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  • Leadership, Entrepreneurship, What’s the Difference?

    I’m often asked the question, so what’s the difference between leadership and entrepreneurship?   On face value, a pretty simple question to answer, but when put in the arts world and higher education contexts, pretty complex. Leadership implies taking action that positively enhances the arts, which entrepreneurship involves the creation of an enterprise or venture.  That’s…

  • Enabling Arts Entrepreneurs

    I recently gave a talk at the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland in College Park.  My topic focused on those skills that orchestral musicians will need (now need!) in order to succeed and thrive in the future.  I am sure this list of skills would not be a surprise to readers.  What…

  • Impressive Conservatory Program (s)

    I recently returned from a trip in the Netherlands, where I had been invited to experience and comment on programs and research being conducted in a Dutch Lectorate (research group) within the Prince Claus Conservatoire in the Hanze University in Groningen.  The leader of the lectorate, Rineke Smilde, is a long-time friend and colleague.  I…

  • Arts Entrepreneurship Class — Final Words

    Last night was the last Arts Entrepreneurship class.  Student projects were nothing short of amazing.  The amount of hard work (hours in), plus creativity and demonstration of already-acquired skills and knowledge was impressive.  This experience once again reinforces what we have known in education for a century: that students working on projects of interest will…

  • Arts Entrepreneurship Class — Student Project

    I plan to publish some of my class student projects: those that lend themselves to posting, i.e. a PowerPoint that provides complete or almost-complete information, or a paper that expresses a complete idea or process. This first one is the work of Melanie Grenier.    Entrepreneurship ppt.pptx

  • Blog Salon — Organizational Design

    Check out this Blog Salon — yours truly is a contributor.  Looking Ahead to the Future of Nonprofit ModelsARTSblog is bringing together a progressive group of thinkers to further the discussion on changes in the nonprofit model. Throughout the week of May 16, you will be able to join in the conversation on this trending…

  • Arts Entrepreneurship Class Progress

    –following up on my promise to keep interested readers up-to-date on my class, Arts Entrepreneurship.  Recall that I posed 2 major assignments.  The first of these was to identify an existing arts organization, study it deeply, then pose one expanded program and one new one.  The second of these was to write/create a business plan…

  • Using the L3C Organizational Model

    This past week I realized that I really could have used the L3C model in each of my professional leadership positions, and that in doing so, i would have alleviated pressure on the annual balance sheet.  I must admit to feeling a bit “slow” when I realized this, as I have been asked countless times…

  • Business Model Session on Monday, April 25

    With thanks to Andrew Taylor for initiating and planning this session, please join Nina Simon, Andrew and me on Monday (details below) for a discussion of new, innovative and old business models in the arts and culture sector.  I hope to see you online!      Monday, April 25 4:00 pm Eastern Time http://www.vokle.com/series/3972-the-artful-manager Joining…

  • Arts Entrepreneurship — The Class

    Last weekend I attended the annual conference of the Association of Arts Administration Educators.  There I heard that the arts entrepreneurship “movement” is spreading rapidly in higher education.  This has to be of concern, as the “it” is so poorly defined, — and understood.  Note my own previous misunderstanding of the term, social entrepreneurship.  Nonetheless,…