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Theme : culture
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BE A PODCAST Vol 1. Ep 3: Mark Irving
Mark Irving is a journalist and broadcaster who recently completed an MA dissertation on 'The Art of Creative Management' at City University. Based on research at some of Britain's top art galleries, including Tate Britain and the Serpentine, Mark looks at approaches for how galleries can harness the collective intelligence of all their employees to produce better work.
from : petebradwell
29th January 2007
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BE A PODCAST Vol 1. Ep 2: Anamaria Wills
Anamaria Wills is the Chief Executive of the Creative Industries Development Agency (CIDA) which she set up in 2000 to provide artists and creative entrepreneurs with professional development and business support. In this podcast she talks about what distinguishes Creative Entrepreneurs from normal entrepreneurs and how many of our institutions aren’t configured to support them...
from : petebradwell
29th January 2007
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The Case for a National Security Strategy
The Case for a National Security Strategy While the British Government continues to focus on, and direct resources to counter-terrorism, the UK faces a broad spectrum of complex and interrelated threats at home and abroad. The challenges of serious and organised crime, WMD proliferation, pandemics, natural and man-made disasters, as well as failed states, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, demand an increasingly joined-up approach from the British government’s security architecture. An...
from : charlieedwards
13th January 2007
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Look Into My Ideas ft Paul Ormerod
Do you have a lonely half-formed idea? A ropey business plan, a layout for a building, an outline of a book, a campaign, a screenplay or a web 2.0 innovation? Well, maybe it should get out there and meet someone.
from : charlietims
5th January 2007
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Local Authorities
This report warns that in some places in the UK, culture faces a crisis at Local Authority level.
from : markfuller
5th December 2006
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Louder than Words
I've been meaning to blog this for a little while. A couple of weekends ago, I went to a see an exhibition by the Birmingham artist, Barbara Walker. It's currently on show at the Unit 2 Gallery at London Metropolitan University. There are two reasons to go and see this show. First, the close draughtsmanship of the works reveals close observation and familiar care. As a result, they are deeply engaging and clearly very personal images. Scenes on the walk home,...
from : samjones
1st December 2006
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The Long Tail: In Praise of Radical Transparency
projection of the self through the workplace
from : charlietims
27th November 2006
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The Long Tail: More on the Economics of Abundance
The Long Tail: More on the Economics of Abundance
from : charlietims
27th November 2006
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The Long Tail: The Rise of Freeconomics
"Never in history has so much innovation been offered to so many for so little. The world’s most exciting businesses – technology, transport, media, medicine and finance – are increasingly defined by the word “free”. Whereas WalMart, the world’s largest retailer, promises “everyday low prices”, entrepreneurs and ultra-competitive incumbents develop business models predicated on providing more for free. It is a difficult proposition to beat."
from : charlietims
27th November 2006
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Not a Sideshow: Leadership and Cultural Value
In response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s launch of a £12 million programme to improve Leadership in the cultural sector, this latest contribution to the debate about Cultural Value argues that there is little point in improving the skills of individual leaders, if the organisations they lead remain unchanged.
from : markfuller
24th November 2006
