Arts & Culture Innovations that improve the vibrancy of arts and culture in society
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Using Story to Change Systems
We need to develop new processes of collective storytelling across sectors to navigate turbulent times and foster systems change.
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Journalism’s Savior?
Civil, a journalism platform built on blockchain technology and funded by cryptocurrency, aims to protect reporters while restoring public trust in the fourth estate.Latest
Combating Fake News in India
The non-partisan fact-checking website AltNews aims to curb the spread of misinformation on social media.
New Weapons Against Nuclear Threats
The cross-sector collaborative N Square hopes to influence the cultural conversation and rekindle public awareness about the danger that nuclear weapons pose to humanity.
The Science of What Makes People Care
Effective communication is not simply about getting your message out. It requires you to strategically tap into what shapes people’s feelings and values. Here we share five principles pulled from social science that will help you connect your work to what people care most about.
Diversity in Art Museum Leadership: A Funder Collaboration
A look at how a set of unique partnerships and a new evaluative framework is supporting the development of more-inclusive, equitable art museum leadership.
The Legacy of White Supremacy
America’s first memorial honoring African-Americans who have been lynched opened in Montgomery, Alabama.
Building Community by Sharing Books
Little Free Libraries draw neighbors together on street corners, on school campuses, and in police stations.
Can the Internet Revitalize Local Languages?
The digital tools that threaten local languages also offer potential to keep them alive.
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Happy Accidents: The Transformative Power of “Yes, And” at Work and in Life
What an improv comedy troupe's experience weathering the financial crisis can teach other organizations about resilience.
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Fighting Social Exclusion, One Encounter at a Time
Exeko seeks to better understand social, cultural, and intellectual exclusion and work to eliminate it.
Creating a Policy Index for the Arts
The National Arts Index established a quantitative measure for arts vitality in the United States that aided public discussion by policy makers and the arts community. In the era of big data, what can we learn from its creation and impact?
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The Science of What Makes People Care
Effective communication is not simply about getting your message out. It requires you to strategically tap into what shapes people’s feelings and values. Here we share five principles pulled from social science that will help you connect your work to what people care most about.
Diversity in Art Museum Leadership: A Funder Collaboration
A look at how a set of unique partnerships and a new evaluative framework is supporting the development of more-inclusive, equitable art museum leadership.
Using Story to Change Systems
We need to develop new processes of collective storytelling across sectors to navigate turbulent times and foster systems change.
No art? No social change. No innovation economy.
America must invest in art and imaginative capacity.
Fostering the Creative Economy
The creative industries—those at the crossroads of arts, culture, business, and technology—can offer an economic jump-start for recovering economies.