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Seven indicators of strategy
How to know if you're crafting strategy or just drafting plans
Feb 17
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E. Andrew Taylor
Learning how you learn
What do you do when you don't know?
Feb 10
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The two meanings of 'facility'
An arts facility isn't just a place, it's a process.
Feb 3
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Vision, capacity, and capital
Organizational growth is never in one direction, but rather three directions at once.
Jan 27
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Sorting artists by social type
Clustering artists (and arts organizations) by their relationship to an "art world" can be both useful and terrible
Jan 20
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The curious clustering of human groups
Oct 28, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The beautiful budget
Sep 26, 2023
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Two jobs of a governing board
Sep 2, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Selling the unknowable
Apr 1, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Strategic outsourcing: when and why to DIY
Outsourcing can improve focus, amplify expertise, and reduce costs. But don't give away the farm.
Jan 13
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Invitation to recalibration
In this new year, consider a next chapter in your Arts Management story
Jan 6
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Top 10 Posts of 2025
The most-read ArtsManaged Field Notes in a bumpy, grumpy year.
Dec 30, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Pillars of a creative community
Six ways to make a place hospitable to artists
Dec 23, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Your business model is a theory, test it often
A changing world demands changing assumptions.
Dec 16, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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GenAI, the unreliable narrator
Large language models offer compelling content, but demand active and skeptical readers
Dec 9, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The mayhem vs. the moment
Some recalibrating words from the late, great Tom Stoppard
Dec 2, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Collaboration is a continuum
Playing well with other organizations requires growing trust and shrinking turf
Nov 25, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Taming the workplace hive mind
Six ways to boost the signal and mute the noise in your team communications
Nov 18, 2025
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E. Andrew Taylor
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