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Category Archives: Personal infrastructure
Arts Entrepreneurial Mindset
[I continue to develop essays on art, innovation, entrepreneurship, and money as part of my book project. Here are a couple of paragraphs from this morning’s writing:] The independent self-determined mindset, the sense of one’s own responsibility and accountability toward … Continue reading
Oh, the Irony
I’ve immersed myself lately in reading about the decline or end of capitalism as background for the first essay in An Ouroboros: Art, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action. Last night, it was with some excitement that I had an opportunity to … Continue reading
Multiple Points of Entry and Exit
In the past several weeks, I have found myself using the phrase “multiple points of entry,” to describe different aspects of our programming: at meetings with ASU Enterprise and Innovation; with alumni; at our recent Herberger Institute Student IDEA Showcase; … Continue reading
Is the Hug the New Handshake?
I’ve been noticing a trend lately: the business hug. At first I thought it was just an anomaly when a colleague, also a friend, hugged me at the beginning of an on-campus committee meeting. We were friends, and she asked … Continue reading
Posted in Arts management, Personal infrastructure
Tagged AZ ArtsWorker, business hug, handshake, Heard Museum
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An NEA Story: #SaveTheNEA
One of the most impactful projects I have every worked on would not have been possible without a modest $32,000 investment from the National Endowment for the Arts*. The project embedded nationally renowned visiting artists and ASU Herberger Institute faculty … Continue reading
Posted in Arts education, Arts funding, arts infrastructure, Arts policy, Culture and democracy, Higher education, Institutional Infrastructure, Personal infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure
Tagged #SaveTheNEA, Boys and Girls Clubs, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, home in the desert, National Endowment for the Arts, socially engaged practice, South Mountain Community College
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Outrage is Easy; Strategy is Hard
“Outrage is easy; strategy is hard. Outrage provides necessary motivation. But only strategy can deliver victory,” writes Tony Blair in a recent Op-Ed in the New York Times. I wasn’t a particular fan of Blair when he was Prime Minister … Continue reading
Art, Entrepreneurship, Innovation
I’m finally catching up on some of the background reading I need to do for An Ouroboros, including a 2014 working paper by Laura Niemi that demonstrates that an interest in the visual arts is predictive of occupational innovation (as … Continue reading
LA LA Land of Broken Dreams
La La Land has gotten a lot of very good press and tonight may be awarded the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture comedy or musical. I, on the other hand, left the theatre saying “meh, but the costume design … Continue reading
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