Munch Club #2: Ronald Heifetz and The Adaptive Challenge
In this month’s Munch Club led by colleagues Liz Dreyer and Jonas Cartano, we discussed the distinction between technical and … Continue reading
Chicago Chronicles: Lincoln Park Zoo on The Roots of Innovation
An accountant, a scientist, a fundraiser and an educator walk into a room….the beginning of a bad joke, right? A … Continue reading
Munch Club #1: Edward deBono’s Six Thinking Hats
The staff here at EmcArts has collectively decided we need to “walk the walk” and have banded together to go … Continue reading
Where We’re Headed: A Grad Student’s Point of View
Young people entering the non-profit arts crave the same excitement and sense of creation, and often assume they’ve chosen a field conducive to that.
Successful Innovation: One-Way Street or Cyclical?
EmcArts frames the development of innovative strategies in three stages: 1. The emergence of “big ideas” from a background of … Continue reading
Richard Evans on Appreciating New Frameworks for the Arts
On Monday, Michael Kaiser wrote on The Huffington Post that he wanted to “scream” when he hears pundits and bloggers … Continue reading
Responding to the NextGen Poll: When is Non-Hierarchical Leadership an Obstacle to Organizational Success?
In a new poll of arts workers, EmcArts finds that non-executive employees of arts organizations under the age of 50 … Continue reading
Responding to the Getty Cuts: Why Educators Should Trump Acquisitions at Innovative Museums
Recent news that the Getty Museum plans to cut 34 jobs, with 19 of them in its education department, led … Continue reading
For Audiences, Experience is Key
Experience. It’s a multi-faceted word, and if the Engaging The Future organizations are any indication, it appears to be the focus of audience engagement efforts in Northeast Ohio’s arts and culture sector.
Strategies for Tomorrow in Cleveland
A trusted local business leader often reminds me of something worth repeating here: Cleveland’s future – and our region’s future – is certainly going to be different than its present.
Choose Your Own Adventure: Innovate or Bust
Pretend you have two job offers in front of you (I know, we’re just pretending here, okay?!). So, which position would you choose?
Learning from Cleveland
“How do we build the audiences of tomorrow?” The Cleveland Foundation and EmcArts recently posed that enormously challenging question to … Continue reading
Doug Borwick on Community vs. Audience Engagement in Cleveland
Below is an excerpt of a post on Doug Borwick’s excellent blog Engaging Matters in reaction to our Stories from Cleveland: Audio Postcards. … Continue reading
On Michael Kaiser and Engaging Audiences
Last week, Michael Kaiser wrote in The Huffington Post on Engaging Audiences. He suggested that the field’s recent focus on … Continue reading
Recent Reads: Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music
As a former administrator of symphony orchestra community engagement programs, I have thought a lot about why becoming fluent in … Continue reading