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The ecology of creative action
Your environment shapes how you invest in what you make.
May 19
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Policy isn't paperwork
Governance documents are an operating system, not an archive
May 12
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Reliable revenue in a project world
Episodic income is a central challenge of arts management practice
May 5
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E. Andrew Taylor
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April 2026
Set course with ArtsManaged Compass
My new AI-fueled arts management thinking partner is now on-line
Apr 28
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The business of becoming
Any new business, project, program, or partnership is an open question in search of an answer.
Apr 21
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Practice makes less imperfect
Management isn't a theory, it's a complex and embodied effort worthy of deliberate practice.
Apr 14
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Intention, discernment, and AI
The rise of large language models is revealing what matters
Apr 7
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March 2026
Two measures of performance
It all comes down to how hard you tried and what difference you made
Mar 31
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Moving toward mastery
The jagged path from novice to expert
Mar 24
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Announcing ArtsManaged Compass
An AI-fueled arts management thinking partner built on three decades of teaching, research, and practice in the nonprofit arts
Mar 17
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Designing toward "desire lines"
Arts managers make and maintain paths for human movement. It's worth noticing where people wander off.
Mar 10
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Two sand traps of the 'red ink' business
Creative and connected work can depend on what's in your wallet.
Mar 3
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E. Andrew Taylor
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