Tag Archives: Work

The Delusion of Productivity

Posted on January 10, 2022 by julianstodd

I have come to realise that many of the supposed mechanisms of productivity and connection provided to me through technology are, in fact, the opposite. I fear that the suites of tools and features that allow me to work from … Continue reading →

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#WorkingOutLoud on ’Radical Explorations of the Future of Work’

Posted on December 15, 2021 by julianstodd

I’ve used this year of writing to explore quite a broad range of ideas, and given myself permission not to find structure and coherence as i go – so instead of ending up with a neatly categorised set of articles … Continue reading →

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Why we Work – Reflections on the Future of Work

Posted on December 1, 2021 by julianstodd

What is ‘work’, and why do we do it? The contemporary conversation about ‘the workplace’, in terms of the geography of work, and the social dynamics of collaboration, and the impacts of technology, against a backdrop of 18 months of … Continue reading →

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19 Sub Questions on ’The Future of Work’

Posted on November 25, 2021 by julianstodd

Yesterday i shared a series of questions around the first two elements of this framework – it’s an enquiry framework for Teams to explore what type of ‘future of work’ they desire. Today, i’m adding a second layer of sub … Continue reading →

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The Future of Work – The Work of Place

Posted on November 18, 2021 by julianstodd

Around the world, both very publicly and quietly in private, Organisations are struggling to figure out what the future of work looks like. It’s a challenge that conflates a number of elements: where will work take place, how will work … Continue reading →

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Future of Work – Battle Lines

Posted on April 1, 2021 by julianstodd

We live in interesting times: there is a great deal of primary narrative about ‘the future of work’, with an increasing number of Organisations wading into one side of the battle or the other. Is home working the ‘aberration’ that … Continue reading →

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#FutureWork [Pt 3] – Qualifications into Capability

Posted on September 28, 2020 by julianstodd

Jo enjoyed talking to grandad about the old days, when he had a career, although she was secretly glad not to have had one herself. The idea of doing all your education at the start without really knowing what ‘work’ … Continue reading →

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#FutureWork Stories [Pt 2] – ‘Management into Marketplace’

Posted on September 16, 2020 by julianstodd

Anna is a member of the small Strategy Tribe in her Organisation: she comes out of a weekly meeting, held in the reconfigurable Hub, and meets Neharika for coffee. Virtual coffee. She shares the story of strategy that her Tribe … Continue reading →

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#FutureWork – a Series of Imperfect Essays

Posted on September 15, 2020 by julianstodd

This week i’m sharing a short series of imperfect essays exploring aspects of the evolution of work, and the Organisations that it takes place within. Specifically, i am not trying to make this a coherent and congruent view: there may … Continue reading →

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Ways of Working: Perspective Shift

Posted on October 15, 2019 by julianstodd

A great many Organisations have a focus on future ‘ways of working’: sometimes expressed as a future culture, sometimes as specific digital skills, often as an approach to innovation or change. These programmes represent the normalisation of change, and the … Continue reading →

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