Tag Archives: Sociology

The Grammar of Culture

Posted on April 25, 2017 by julianstodd

My nephew has become seemingly obsessed by Supermarkets, wanting to know how they evolved, when i first visited one, where it was located, what brand it was. My own experience of supermarkets as a child was not radically different from … Continue reading →

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A Question Of Scale

Posted on October 5, 2016 by julianstodd

I took part in an interesting session today, talking about scale. It’s interesting to think about how things scale: we are used to talking about it in terms of technology, can you scale the number of users, can you expand … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Change: Creating Agency

Posted on November 6, 2015 by julianstodd

I’m continuing to #WorkOutLoud on the new book today: it explores how organisations plan for and enact change in the Social Age. It’s based around three manifestations of change: ‘Resistant’ organisations, which deploy antibodies to kill change, ‘Constrained’ ones, who … Continue reading →

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The Future of Learning? It’s Here.

Posted on November 3, 2015 by julianstodd

I’ve spent the last couple of days sharing stories and talking to some great people: curious, intrigued, speculating, experimenting and learning. Pondering how to take their organisations forward, how to adapt them, change them, to make them fit for the … Continue reading →

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Sociology, not technology

Posted on January 30, 2015 by julianstodd

The Social Age sees us connecting, sharing, working and leading in online spaces. But it’s a mistake to think that the real change is in the technology. It’s not: it’s about the sociology. The technology deals transactionally: it can make … Continue reading →

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