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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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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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Nonprofit arts adaptation
The modern arts nonprofit evolved in an ecology of growth. It's time to evolve again.
Feb 24
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Seven indicators of strategy
How to know if you're crafting strategy or just drafting plans
Feb 17
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Your business model is a theory, test it often
A changing world demands changing assumptions.
Dec 16, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The curious clustering of human groups
We gather together in particular and consistent numbers. How might that inform arts management practice?
Oct 28, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The line(s) between board and staff
Some nonprofit boards rubber stamp, others micromanage. How do you find the sweet spot in between?
Sep 9, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
4
Two jobs of a governing board
Nonprofit governance can be strange and sprawling, making clarity a core requirement of the job.
Sep 2, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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What if you're getting better at the wrong thing?
"The more efficient you are at doing the wrong thing, the wronger you become." – Russell Ackoff
Aug 5, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
4
The bother of bylaws
Does your arts nonprofit's map for action match the terrain?
Jul 8, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
3
Minimum viable everything
Getting better as an arts organization doesn't always (or even often) mean getting bigger.
Jul 1, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The rise and stall of the nonprofit arts
The modern arts nonprofit evolved in an ecology of growth. It's time to evolve again.
Jun 24, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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