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20 May 2018 | book, journal article, Uncategorized, web resource
Recently, I’ve been teaching a subject at AFTRS on Entrepreneurial Finance. This has been a useful exercise in exploring ideas about what an entrepreneur is and who identifies as an …
Read more about Some initial thoughts on entrepreneurship, business, wealth and innovation.
1 October 2017 | journal article, web resource
There’s more to talk about in the article by Julian Meyrick which I discussed last post. As I mentioned then, Meyrick is highly critical of measures used by successive governments …
Read more about Are the arts central to defining the creative industries?
30 September 2017 | journal article, Uncategorized, web resource
This article, by Julian Meyrick on the Conversation, has sparked so many thoughts that they have to marshaled into an orderly queue and forced to wait patiently. Its primary focus …
11 May 2017 | Uncategorized, web resource
About 18 months ago, my boss issued an instruction to all staff: for regular travel to client meetings, work functions and so forth, he wanted us to use Uber-X. His …
6 May 2017 | literature review, research paper, statistics, Uncategorized, web resource
Since my last post, I’ve been having a series of discussions about this tricky, slippery term, the creative industries. The first was with Gavin Bowman who pointed out that industry …
Read more about On who’s in and who’s out: Part 1 –Creative Industries
17 April 2017 | literature review, Uncategorized, web resource
Talk about the term “creative industries’ seems to inevitably lead to questions of definition. And those questions lead to more questions. And before long, we’re in a world of confusion. …
Read more about A creative industries definition that recognises commercial intent (WIP).
16 October 2016 | research paper, web resource
This article has the brain bending title Managing exploration and exploitation paradoxes in creative organisations, which might suggest a discussion far removed from the practicalities of running a business in the …
Read more about Exploring and exploiting: a creative management paradox
6 October 2016 | web resource
I had to consult dictionary.com for this one. Bricolage is “a construction made of whatever materials are at hand; something created from a variety of available things”. And this paper says that …
Read more about Is bricolage a thing? And do creatives own it?
22 September 2016 | media article, web resource
So the AFR runs an article about how leaders use storytelling to get their message across. And I imagine it’s a really good match for its readership; there’s an ongoing …
21 September 2016 | media article, web resource
As a consultant, you get used to having a go-to set of examples for a range of different situations. Got an HR problem? Here’s one another client had and how …
20 September 2016 | PhD Summary, web resource
Here’s an interesting find. Kim Goodwin, a PhD candidate at UTS, is looking at “the concepts of leadership, development and identity within Australian creative industries”. A key part of the …
19 September 2016 | media article, web resource
“Facts,” I recall Jane Caro once saying on an episode of The Gruen Transfer, “never convinced anyone of anything.” She was pointing out that emotions are much more likely to …
18 September 2016 | Report, Survey data, web resource
This study from CreativeSkillSet (a skills and training organisation) is about leadership and management skills gaps among workers in the UK’s creative industries. It also talks about development needs and learning preferences …
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