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Leaving on a jet plane

February 26, 2004 by Andrew Taylor

I’m on a plane to DC this afternoon, so will only have quick note today, and perhaps none tomorrow. I’m traveling to follow up on a conversation I co-started back in October — attempting to adapt and apply the discipline of systems dynamics and systems mapping to the world of arts and cultural management.

It’s still buzzing around in my head, but there’s something extremely useful in a more interconnected, dynamic, and ecological perspective on the industries of creative expression and experience. My collaborators and I are hoping to have a better summary of our October conversation to post and distribute very soon.

In the meantime, I’ve been tweaking this weblog’s infrastructure, specifically to add a quick headline archive of every post submitted since I started. It will be a useful tool for me to avoid repeating myself (more than I already do). Perhaps some of you will find it useful too.

Signing off.

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