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Leadership Reflections from Apollo at 50: Chapter 5 – Simulation & Testing

Posted on July 26, 2019 by julianstodd

Today i am sharing a full draft chapter from my upcoming Social Age Guidebook on Apollo, which consists of a series of leadership reflections. It’s part of #WorkingOutLoud. There is one discipline that Apollo progressed with remarkable vigour: developing hardware … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on the Apollo Leadership Reflections: Simulation

Posted on July 25, 2019 by julianstodd

I failed to complete the chapter on ‘Simulation and Testing’ today, but will share the introductory paragraphs as part of #WorkingOutLoud. I hope to complete it tomorrow, or early next week. Chapter 5: Simulation and Testing There is one discipline … Continue reading →

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Illustrating Apollo #2

Posted on July 23, 2019 by julianstodd

Today i have completed a new illustration for the Guidebook on ‘Apollo: Leadership Reflections at 50’: it shows Michael Collins (one of the Apollo 11 astronauts), in the simulator, with a white-shirted technician behind him. One of the sections in … Continue reading →

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An Architecture for Learning Technology

Posted on June 7, 2016 by julianstodd

I’ve written before that the Social Age is about an envolved sociology, not simply new technology, but technology is a key part of it. For many organisations it’s the first place they turn, trying to procure a technology solution for … Continue reading →

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Using Narrative in Small Group Simulations: Reflections from IITSEC

Posted on December 2, 2015 by julianstodd

Measuring collective performance is challenging: we can assess quantitative outcomes based around tasks and tests, but not necessarily the internal coherence of a team and the interplay of individual relationships. We may be able to measure specific task outcomes, but … Continue reading →

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Constructivist Simulations: reflecting on #IITSEC

Posted on December 5, 2014 by julianstodd

This is a #WorkingOutLoud post as i reflect on my week so far at IITSEC, the training and simulation conference. My thoughts are not yet fully formed, and it’s been a long week, but this is what i have so … Continue reading →

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Reflections from IITSEC 2014

Posted on December 2, 2014 by julianstodd

I’m at the IITSEC conference all this week in Orlando, exploring innovation in simulation and training. It’s a busy event, so my posts are likely to be reflective on what i’m seeing and making sense of. Yesterday, three of the … Continue reading →

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Simulations in learning

Posted on September 30, 2014 by julianstodd

It’s a powerful thing to create simulations for learning: but not something to be taken on lightly. Whilst there are many ways they can add great value, they are not a panacea. Designed well, they can reflect reality: they can … Continue reading →

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Learning leadership: simulation and reality

Posted on June 14, 2012 by julianstodd

Leadership is not a process: it’s an art. I don’t mean that it doesn’t have structure, but rather that there is a highly subjective and qualitative dimension to it. It’s contextual and requires discretion and decision making in terms of … Continue reading →

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Playing in learning. How it might be time to play a little harder.

Posted on April 11, 2011 by julianstodd

I was lucky enough to see a couple of otters yesterday. They’re one of the rarest UK mammals, notoriously difficult to find in the wild, so i upped my chances by catching them in a zoo. They were playing. One … Continue reading →

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