Tag Archives: research

Research and Writing for 2021

Posted on January 11, 2021 by julianstodd

I have an ambitious programme of research and writing for 2021: ‘The Social Age Guidebook’ is high on the agenda (last year i worked through all ten main sections, and now all that remains is to rewrite the final five), … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on ‘Belief’ in Leadership

Posted on August 17, 2020 by julianstodd

I’ve started exploring the second phase of work exploring the role and nature of ‘belief’ within Organisations, relating to leadership and engagement. At this stage i am running a series of phases, each of which will prototype a short set … Continue reading →

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Learning Science: Life Through a Lens – the Galileo story

Posted on October 9, 2019 by julianstodd

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 julianstodd

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 julianstodd

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 julianstodd

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 julianstodd

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 julianstodd

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 julianstodd

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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The Trust Conference: Visualising Trust

Posted on February 5, 2018 by julianstodd

I’m very excited: tomorrow, i host the first Trust Conference, and it will almost certainly go wrong. Not structurally wrong: i am fairly confident that people will turn up, and that the technology will work. The place it will go … Continue reading →

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