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Hello all: I recently was introduced to AACORN (not to be confused with the now infamous Acorn group here in the States) and am enjoying the spate of emails and information that are passing hands. I think that all of us are perceiving a vacuum in higher ed--where we are missing the lack of an interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary generalist-type degree in the business/entrepreneurship/leadership area that also segues into design, innovation, and creativity. I am a faculty member at The Union Institute & University--the oldest nontraditional university in the States. In my courses on leadership and social justice, I routinely incorporate weeks of work on how to make sense of art (translated into how to make sense of chaos in the visual field when you know little about art), looking closer at art (or a business problem) to garner visual cues about overall interpretation, and the cognitive process (why do we choose our range of focus? with training, can we revise our focal range?). It's all very complex and multi-layered; however, my students seem to get a lot out of these courses and routinely come back for more. I think that it will be revolutionary as well as evolutionary to introduce degree programs that incorporate serious academic theory with praxis in the market place. There is a need and a hunger for this type of relevance and I applaud those of you who are trying to create programs in these areas. I look forward to hearing more....Anu Mitra Gokce Dervisoglu wrote: > > Dear Julie and Marianna , > > And all interested Aacorners , > > Let me share the details of our program with you.. > http://camma.bilgi.edu.tr/en/ > > The Cultural Management program is mainly focused on the cultural > policy and management issues. But especially in my courses (focused on > Management and Marketing) the focus is not only art world or cultural > sector but also the value added created through the paradigm shift in > the firm through innovation and creativity. > > My reader consists mainly of publications of Aacorn members and > managerial scholar who provided interdisciplinary evidence. (like also > scenario planning literature on macro and micro scenarios) > > In that sense (maybe an offer to Luca) we would be glad to get into > collaboration with the culture and arts management programs supporting > similar point of view. > > I do totally agree with the problem caused by the lack of a PhD > program.. The Turkish education system is very restricted in that > sense but we can contribute to an international program. We the help > of Art of Management group from Essex we will be hosting you for the > 2010 conference at our campus. Maybe we can organize a workshop or > seminar on that very topic and start the discussion of a collaborative > PhD program. > > Cheers , > > Gokce > > * From: * Aesthetics , Creativity , and Organisations Research Network > [mailto: [log in to unmask] ] *On Behalf Of *Luca Zan > *Sent:* Thursday , September 17 , 2009 1:09 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: A QUESTION/HELP REQUEST TO ALL & I welcome Gry & > art-pimping - I often feel that is what I am doing too :-) Gry Worre > Hallberg; new candidate for aacorn > > Dear Julie and Marianna (and others interested) > > Indeed here at Bologna University we run a master degree , GIOCA > (Graduate degree in Innovation and Organization of Culture and the > Art) which can be of some interest for you. > > It is not a normal “arts management program” , and indeed most of our > emphasis is on the controversial , conflictual relationship between > economics and the arts , and the pitfalls of management mainstreams , > trying to use a critical studies perspectives in this interaction. > Also , a lot of field research is done in the department , and I am > also running a workshop on management of the Arts within EIASM series > (European Institute for Advances Studies in Management). Please have a > look on our web site and in case I can send you further information > (http://www.gioca.unibo.it/). > > This said , let me take the opportunity of reacting to your questions > in two more specific directions: > > 1. European networking. (Sorry for non Europeans: this is not to be > chauvinist , juts taking easy local opportunities within Europe) > Given institutional traditions and the explicit policy of better > connections between European institutions , there is a very easy > opportunity to develop some forms of Erasmus network on these topics > (allowing all possible differences and variety of focus in the area). > We – as GIOCA – would be very keen in developing our Eramus exchanges > with Universities offering courses or program in this area(s). May be > in 1-2 years the project of a European degree could be designed? > > 2. There is a more general problem/opportunity (not just European): > the lack of PhD programs in this area. My impression is that given > internal competition in each of our institutions , cost cutting > exercise all over the worlds and so on , the only way out is to start > thinking at some for of consortium for a PhD program. > > Does this make any sense? > Ciao > > Luca > > > > At 11.27 10/09/2009 , Marianne Arteconomy wrote: > > Dear All , > > We are thinking of starting up a master program in the field of arts > and the economy , which is our work field since about seven years. (We > set up long term and short term projects with artists in companies , > stressing the importance to consider both as equally important > partners. Both can learn and benefit from one another.) > > It is not clear yet whether this will be a real master program or > maybe short modular programs; this will largely depend on the > university we will work with. It is all in a very initial stage and > the contents still have to be filled in. We would like to know whether > similar programs already exist at other universities worldwide. While > we have done some research already , we would welcome your information > on related programs , PhD’s or masters. We’re not talking about > management or marketing in the arts and cultural industries here , but > about a multi-disciplinary approach where artists , scientists and > economists of various disciplines (students and professionals) can > benefit from each other’s knowledge , business models , strategies , > expertise etc. in an innovative program. > We know about a new faculty in Finland that will start in 2010 , > several faculties on art and economy in the Netherlands , a > collaboration of Stanford University with artists and some other > initiatives. > > Looking forward to receive some feedback. > Thanks and best regards , > > Julie and Marianne > Arteconomy , Belgium > > > Marianne Verkest > Arteconomy vzw > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > 0495 36 67 70 > ma-di-woe-vr 8.30-12.30 > do 8.30-17.30 > > * From: * Aesthetics , Creativity , and Organisations Research Network > [ mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Cheryl Kerr > *Sent:* donderdag 10 september 2009 3:40 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: A QUESTION/HELP REQUEST TO ALL & I welcome Gry & > art-pimping - I often feel that is what I am doing too :-) Gry Worre > Hallberg; new candidate for aacorn > > Dear All – in all the wonderful things everyone is doing , is anyone > using the arts/researching the use of arts in staff development > programs in org dev arena specifically/officially? Anyone else doing > it within Universities and with academics particularly? I would love > deeply to discuss with and share. I’m writing up a dissertation for a > second Doctorate (and yes I am mad) on an analysis of such a program > in one University. Hence my comment about art-pimping – and it is a > very hard sell! > Cheers and would like to talk with anyone about it , receive > references to work so related , hear stories etc > Thanks , > Cheryl Kerr , Australia > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > * From: * Aesthetics , Creativity , and Organisations Research Network > [ mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *rosemarie barrientos > *Sent:* Thursday , September 10 , 2009 4:06 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Gry Worre Hallberg; new candidate for aacorn > > I look forward to welcoming Gry Worre Halberg in the network. > Art-Pimping can be nothing but a smart ecosexual approach! I can't > wait to learn more about this and about her research in theatre history. > > Rose Marie > On Wed , Sep 9 , 2009 at 6:35 PM , Pierre guillet de Monthoux > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Dear Aacorners , > > I had just landed in the art-business friendly environment of > Copenhagen Business School , more precisely at the Center for Art and > Leadership when I ran into Miss Gry Worre Hallberg. This lady wears at > least two hats with utmost elegance; she is a performance artist doing > what she calls Art-Pimping with great success and she is also a > researcher ( art and theatre history with focus on Theatre in > business) keen on dialoging with people engaged in art and business. > She has enthusiasm , engagement and wits; what else could aacorn ask > for? I think aacorn could be of great help to Gry in her new research > on art and business. And aacorn could get yet another spark of > enthusiasm. So why not make Gry Worre Hallberg [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>; a member of our network > > Pierre > > > > -- > rmb > M/ +33 (0)6 12 29 47 69 > Skype/ silkrhie > ***Disclaimer*** Dit e-mailbericht en/of de bijlagen kan/kunnen > informatie bevatten die wettelijk beschermd is en onder het > beroepsgeheim valt. Indien u niet de geadresseerde bent verzoeken wij > u vriendelijk doch dringend dit bericht niet verder te lezen , het te > vernietigen en te verwijderen van uw computersysteem en ons zo snel > mogelijk op de hoogte te stellen van de verkeerde verzending. > > Prof. Luca Zan > Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali > Via Capo di Lucca 34 > 40126 Bologna , Italy > > tel: +39 051 2098077 > fax: +39 051 2098074 > email: [log in to unmask] > > http://ssrn.com/author=338561 > -- Anu M. Mitra, Ph.D. Faculty Member, Ed.D Program Union Institute & University 440 E. McMillan Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45206-1925 [log in to unmask] 513.658.4706 (direct line)