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Business planning meets mixed-media
Business planning books are generally linear things, stepping you through the motions of starting or extending a business from insight to implementation. But we all know that reality is not like that, particularly in artistic enterprise. When artists and creative...
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May 8, 2009 8:29 AM | | Comments (0) |
Way beyond butts in seats
Many of us have complained about the metrics we use in the arts to inform our management and measure our success. Number of tickets sold. Growth/decline in audience numbers year over year. Overall budget growth. These are inelegant and off-mission...
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January 9, 2008 8:48 AM | | Comments (3) |
Measuring cultural vitality
Lots of communities and consultants talk about ''cultural vitality,'' and the benefits of achieving that status for their local economy, education system, creative workforce, and quality of life. But few have actually detailed what they mean by the term, or...
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January 8, 2007 8:54 AM | | Comments (2) |
Better learning through comics
Learn the basics of intellectual property law without falling asleep. Bound by Law is a copyright tutorial in comic book form. A fun and informative read for anyone in the business of creative expression.
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August 23, 2006 8:55 AM | | Comments (2) |
The longer narrative on the ''long tail''
I posted back in 2004 about the idea of ''the long tail,'' advanced by Wired magazine's Chris Anderson. The gist of his theory was that emerging (primarily Internet) distribution models were dramatically altering the revenue potential of non-blockbuster material. In...
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July 19, 2006 9:06 AM | | Comments (1) |
What does a ''great organization'' look like?
Jim Collins' business best-seller, Good to Great, is an inspiring read for cultural managers. But even better is his specific monograph on the application of his thinking to the social sectors. It's only 35 pages, but it contains volumes of insight and action steps.
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March 16, 2006 8:41 AM | | Comments (3) |
Balancing the triangle at Steppenwolf
This exceptionally interesting case study of Steppenwolf's first 25 years of growth and dynamic change is a great learning tool for any organization considering getting bigger.
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October 24, 2005 12:11 AM | | Comments (2) |
A portrait of the visual arts
RAND has a new report out on the structure and dynamics of the visual arts -- a sister work to their 2001 exploration of the performing arts and their 2002 treatise on the media arts. All three are available for...
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September 29, 2005 9:19 AM | | Comments (2) |
The future of philanthropy
There's a world of wonderful things in this new website and its corresponding report on The Future of Philanthropy. Thanks to the good folks at the Monitor Institute and their über-think-tank, the Global Business Network, we've got a full-fledged exploration...
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February 23, 2005 8:48 AM | |
Gifts of the Muse
In February 2005, the Wallace Foundation released its long-awaited report (at least, long-awaited by me), Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts. The 100-plus page study takes a hard look at all the benefits...
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February 17, 2005 8:59 AM | |
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