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Insights to help arts and cultural organizations thrive.
Managing events across multiple teams, spaces, and priorities is rarely simple. From scheduling and technical coordination to finance and post-event review, even small gaps ...
Many arts and cultural venues still rely on emailed PDFs, manual tracking, and informal follow-up to get contracts signed. What starts as a workable ...
Many arts and cultural teams still rely on informal know-how, local spreadsheets, and “the way we’ve always done it.” When staff move on or ...
Arts and cultural teams are delivering more activity than ever with limited staff and rising expectations. Productivity is not just about working harder; it ...
For many organizations, “Go Live” becomes the finish line. In reality, it is just the beginning. This white paper explores how arts and cultural ...
Spreadsheets, shared calendars, and email threads feel familiar, but they come with hidden costs. Time lost to reconciliation, double bookings, and missed opportunities directly ...
The Cultural Enterprises Conference in Birmingham brought together commercial leaders from across the cultural sector, with a strong focus on income generation, secondary spend ...
Venue teams are under pressure. That was the clear message at INTIX 2026, where professionals from across North America gathered to share what’s working, ...
At the turn of the year, it’s common to talk about improvement: doing more, moving faster, making better use of limited resources. But some ...
Remember If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? It’s one of my favorite books. Cute mouse, big chain reaction — and yes, I even ...
There’s a quote often attributed to Voltaire (though it’s more accurately traced to the French writer Pierre-Marc-Gaston, duc de Lévis) that goes something like ...
When I was a fresher at university in the late 1990s, line dancing was sweeping the country. I spotted an opportunity and trained as ...
From Bottlenecks to Flow: Digital Contracting for Arts Venues
Many arts and cultural venues still rely on emailed PDFs, manual tracking, and informal follow-up to get contracts signed. What starts as a workable ...
The Power of Standard Practice: How SOPs build resilience in arts & culture
Many arts and cultural teams still rely on informal know-how, local spreadsheets, and “the way we’ve always done it.” When staff move on or ...
The Productivity Crunch in Arts & Culture: Releasing capacity through operational clarity
Arts and cultural teams are delivering more activity than ever with limited staff and rising expectations. Productivity is not just about working harder; it ...
Beyond Go Live: Maximizing and sustaining the value of enterprise software
For many organizations, “Go Live” becomes the finish line. In reality, it is just the beginning. This white paper explores how arts and cultural ...
The ROI of Venue Management Software: Building resilience and revenue in arts venues
Spreadsheets, shared calendars, and email threads feel familiar, but they come with hidden costs. Time lost to reconciliation, double bookings, and missed opportunities directly ...
Adopting Change with Confidence: Practical steps for arts & culture leaders
Download PDF New systems promise better data, smoother workflows, and more capacity. However, change inside arts and cultural organisations often stalls. This happens not ...