways. It’s from these spaces that all roads and rivers … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Perspective

Posted on April 20, 2016 by julianstodd

We all know it, but sometimes the realisation eludes us: perspective is a limiting thing. We are surrounded by walls of our own making. Constrained by our experience of the everyday, fooled into believing that the things we know to … Continue reading →

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Words About Learning: Transition

Posted on April 18, 2016 by julianstodd

Spending tonight as an airport hotel: tedious spaces divorced from any notion, any semblance of normality. Not even a footpath back to civilisation: this is a transitional space, a space between where i came from and where i want to … Continue reading →

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Every Time: Reflecting on Learning

Posted on April 7, 2016 by julianstodd

One of the things i really enjoy is the periodic opportunity to run Masterclasses around aspects of the Social Age. For me,these are co-creative events, storytelling exercises, where we explore together. And every time, they’re different. The reason is because … Continue reading →

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Frontier

Posted on March 24, 2015 by julianstodd

A long drive down through the mountains today: almost three hundred miles, through the passes, across the plains, down towards Denver. In modern cars, you’re insulated: isolated. Detached. But still some sense of the pioneers. Cruise control engaged, all i … Continue reading →

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My story runs through this place

Posted on May 22, 2014 by julianstodd

Mine are the only footprints on this beach: stretching in front of me as i trace my return journey. I am toe to toe with myself as i wander back along the shoreline, the sun setting ruby red into the … Continue reading →

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Achievement, reward and shared success in learning.

Posted on May 30, 2012 by julianstodd

In a follow up to yesterday’s post, i can report that we were successful in our adventure. The rewards for success? To sit in the sun with a cider and share stories from the trip. No certificate, no qualification, no … Continue reading →

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