Kurt Vonnegut’s 1985 novel Galápagos is a Darwinian satire on the mess humankind causes for itself as a result of having evolved big brains. Set in the late 20th Century, it charts the breakdown of society and the near extinction of the human species — caused by a cocktail of hedonism, financial crisis and viruses. [...]
Book review: Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut
August 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Zeitgeist
Mind the gap: how to focus on your purpose in the arts
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Leadership
I’m writing a series of pieces for ArtsProfessional on how arts organisations can focus on delivering their mission. Part 1, on the gap between the organisation’s purpose and its actions, appears today and is reproduced below. *** A theatre won funding to improve its engagement with disadvantaged groups. It approached the challenge as the chance [...]
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How to lead digital strategy in the arts
April 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Leadership
My friend and former BBC colleague, Jonathan Drori, has produced an interesting paper on how arts organisations can best use digital media. It was produced for the Department for Culture and, having the misfortune to be published in the midst of the election campaign, will struggle initially to receive the attention it deserves. One issue [...]