Tag Archives: research

Learning Science: Life Through a Lens – the Galileo story

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

As i draw to the end of the writing on the Learning Science Guidebook, i’m working on the summary and conclusions, starting with this story: it’s about how we may need to create our own tools, and share them generously. … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on the Prototype Community Diagnostic

Posted on October 2, 2019 by

i’m working this week on a Community Diagnostic, aimed to visualise a profile of a Community. The first iteration will have circa 100 questions, and is likely to be a rough affair, as it consolidates several earlier efforts. In these … Continue reading →

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Learning Science: The Problem With Data, And How You Can Measure Anything

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

Today i am #WorkingOutLoud, sharing a section of the writing on Learning Science from the Modern Learning Capability Programme. These three pieces discuss qualitative and quantitative data, and how you can measure anything. This is early stage work, shared out … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud Social Leadership and Community Research: Compassion

Posted on December 12, 2018 by

Just sharing some very early stage #WorkingOutLoud, as i complete the first of a series of four ‘gatherings’ in the NHS in Scotland. The sessions explore people’s experiences of ‘community’, their perceptions of ‘leadership’, and their ‘stories of dissent’. Through … Continue reading →

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The Community Handbook: a #WorkingOutLoud post

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

I’m taking the results from the Landscape of Trust research, and the Communities of Practice research, and trying to hack together a short Handbook, intended to share relevant aspects of the combined research, alongside interpretation, links to other writing, and … Continue reading →

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What Is Community For? A #WorkingOutLoud Post

Posted on March 1, 2018 by

I’m drawing upon the two main research projects from 2017, to produce a wider report on ‘Communities’, in Social Learning, and Social Leadership. I will share this once complete. It will be a practical guide, doing four things: * I … Continue reading →

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What Would Help You To Tell A Story?

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

I’m writing the research report from the Communities of Practice research project today: this is exploring how people engage in CoPs, and the barriers that may prevent them from doing so. The output will be a series of guidelines and … Continue reading →

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