Social Health.
Modern Connectedness.
Productivity in the Age of Overload.
'Julia Hobsbawm is the wizard of modern connection'
Simon Schama
LATEST NEWS:
Overcoming Digital Distraction
Julia’s latest article on Thrive Global, Wellbeing 2.0
Julia’s latest column for Strategy + Business
Julia gave a speech at the OECD World Forum on Wellbeing in Korea, 27 November 2018 - See the speech and accompanying slides
Watch Julia describe Social Health at London Business Forum
Julia features in 10th Anniversary Global Drucker Forum magazine
Julia is editor-at-large of new Social Health section on Thrive Global
ABOUT
Julia Hobsbawm has defined Social Health as the antidote to the Age of Overload for businesses, government and individuals. Her ideas are being featured by, amongst others, the World Economic Forum, and The OECD. Her new book about Social Health has been shortlisted in Britain for the Chartered Management Institute’s Management Book of The Year and for Business Book of the Year.
Julia Hobsbawm is Honorary Visiting Professor at London's Cass Business School and at England's University of Suffolk.
In 2005 she founded the successful 'knowledge networking' business www.editorialintelligence.com and the ideas conference www.namesnotnumbers.com and the UK Comment Awards www.commentawards.com. In 2016 she launched www.networkingnations.eu as a response to Brexit. She executive produces and co presents the podcast series Human and the Machine
Today Julia regularly consults, writes, teaches, and gives speeches and workshops on Social Health including its core components: How to manage Knowledge, Networks and Time.
In addition to her books, articles and speeches, Julia is a broadcaster. She has written and presented two series for BBC Radio 4 and regularly appears on television and radio networks and podcasts.
Julia was awarded an OBE for Services to Business in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 2015. A trustee of London's Jewish Museum, She is a Patron of The Facial Surgery Research Foundation and the Zoe Trust.
SPEAKING, KEYNOTES & WORKSHOPS
'Extremely relevant and engaging. In a field of excellent speakers, our post event survey identified her as the most popular speaker on the day.'
Lorna Gozzard, Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Julia’s 2017 keynote to Leading London: London at the heart of business innovation
'Catalyst for Phenomenal Thinking'
Winner, First Women Awards
'Julia Hobsbawm not only thinks originally, she also has the rare skill of conveying those insights to an audience in a compelling and illuminating way.'
Aita Ighodaro, Founding Director, Idaro
'Julia Hobsbawm is a captivating speaker'
Edinburgh International Book Festival, August 2017
Hay Festival, June 2017
TedX, April 2017
WRITING
Fully Connected:
Fully Connected was shortlisted for the CIM Management Book of the Year 2018 and The Business Book Awards 2018 and will be published in paperback in March 2018.
Publicity Enquiries:
Ashton Bainbridge at FMCM: ashtonb@fmcm.co.uk
CONSULTING
The world of knowledge networking and Social Health and its impact on productivity, engagement and social mobility is just beginning to be understood. Professor Julia Hobsbawm OBE is at the forefront of the ideas and behaviour-based practices arising out of contemporary research in neuroscience, behavioural economics, management and leadership theory and social network analysis. She undertakes a limited amount of corporate and organisational consulting to develop stronger network systems, knowledge management flows and improved workplace practices around teams. For further information: julia@thefullyconnected.com
IN THE MEDIA
MOST RECENT
USA:
Chicago’s Morning Business Show, January 2018
Global:
Monocle Weekly, January 2018
Europe:
FD (Netherlands), December 2017
UK:
New Statesman Diary, January 2018
INTERVIEWS
- Have you heard of ‘Silico Evangelism’ and ‘Techo Shabbat’? This is the new front line in combatting smartphone addiction, MarketWatch, August 2018
- L’Echo interview, December 2017
- Networking 2.0 Series: Interview CKGSB Knowledge, July 2017
- Audible.co.uk - 'Fully Connected' interview, May 2017
- Evening Standard, April 2017
- Weiner Zeitung, September 2016
- Coffee with Julia at the Coffee Cup, September 2016
- CIPD, January 2015
- The Guardian, October 2014
- On turning 50
- Jewish Chronicle - Interview
- The House I Grew Up In
- Interview, International Herald Tribune
ARTICLES
- Guild announces appointment of Professor Robin Dunbar, Professor Julia Hobsbawm OBE and Annabel King to advisory board
- Cass appoints Julia Hobsbawm as its first Honorary Visiting Professor of Workplace Social Health, March 2018
- Social health is more than mindfulness, City A.M., March 2018
- How algorithms, like sugar, are making us fat, New Statesman, January 2018
- Bob Barker on Linkedin: How is your Social Health? Aug 2017
- The World Economic Forum:
6 steps to switch off and boost your social health this summer, July 2017
We need a new definition of health for our networked age, June 2017 - Face-to-Face Connection in a Facebook World July 2017
- For sharing ideas and networking, a brief chat over coffee is still king, London Evening Standard Comment Piece, July 2017
- How to network and stay sane, April 2017
- What is Social Health? World Economic Forum, June 2015
- The Independent, March 2015
- HR Magazine, December 2014
- Radio Times, October 2014
- The Telegraph, October 2014
- CNN.com, on "Names Not Numbers"
- Financial Times, business interview
- Hays Journal, on networkng and productivity
- "is networking just who you know?"
- Why networking gives you the edge
- “How to Network”
- Does everybody need to schmooze to get on?
BROADCAST
- Friend in the Machine, Nov 2017
Cambridge University: Can a robot be a true friend? - Interview with John Fugelsang on SirusXM (Audio), Aug 2017
- Watch "Actuarial Mentoring Programme (Project AMP)" on Vimeo, Julia on Mentoring for Moving Ahead
- Social health: Surviving & thriving in age of overload, TEDx London Business School
- Monocle Radio 'Meet the Writers', June 2017
- 'Six Degrees of Connection' for BBC Radio 4
- 5 part BBC Radio 4 series 'Networking Nation' on iPlayer here
- Virgin Radio extended interview on networking
- Mint Velvet, We are Women, The Importance of Friendship available on Sound Cloud
- BBC's Newsnight, Discusses the age of overload, 05/01/2017 available until 03/02/2017
- BBC 1 Andrew Marr Show - 2 Nov 2014
- Hay Festival /Tata “Hay Levels” on Social Proof - Nov 2014
- Woman's Hour - 18 Sept 2014
- Most Connected - Sky News Feb 2014
- Nespresso Mattino Moments: Julia Hobsbawm on Business
- Woman's Hour - 12 Feb 2013
- Monocle Radio interview, May 2014 (15 mins in)
- Sky News '100 Most Connected'
- BBC Radio 3 Nightwaves (15 minutes in)
- SKY News
- BBC Radio 4 Any Questions
- 5X15 on The Curious Corporation
- International Content Summit
CONTACT
Registered address: 41 Cheverton Road London N19 3BA
Twitter: @juliahobsbawm
LinkedIn: juliahobsbawm
Phone: 07967 813 975
Speaking enquiries: nathalie@thefullyconnected.com