Archive - ArtsManaged Field Notes

February 2025

Crafting intuition

The human animal goes by guessing. We can learn to guess better.

Feb 25

What holds a nonprofit together?

Sometimes we learn the answer by watching them fall apart.

Feb 18

Your venue is not a backdrop, it's a character

The built environment carries lots of baggage. Arts managers need to unpack it.

Feb 11

Ownership and control

There are essentially three ways to structure organizational ownership and control. Choose wisely.

Feb 4 •

E. Andrew Taylor

January 2025

Do less, better

Does your mission statement inspire or exhaust you?

Jan 28

Doing the wrong thing righter

"The more efficient you are at doing the wrong thing, the wronger you become." – Russell Ackoff

Jan 21 •

E. Andrew Taylor

Finders, minders, and grinders

Consulting firms typically balance three groups of workers. Some arts organizations do the same.

Jan 14 •

E. Andrew Taylor

In capitalism, it's helpful know what capital is

Defining and deploying durable capacity to make art work.

Jan 7 •

E. Andrew Taylor

December 2024

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