Tag Archives: Organisations

10 Ideas for the Future of Work

Posted on February 23, 2023 by julianstodd

Hybrid. Return to work. The office. Three two. Two three. Collaboration. Innovation. Culture and Community. Togetherness. The paroxysms of a system in transition. Trying to win yesterdays race. The Pandemic Lockdowns and shift to remote first provided an unparalleled and … Continue reading →

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Perspectives: System and Self

Posted on February 22, 2023 by julianstodd

In the Quiet Leadership research, before i wrote the book, i asked people about ‘kindness’, about how they think it ‘works’, about where it is ‘spent’, and at what ‘cost’. In general, people describe kindness as being an interpersonal force, … Continue reading →

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Paradigms

Posted on September 26, 2022 by julianstodd

I’ve switched focus to a very high and broad view today, sharing an illustration of one way we can view the paradigm of the Social Age. This view is a structural one: the largest playing pieces on the board: it … 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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#FutureWork [Pt 5]: Fragments of the Future

Posted on March 16, 2021 by julianstodd

An occasional series of essays exploring potential futures and contexts of work. The trouble with predicting the future is that we do so from within the glare of today: it’s easy to focus on the brightest lights, the promise of … Continue reading →

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The Learning Organisation

Posted on January 19, 2021 by julianstodd

This sketch explores a learning organisation, putting ‘sense making’ at the centre: it’s a view of how our relationship with knowledge is changing, and hence our approach to learning itself. Away from a formal model, where the Organisation shapes and … Continue reading →

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Quiet Leadership: The Organisation as Ecosystem

Posted on November 24, 2020 by julianstodd

Today i am #WorkingOutLoud to share more of the emerging illustrations from the Quiet Leadership work: this one explores the ‘Organisation as Ecosystem’, a theme i have circled around from a number of directions in my broader work, but which … Continue reading →

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5 Broken Things in the New Normal

Posted on September 8, 2020 by julianstodd

Amidst much hype of a ‘New Normal’, some things may well have actually changed for good. The Pandemic carries with it two fundamental truths which have finally fractured some dominant narratives of the past. Firstly, real change happened fast, imposed … Continue reading →

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The Complexity of Scale and the Ways that we Change

Posted on June 23, 2020 by julianstodd

Some things are large, and others are small, but their effect does not always correlate to size. I’m taking some time this week to consider ‘scale’, with a view to understanding what it is exactly that we need to grow, … Continue reading →

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The Society We Deserve

Posted on April 2, 2020 by julianstodd

The society we desire may not be the society that we deserve: the first is a projection in our minds, and the second is the result of our actions. If we focus our efforts on delivering value within our Organisations, … Continue reading →

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