Set course with ArtsManaged Compass
My new AI-fueled arts management thinking partner is now on-line
“Compass has become the close, thoughtful mentor I’ve needed in a field that is traditionally apprenticed.”
–Timothy Jeffers, Program Director, Delta Arts Center
Last month, I announced the invitation-only preview of ArtsManaged Compass – an AI-fueled thinking partner for arts management practitioners. Today, it’s open to everyone (in the United States) who wants to give it a try.
ArtsManaged Compass is a conversation colleague built on a frontier large language model (Claude API); front-loaded with three decades of context from my teaching, research, writing, and practice; and curated to bring out the most productive aspects of AI while avoiding the slop.
It won’t write content for you (you can ask, it will gently refuse). Instead, it will ask questions, summarize, restate, and offer relevant frameworks to help you think more clearly and coherently about your arts management challenges.
Preview users have found the system to be compelling and revealing. Said one:
“Compass talked me through a persistent challenge I’ve faced across roles and organizations, and is helping me create a plan to address it that feels durable AND do-able.”
—Jess Hutchinson, Managing Director, 2nd Story
New users get a seven-day free trial. Cancel within that period, and you won’t be charged. Thereafter, it’s $15/month for general or $10/month for active academics with a .edu email address.
Try the ten-minute profile interview that returns a synthesis of goals and tensions in your current work. The profile is yours to download and keep whether you continue or not. Or, upload a strategic plan or meeting agenda to talk it through. The system doesn’t remember or retain any of your conversations, nor does it use your input for training – but you can download a session profile to read, edit, and upload again in a future session to pick up where you’ve left off.
Arts managers so often wrestle with complex and high-context issues without a guide. ArtsManaged Compass is here to help you navigate that terrain.