Discussion about AI and the arts can be abstract, both on the up- and downsides. I'd like to offer a concrete potential use that could be transformative. This one is for museums. Next week I'll offer an idea for performing arts. Arguably, one of the biggest transformations in the arts over the past thirty years has been the shift in relationship between artists, institutions and their … [Read more...]
Who’s Telling Your Story? (Storytellers Are Leaders)
Last week the Brooklyn artist space National Sawdust announced it had hired away Steve Smith from the Boston Globe to start an ambitious new culture journal. Smith is a former NYTimeser, a serious journalist, and an ambitious hire. So why? According to Smith: Our new journal initiative is not meant to be an alarmed response to that changing status quo, but rather to foster awareness of the … [Read more...]
The “One New Thing” Rule
Adam Grant, in his new book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World writes about the necessity of anchoring new ideas in familiar things. To generate creative ideas, it’s important to start from an unusual place. But to explain those ideas, they have to be connected to something familiar. That’s why so many startups are introducing themselves as the 'Uber for X'. It's why when writers … [Read more...]