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The rocky journey from maker to manager
GenAI reveals and amplifies a classic challenge in arts management
Jun 30
The intention-action gap
Why do organizations say one thing and do another? There's a framework for that.
Jun 16
Power in numbers
Humans gather in particular and consistent group sizes. That matters to arts management.
Jun 2 • E. Andrew Taylor
Set course with ArtsManaged Compass
My new AI-fueled arts management thinking partner is now on-line
Apr 28 • E. Andrew Taylor
Practice makes less imperfect
Management isn't a theory, it's a complex and embodied effort worthy of deliberate practice.
Apr 14
Intention, discernment, and AI
The rise of large language models is revealing what matters
Apr 7
Two measures of performance
It all comes down to how hard you tried and what difference you made
Mar 31 • E. Andrew Taylor
Moving toward mastery
The jagged path from novice to expert
Mar 24 • E. Andrew Taylor
Designing toward "desire lines"
Arts managers make and maintain paths for human movement. It's worth noticing where people wander off.
Mar 10 • E. Andrew Taylor
Nonprofit arts adaptation
The modern arts nonprofit evolved in an ecology of growth. It's time to evolve again.
Feb 24 • E. Andrew Taylor
Learning how you learn
What do you do when you don't know?
Feb 10 • E. Andrew Taylor
Vision, capacity, and capital
Organizational growth is never in one direction, but rather three directions at once.
Jan 27 • E. Andrew Taylor
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