Self-sabotage. Why don't we prioritise outcomes over outputs and process?
A culture of low trust, and a lack of clarity, has lead to an overemphasis on process and outputs. This is harming all of us that work in the cultural sector.
Hi, I'm Ash, here are some thoughts and perspectives on digital in the cultural sector
Get the email newsletter and unlock access to members-only content and updates
Processing your application
Please check your inbox and click the link to confirm your subscription.
There was an error sending the email
Get started with our best stories
The outsized potential of Content Thinking
A few thoughts on the benefits of working with content experts
To unbundle or not to unbundle?
New approaches to thinking about and unlocking value could lead to surprising and different ways of reaching and connecting with audiences.
Digital career paths in the cultural sector are broken
A 'clogged and leaky' pipeline is leading to a serious and worring brain drain, and has done for over a decade now
How to remain curious?
The idea of constant change is exhausting, how to stay curious when everything changes all the time
This week's best things
Yugoslavia's digital twin, building a culture of curiosity, the Great Gloom, Cirque du Soleil's influencer network, and some slow Radiohead
What you’re selling and what people are buying are different things
It's not (only) about the art
Cultural website, review of the week #003: M+
Some thoughts about the website for Hong Kong’s global museum of visual culture
This week's best things
WTF are content credentials? Kati Price on 10 years at the V&A, the value of Wikipedia and the good internet, the world's most popular painter reacts to a review, and Robyn+the Nobel Peace Prize
Is trust the magic, missing ingredient?
An exploration of the importance of trust in decision-making, and the role that digital can play.
Cultural website, review of the week #002: Berliner Philharmoniker
Some (mildly despairing) thoughts on the website of one of the world's most renowned orchestras.
