Tag Archives: Organisational Change

#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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Looking Backwards, Moving Forwards

Posted on June 3, 2021 by julianstodd

A playful reflection on the window of opportunity that faces our Organisations as they emerge, slowly, from the Pandemic imposed model of remote. This model contrasts ‘where we look’, with ‘where we are moving’. Broadly, some Organisations are looking back: … Continue reading →

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Big Loop and Diminishing Loop Organisations

Posted on May 10, 2021 by julianstodd

We can consider Organisations in terms of entropy: the way that energy is bled out of a system through friction, inertia, radiation, and opposition, over time. Organisations that wish to change, to be in motion, to be changeable and dynamic, … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on The Projection and Flow of Trust

Posted on September 21, 2017 by julianstodd

Some more early stage #WorkingOutLoud around the Landscape of Trust today. I’ve been thinking about culture, and the influence of trust within this: does high trust hold a culture static, or make it dynamic? Recently i shared some early work … Continue reading →

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Projects: The Enemy of Change?

Posted on March 1, 2017 by julianstodd

To adapt our organisations to thrive in the Social Age will require a holistic pattern of adaptation: you cannot fix an ecosystem challenge with a single touch point. Reflecting on this got me thinking about projects, and more specifically whether … Continue reading →

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Future of HR: Guided Not Governed

Posted on November 7, 2016 by julianstodd

There’s a key phrase i use in the core illustrations around the Socially Dynamic Organisation: that it’s ‘guided‘, not ‘governed‘. This harks back to the core need for change: we must dismantle the Victorian legacy of accreted power that plagues … Continue reading →

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Reputation and Reward #WorkingOutLoud

Posted on July 28, 2016 by julianstodd

Day four of writing this week, and it’s been by far the most productive day: i have the structure far more sorted, so was able to settle in to fill some gaps. I’ve written too much (around five thousand words … Continue reading →

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Technology As Control #WorkingOutLoud

Posted on July 27, 2016 by julianstodd

Another #WorkingOutLoud post today as i continue writing the book: this is about ‘Technology’ being applied as a mechanism of control. It’s part of the ’16 Resistors of Change’. I share this, unedited, typos and all, as i’m trying to … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud On The Dynamic Change Book

Posted on July 26, 2016 by julianstodd

I’ve put this week fully aside as i work towards completing a first draft (alpha, early stage, preliminary and suitably caveated) manuscript of the next book, which is about organisational change in the Social Age. It may be called the … Continue reading →

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Reflections On The Socially Dynamic Organisation

Posted on June 24, 2016 by julianstodd

I’ve been running a workshop today around the Socially Dynamic organisation, exploring aspects of learning, leadership, technology and change in the Social Age. The term ‘Socially Dynamic’ refers to an organisation which has moved beyond the simple reliance on hierarchy, … Continue reading →

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