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Is your workplace a pyramid or a wheel?
Johan Galtung defined two structures for collective action: thin-and-big (the pyramid) or thick-and-small (the wheel). Which describes your workplace?
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The sneaky surprise of new arts buildings
That shiny new arts facility is full of promise and potential, but also unexpected and unrelenting expense.
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The relentless rise of pseudo-productivity
Visible activity and physical exhaustion are not useful measures of valuable work.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Outsourcing expertise
Sometimes, it's smart to hire outsiders. Sometimes, it's not.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Minimum viable process
As a nonprofit arts organization, your business systems need to be as simple as possible…but not simpler.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Your venue is not a backdrop, it's a character
The built environment carries lots of baggage. Arts managers need to unpack it.
GenAI and the GPS problem
Generative AI invites us to outsource our thinking. We need to know when to refuse.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Minimum viable process
As a nonprofit arts organization, your business systems need to be as simple as possible…but not simpler.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Standards of care
That shiny new arts facility is full of promise and potential, but also rife with unexpected and unrelenting expense.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Your venue is not a backdrop, it's a character
The built environment carries lots of baggage into any social experience. It's useful for arts managers to unpack it.
Big decisions, out of context and in free-fall
A classic cultural facilities study captures the energy and entropy of major project work in the arts.
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The money dance of source and use
A thriving arts enterprise gives every dollar a job. But not all dollars arrive to work at the same time.
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