Knowledge Transfer as collaborative practice
Jazz is the collaborative practice of knowledge transfer- making explicit the tacit knowledge of each individual in order to transform…
The “how” of teaching the Arts in Business
Kira Campo asked a couple of good questions in response to my previous post. Very intriguing post. You mention that…
The power of the Arts in a digital world
This is a piece I wrote for Americans for the Arts. The topic was: The arts have relied on patrons…
Three centuries ago the French philosopher Voltaire wrote “Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position but certainty is an absurd one.” I…
Marketing Visionary: A Short Story about Miles Davis
Miles Davis played a concert in the late 1960’s- in Italy I believe- that provides some interesting insight into the…
What does it mean to listen? Do we even think of it as a skill? It’s curious that, of our…
In “The Empathic Civilization” Jeremy Rifkin suggests that we live in a “participatory world” shaped by our physical (embodied) interactions…
Jazz Impact in Workforce Management Magazine
(from Workforce Management) A successful leader thinks outside the box on occasion. To tap into that mindset, some leadership programs are taking top talent out of the office and into a burning building, an improv or concert stage, or even a beach in Normandy.
Management and the art of Jazz
One cannot become a successful jazz improviser without integrating a deep understanding of both structural music theory and the somatic/emotional…
Jazz Impact at South By Southwest Social Business Summit
Knowing how to work with flows of information in near real-time emerged as a key theme at the Dachis Social…
