Podcast appearances and mentions of amy whitaker

How important is creative thinking and the fusion of business and art in today's ever-evolving business landscape? What are the challenges of navigating uncharted futures with the role of AI?Amy Whitaker teaches Arts Administration at New York University and is also the author of three books, including Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses and Economics of Visual Art: Market Practice and Market Resistance.Greg and Amy discuss the value of integrating artistic mindsets into business environments. Their conversation delves into blockchain, NFTs, and the democratization of art, alongside anecdotes about the resilience and resourcefulness required for creative endeavors. *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Show Links:Recommended Resources:Saras SarasvathySylvain BureauLeonardo da VinciNina KatchadourianJulia CameronJenny OdellKatalin KarikóRoger BannisterDonald WinnicottDavid Foster WallaceJohn MaedaSol LeWittChristo and Jeanne-ClaudeGuest Profile:AmyWhitaker.netFaculty Profile for NYU SteinhardtCreative Leadership Guild InstituteSocial Profile on InstagramSocial Profile on XLinkedInHer Work:Amazon Author PageArt Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and BossesEconomics of Visual Art: Market Practice and Market ResistanceMuseum Legs: Fatigue and Hope in the Face of ArtEpisode Quotes:Can you be an artist in today's world without having to think about monetization and becoming part of the market?11:21: I think that as a person, you have to think about being a citizen, and you have to think about being an economic actor. And I think that's true for artists. And I think it's that much more challenging for artists because artists are in a particular position of being both producers and investors, where they have to cover their day-to-day expenses, but they also have to take risks and show us things that are possible, where we are not able to perceive value until many years later, and that value is contestable. We wouldn't all agree on what it is.Art and sustainable value creation 10:24: We have to assume that everyone is an artist and that everyone has the potential to be an artist and think that that sort of dignity position has a lot of legs for us in terms of what our society can do. And what it means to have real sustainable value creation in our economy. I think it also is the most hopeful thing that I can come up with, with regard to the body politic as well.The intersection of business and personal expression45:25: I think that there's a way that people can understand business through their own ethos, as a person, and, in parallel, can relate to art and creativity without feeling like they have to be, you know, wearing a beret, the letter sort of like bringing your whole self to work and showing up in your particular way. And the envelope is doing that structurally.

For the 19th episode of "Reading the Art World," host Megan Fox Kelly speaks with Amy Whitaker and Nora Burnett Abrams, authors of the new book, “The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy,” published by Rizzoli Electa and the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, exploded into the art space last year, raising curiosity, conversation, creativity and confusion. The authors explore the basic concepts of NFTs and the underlying technology of blockchain, including their origins, their surprising connections to the history of artmaking and art collecting, and their potential to radically reshape the art world.In addition to the authors' extensive knowledge, the book draws on a wide range of interviews with leading contributors to the NFT story. The many intersecting stories of NFTs in this book — knowledge stories, artist stories, democracy stories — center how we know what is true in an age of digital records and how we build collaborative and equitable structures for the future.Amy Whitaker is an Associate Professor of Visual Arts Administration at NYU's Steinhardt School. Amy is a prolific writer, speaker, and thinker who is focused on the relationship between art and markets and the impact that emerging technologies are having on the art market. Amy holds a BA from Williams College with honors in political science and art, an MFA in painting, an MBA, and a PhD in political economy.Nora Burnett Abrams is the Mark G. Falcone Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. She's among the youngest museum directors in the country, coming to that role after nearly a decade as the museum's lead Curator and Director of Planning, organizing over 30 exhibitions. She's written and spoken about the relationship between NFTs and conceptual art in the 1960s and '70s. Nora earned her BA at Stanford University, her MA at Columbia, and her PhD at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts."Reading the Art World" is a live interview and podcast series with leading art world authors hosted by art advisor Megan Fox Kelly. The conversations explore timely subjects in the world of art, design, architecture, artists and the art market, and are an opportunity to engage further with the minds behind these insightful new publications. Megan Fox Kelly is an art advisor and former President of the Association of Professional Art Advisors who works with collectors, estates and foundations. For more information, visit meganfoxkelly.com and subscribe to our new posts. Follow us on Instagram: @meganfoxkelly.Purchase "The Story of NFTs" at Rizzoli USA or at MCA Denver.Music composed by Bob Golden.

Steve and Katie speak with Amy Whitaker about her new book with Nora Burnett Abrams The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology and Democracy. Amy describes her vision for the promise of NFTs for artists and a more equitable art market and discusses the democratic incentives NFTs create in this world. They discuss NFTs in the context of the current moment of uncertainty around the future of cryptocurrency, the blockchain, and the value of NFTs in general and the potential problems and limitations of NFTs within the fine art ecosystem. The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy Notes for this episode: http://artlawpodcast.com/2023/03/01/the-promise-of-nfts-for-artists-and-the-art-market/ Follow the Art Law Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artlawpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@artlawpodcast

With the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, Illinois is now one of the only states in the Midwest where people can access abortion care. Reset checks in with Dr. Erin King, executive director of Hope Clinic for Women, and Dr. Amy Whitaker, chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood of Illinois.

Art and creativity are not what one usually thinks of as core needs in a technology business or larger corporate environments. Well, think again. In a post-pandemic world where employees are less connected and engaged, where competition is fierce, creativity might just become the key differentiator in workplace culture, wellness but also in innovation and efficiency.

Join Rachel Skaggs in conversation with Jennifer Reis and Amy Whitaker as they discuss approaches, successes, and hopes for arts entrepreneurship education. Their conversation covers the What, When, Why, and How of teaching collegiate arts entrepreneurship in hopes as serving as practical guidance for CAA members and other instructors who are interested in incorporating this into students' program of study in the arts. Rachel Skaggs is the Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Assistant Professor of Arts Management at The Ohio State University. Rachel is a sociologist of culture and work whose research focuses on relational ecosystems in creative industries. Her recent research can be found in Poetics, Social Psychology Quarterly, and The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society. www.rachelskaggs.me Amy Whitaker is an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Administration at New York University. A longtime teacher of business to artists, she is an interdisciplinary researcher who publishes in law, sociology, finance, entrepreneurship, and cultural policy. Her work proposing fractional equity in art received the 2021 Edith Penrose Award from the European Academy of Management. Her third book, Economics of Visual Art: Market Practice andMarket Resistance, was published in fall 2021 by Cambridge University Press. Jennifer A. Reis is a creative entrepreneur, practicing and teaching artist, and former gallery director who has over twenty-five years of experience in arts business, administration, and higher education.  Currently Assistant Professor of Arts Administration at UNC-Greensboro, her research and practice focuses on empowering creative entrepreneurs with the mindsets and skills to survive and thrive. A master facilitator for the Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac Program, she also consults for community development, trade and cultural organizations including the Tamarack Foundation, Tremaine Foundation, ArtsGreensboro, Kentucky Arts Council, Surface Design Association, and Association for Creative Industries.

If you're new to Beyond the Studio here's a list of great episodes to get you started!   "Amy Whitaker talks Using Business as a Tool, Building Equity in the Arts, and Re-Inventing the Art Market"   "Abdu Ali talks Self-Empowerment, Reclaiming Permission, and Staying Fluid to Support Community"   "Dexter Wimberly & Heather Bhandari talk Rebuilding the Infrastructure of the Art World, Expanding Definitions of Value, and the First Virtual Art World Conference"    "Amanda & Nicole talk Gratitude, Paying Off Debt, and Their Journeys Since Starting the Podcast"    "Jessica Lee talks Legal Issues, Art Copyright, and the Art of Negotiation"   "William Deresiewicz talks Art and Economics, the Rise and Fall of the Professional Artist, and the Influence of Big Tech"   Listener Spotlight   @beyondthestudio  beyondthe.studio Intro and Ad Music by: Suahn Branding by: David Colson

In this episode, I talk to Amy Whitaker, Assistant Professor in Visual Arts Administration at New York University (NYU), about applications of blockchain in the art market. We discuss blockchain-based systems of artwork ownership registration, the idea of artists retaining equity in their own work, and whether the blockchain can itself be considered a work of art.

Vignesh Sundaresan has a lot to say about NFTs and the recent record-shattering sale of Beeple's digital work that he bought for $69 million. Amy Whitaker, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Administration at NYU 02:08 #NFT #Art #Beeple

On this episode of Explain Me we do a deep dive on Non-Fungible Tokens, NFTs, pronounced Nifty, by also N-F-T. Joined by guests Marina Galperina, features editor of Gizmodo, and former curator and writer on digital art, and Amy Whitaker, author and assistant professor of visual arts administration, hosts William Powhida and Paddy Johnson navigate the headlines generating news around this new digital currency, the basic definitions, and the potential and dangers it poses to artists.    Timestamped resources   6' 21'' Explain Me's episode Related Utopias: Bitcoin and the Artworld with Kevin McCoy.   7' NFT definitions and the blockchain    13 Do artists need to care?    21' The Guardian features Marina Galperina's Vine Show.  26' Beeple Mania and aesthetics discussion - Liberal Jon McNaughton or early digital art maximalism in the style of Cliff Evans and Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung?    40' NFT platforms and markets. Massimo Franceschet and Sparrow Read's The Inconvenient Truth About Secondary Markets, Part II  43' Legacy Russell tweets about the toxic white male culture dominating NFT conversation. Follows up with a shout out to QTPOCIA+ and female-identified people engaging NFTs.   44' Who is the face of NFTs? Kenny Schachter. His NFT article on Artnet.    47' Kenny Schachter's "Scam Likely" on Nifty Gateway. 51' Alternatives - Casey Reese's Artist-to-artist exchange with Bitmark.com, Feral File. Goes live March 19. Also relevant: Reese's Medium article, Collecting Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction  57' - NFT and blockchain carbon footprint 1 hour 10' Reasons for optimism 1 hour 16' Art pricing and Greg Allen's Facsimile Objects   1 hour 22' Amy Whitaker discusses valuation and commensuration sociological studies   Read and Watch   Amy Whitaker, A New Way To Pay Artists, TEDXfoggybottom Amy Whitaker and Roman Kraussl, Fractional Equity, Blockchain, and the Future of Creative Work, Management Science, July 2020 Amy Whitaker, Art and Blockchain: A Primer, History, and Taxonomy of Blockchain Use Cases in the Arts, Artivate: A Journal of Entrepreneurship in the Arts. Summer 2019 Amy Whitaker, Hannah Grannemann, Artists’ Royalties and Performers’ Equity: A Ground-Up Approach to Social Impact Investment in Creative Fields, CMSE Vol 3, no 2, pg 33-51. Memo Atkin, The Unreasonable Ecological Cost of #Cryptoart, Dec 14 2020 Rea McNamara, How Crypto Art Might Offer Artists Increased Autonomy, March 2, 2021  

In this episode of Art Grind, hosts Dina Brodsky, Marshall Jones, and producer Tun Myaing interview writer and entrepreneur Patrick McGinnis in New York City. Best known for coining the term “FOMO” (Fear Of Missing Out), McGinnis seems like an unusual guest: what could someone from the world of finance speak about on an art podcast? As an art collector, writer, and brother of a musician, it turns out that McGinnis has a lot to talk about. McGinnis not only shares pragmatic advice useful for any creative, but is a bold storyteller who respects art and culture. From travelling in South America to renegade drawing exhibitions to Harvard Business School, this episode proves, and McGinnis would insist, that there’s no room for FOMO in a creative life. Show Notes 0:33: Podcast introduction with post-quarantine update10:39: What Patrick learned during Covid-19, inspired by Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl15:00: Podcast begins15:53: How Patrick coined “FOMO” 19:42: Patrick’s background33:42: How Patrick almost got killed in Colombia 55:30: Re-creating yourself to create your own system1:01:00: Artist versus brand1:10:10: The Drawing Room 1:17:57: “Go sit in Washington Square Park”1:21:30: The challenge of time1:24:42: “FOBO:” Fear of a Better Option 1:32:40: How Patrick views creative industries1:35:22: Freelancing versus owning your art and Art Thinking by Amy Whitaker 1:39:06: Mike McGinnis 1:40:40: Indistractible: How to Control Your Attention & Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal1:41:25: Nas Daily1:51:30: Art’s role in Patrick’s life1:57:02: End credits Learn more about Patrick McGinnis by visiting his website: https://patrickmcginnis.com/Follow Patrick on Instagram: @patrickjmcginnisFollow Patrick on Twitter: @pjmcginnisListen to Patrick’s podcast, FOMO Sapiens, here: https://fomosapiens.com/ Support the show (https://paypal.me/artgrindpodcast?locale.x=en_US)

When a professor and a partner of a top consulting firm come together to talk about art and poetry. In this Next Vision episode Amy Whitaker, Professor at NYU Steinhardt and Massimo Portincaso, Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group discuss how art and poetry in particular can empower business decisions. Moreover they question the current state of Design Thinking.

Joan Esposito talks with Dr. Amy Whitaker about Planned Parenthood's tele-health efforts, Illinois State Rep, Jonathan Carrol about how the legislature is adapting to the pandemic, and the Chciago Tribune's Heidi Stevens about her work covering the Coronavirus.

Dr. Amy Whitaker, Chief Medical Officer, Planned Parenthood of Illinois,National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day Jody Rosenbaum, licensed attorney/agent with Bankers Life & Stephanie Grudzinski, senior Insurance Agent and Manager with Bankers Life Wendy Pollack, founder and director of the Women’s Law and Policy Initiative at the Shriver Center on Poverty Law Sarah Gad, Democratic candidate for United States Representative in Illinois’ 1st Congressional District Rhonda Kind Bruno, Circuit Court Judge 3rd Sub Circuit State Rep. Ann Williams of the 11th District on Chicago’s North Side Scott Duff "WCPT" Joan Esposito Live, Local, & Progressive Weekdays 2pm-5pm Chicago's Progressive Talk Radio WCPT 820AM wcpt820.com

Hear more from Amy on finding common language between art and business, what artists need to know about economics, how new technologies like blockchain could be used to help artists retain equity in their work, and embracing doubt as a process of invention. Links to resources mentioned throughout the episode:  Art World Conference CCI Arts Money Bootcamp 2020 “Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses” by Amy Whitaker Slade School of Fine Art Yale University “Making and Being: Embodiment, Collaboration, and Circulation in the Visual Arts” by Caroline Woolard and Susan Jahoda “Art and Blockchain” by Amy Whitaker “The Work of Art: Value in Creative Careers (Culture and Economic Life)” by Alison Gerber “Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World” by Anand Giridharadas Jason Bailey @artnome Monegraph Artory Verisart Maecenas With Otis OpenSea “Why Teach Business to Artists?” by Amy Whitaker in Hyperallergic “A new way to pay artists” TEDx talk by Amy Whitaker Follow more of Amy’s work on Twitter at @theamywhit, and keep an eye out for her upcoming book “Economics of Visual Art” (2020) www.beyondthe.studio Intro and Ad Music by: Suahn Album Artwork by: David Colson

Welcome to a very special episode of Surviving Art (done for the 33rd Biennial of Graphic Arts in Ljubljana! What makes this one so special are the interests of my guest: Amy Whitaker. She is an assistant professor at NYU with a Masters degree in business as well as a masters in Fine Art. An incredible mix of interests and one of the reasons why I’m so excited for this interview. She’s also the author of two incredibly interesting books. Museum Legs, which is a wonderful collection of thoughts on the operation of museums, asking questions like: What's the purpose of an art museum? Should they educate us or entertain us, or merely act as a public display for works of art? And regardless of what purpose they have, should all art museums try to serve the same one or niche down and specialise in following one particular mission? Her second book Art Thinking explores the act of being creative in today’s world of schedules, budgets and bosses. It combines the mind-sets of art and creative thinking and the tools of business, offering practical advice, inspiration, and a healthy dose of pragmatism for anyone that wishes to navigate the difficulties of balancing creative thinking in a business environment. Link to the Hyperallergic article, mentioned in the show: https://hyperallergic.com/312390/why-teach-business-to-artists/ Link to Amy’s worksheet and notes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Vm9rzvQMHZSTxX4aKkmbhQ9TXu3QWaCI Link to the video interview: https://youtu.be/wItaj6TLkvQ

A few days ago I had the great pleasure to interview Amy Whitaker (she has an MBA from Yale and an MFA in Painting from Slade University — an incredible mix!).She is also an associate professor at NYU and the author of two very interesting books: Museum Legs and Art Thinking. Our conversations and her writing got me thinking about my own exploration of both worlds and the ever-present question of economics in art. Amy speaks of two inherently different but incredibly interconnected ways of thinking and experiencing the world. The first kind she calls Art Thinking; this is the process of letting go, of giving ones mind the time and space to wander, explore, and get excited about the world and the question I want to ask today is: How can one create their own system that incorporates both? Or better yet: How can we find already created ones, that we can reappropriate and reuse to fit our own needs? LINK TO HER TWO BOOKS (Both are incredibly interesting for artist, that would like to nurture their business side and I highly recommend reading them both!): Museum Legs: https://amzn.to/2XBUZEm Art Thinking: https://amzn.to/2YRpHGt

If you are creating a work of art in any area of your life, you are not going from a known point A to a known point B but you will invent point B along the way. Whether your “art project” is a business strategy, a crisis response, or a new technology, this all starts with asking the right questions. Drawing on her book Art Thinking, Amy will leave us with better tools to explore all questions on how to integrate the practical and creative parts of ourselves.

Tapping Into Your Inner Creative with Amy Whitaker, author of Art Thinking

  In this second half of the episode, we begin with a presentation by artist Brad Troemel on distributed networks, including a variety of strategies that incorporate blockchain technologies and theories with art making and selling.   Then Bloomberg editor James Tarmy leads a discussion about the art market with Amy Whitaker, a professor at […] The post Hidden Noise: Digital de Suite, Part 2 appeared first on Even Magazine.

AOTB Podcast - Top 5 News 1. Research results published: Democratizing Art Markets: Fractional Ownership and the Securitization of Art, January 18, 2018, by Amy Whitaker and Roman Kraussl. Using data from the Leo Castelli art gallery, the authors created a "novel model of evaluating art market returns using first-sale prices alongside auction results." https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3100389 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/artists-would-do-well-to-invest-in-their-own-work-study-says 2. Online art lot auctions and losing money. The Art Newspaper quotes Edward Dolman, Chief Executive of Phillips, that auction houses lose money on an average online auction valued at $2k. He is quoted as saying: "Blockchain is the nearest thing to something that might help here, because you might, in some instances, take the role of expert out." The Art Newspaper, print edition, March 2018 p. 41 3. DJ Gareth Emery launches, his blockchain solution for the music industry, Choon, this month. https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewrossow/2018/03/03/international-music-dj-gareth-emery-brings-blockchain-project-to-music-industry/#6514d87c5479 4. Technomedioevo. Age of future reloaded. Exhibit, March 1 - June 16, 2018. The Museum of The Order of St John in collaboration with Techno Medioevo and The Sir Denis Mahon Charitable Trust will host an exhibition entitled "Age of Future Reloaded. Scenes, Visions and Fragments from an Alternative History." https://www.saatchiart.com/leonardopasseri https://www.facebook.com/Walteriusgallery-1670792876497514/ 5. Decentralized Art Show in Austin, March 12, 2018. SXSW Decentralized Art Show Austin March 9-18. Can still participate. https://steemit.com/sxsw/@stellabelle/sxsw-decentralized-art-show-austin-march-9-18-it-s-a-crypto-party-call-for-artists Twitter handles for this episode @itsmee.bosslady @Sommerzworld @stellabelle @TheArtNewspaper @steemit @SaatchiArt @garethemery @CastelliGallery @StJohnsGate @phillipsauction @sketch_mcguiney @DJ_PEPE @cryptoartsy ART PROJECT DECENTRALIZED TELEGRAM ROOM: https://t.me/cryptoartproject Follow us on twitter @AOTB_PODCAST https://medium.com/@ScrillaVentura/introduction-to-cryptoart-cryptomusic-3752923792c7 Bitcoin tips: 1D3DYP4nBC5DqTm1g5GeKf1uWeemLipwpY

I was first introduced to today’s guest well over a year ago by former Read to Lead guest Amy Whitaker. Amy joined us back in episode #134 and, soon after, made the introductions via email. Unfortunately, it was an intro I completely dropped the ball on. Patrick and I exchanged pleasantries, and that’s as far […] The post Episode #187: Live Your Startup Dream Without Leaving Your Day Job first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

Western Capitalism is supposed to thrive on Joseph Schumpeter's idea of creative destruction. Yet few companies really nurture creativity. Beancounters loom, ready to take away the canvas that the next big thing is sketched on. Take heart: Thinking about art can help business and finance executives get to Point B. They don't always have to know what Point B looks like before they begin. New York University Professor and author Amy Whitaker explains why to Dan and Scott. Along the way she shares anecdotes about investment bankers in pinstripes mucking it up in a London studio. And how did Oscar-winning `Dallas Buyers Club' almost not get made?

The Real Deal with Jason Silverman featuring Amy Whitaker: Art Thinking Welcome to this edition of THE REAL DEAL with Jason Silverman! Jason Silverman got a chance to catch up with author Amy Whitaker for a fun and truly eye opening conversation on how make time for the creative part of business. If you're looking to take your… The post Art Thinking With Amy Whitaker appeared first on Jason M. Silverman.

The Real Deal with Jason Silverman featuring Amy Whitaker: Art Thinking Welcome to this edition of THE REAL DEAL with Jason Silverman! Jason Silverman got a chance to catch up with author Amy Whitaker for a fun and truly eye opening conversation on how make time for the creative part of business. If you're looking to take your… The post Art Thinking With Amy Whitaker appeared first on Jason M. Silverman.

Welcome to Season 2! The creative entrepreneurs we see across social media may have a ton of followers, but are they making any money? Should they? How do you maintain your creativity while still supporting yourself? Is selling out such a bad thing? Elisa talks to popular YouTuber and podcaster Gaby Dunn, "Art Thinking" author Amy Whitaker and senior features writer-with-a-huge-following, Ashley C. Ford to get answers to these age-old questions.What are your Strong Opinions? Let me know! Instagram: @popculturepirateTwitter: @popcultpirateHashtag: #SOLHpod #StrongOpinionsLooselyHeld See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Art and business are central to democracy. What does that mean?” Author, artist, and entrepreneur Amy Whitaker sat down with Zach and Jackie to talk about the intersections of art, life, creativity, and democracy. Biography: Amy Whitaker is an author, artist, and entrepreneur who is currently an assistant professor of Visual Arts Management at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She teaches at the intersection of business, creativity, and everyday life and thinks that art and business are both vital to democracy. Quote Preview: “The whole idea that art has to be big and bold, to me, is part of the myth of artistic genius.” (5:10) “Everyone was dealing with what I was dealing with, just in a different way… Most people had a duty-bound sense of being practical but also a creative life” (8:36) “I basically explained the conceptual basis of the market economy to my classmates (at an art school).” (10:40) “You go to college, you have to invest a lot in your education, you’re thinking about getting your money’s worth and a job after college, and I’m trying to say to people, you know what, all of us, our education, our careers, our lives - they’re all art projects. Like it or not, we’re inventing Point B all the time.” (12:35) “If Leonardo da Vinci were alive today, what do you think he’d be doing?” (17:11)

“Many of the things that people approach in business - when they're talking about a business plan or return on investment - they're really talking about similar things to what happens in art.” The post Between Creativity and Commerce: Art Thinking – Amy Whitaker appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.

How do we make time for creative work? And how do we sustain that work with so many demands on our time? Amy Whitaker, author of Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses, tells us how. Writer, artist, researcher, and teacher, Amy works at the intersection of art and commerce. She holds an MBA from Yale and an MFA from the Slade School of Fine arts. She is also a professor at New York University. In this interview, we talk about: Why art and creativity are responsible for our greatest human contributions That art is the opposable thumbs equivalent of what makes us human How creativity is about personal discovery and contribution The fact that creativity is not a distant land of mythic geniuses and art theorists The value in taking a wide-angle or systems view for art thinking The role of play and creativity in important scientific discoveries How to develop a habit of studio space for creative work Why it is normal to feel disoriented and vulnerable while creating The importance of working in the weeds to feel alive Why we need to trade discernment for judgment Whether we are standing at the easel versus sitting in the armchair The power of becoming a good noticer How creatives are inventing point B rather than moving toward it When Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile and what it did for running Inspiring ways to manage creatives Why managing is about creating the space for creatives to do their work The importance of good enough versus perfect or right Why creatives need to think about the letter versus the envelope Why we need to have our own metaphors Thoughts on Leonardo da Vinci if he were alive today Why we need to find language for the middle space Selected Links to Topics Mentioned http://www.amywhit.com/ @theamywhit Thomas J. Fogarty Takahiko Masuda Target blindness Brene Brown Amy Poehler Harper Lee Actor-observer bias Truman Capote Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think by Mona Patel Kristian Still Dialectical behavioral therapy Amy Schumer Cubism Brexit Roger Bannister and YouTube video of him breaking the 4-minute mile Donald Keough and New Coke If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and review it on iTunes. For automatic delivery of new episodes, be sure to subscribe. As always, thanks for listening! Thank you to Emmy-award-winning Creative Director Vanida Vae for designing the Curious Minds logo, and thank you to Rob Mancabelli for all of his production expertise! www.gayleallen.net LinkedIn @GAllenTC

How do we make space for innovation in our personal and professional lives? Move from a productivity-based metric to one that makes room for other measures of success. Amy Whitaker has written the book "Art Thinking. How to carve out creative space in a world of schedules, budgets and bosses." She tells us how a major shift in her personal life led her from business school to art school--and ultimately to write this book.

This week's theme is "Innovation in the Art World." First, Dave talks with Julia Kaganskiy, director of the New Museum’s art, technology and design incubator.  They discuss how artists can also become entrepreneurs, and what resources and techniques can help them to do that. Dave's second guest is Amy Whitaker, author of "Art Thinking," and the holder of both an MBA and an MFA degree.  She explains how the creative thinking of the art world can be applied to more aspects of business than one might think.

Meredith Tax explains how the Rojava Kurds—and their democratic, feminist, and environmentally conscious society—are fighting back against ISIS; Ed Yong takes us on a tour of the ecosystems lurking inside our bodies; and Amy Whitaker, alias “Agony Amy,” our resident agony aunt, gives advice about balancing a creative life. Mentioned in this episode: • View a slideshow of Joey Lawrence’s photographs from Rojava, and read an excerpt from A Road Unforeseen • “The Revolution in Rojava”, Meredith Tax’s article in Dissent magazine that sparked the book • Read an excerpt from Ed Yong’s new book I Contain Multitudes on our regular books feature, Shelf Life Tune in every two weeks to catch... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meredith Tax explains how the Rojava Kurds—and their democratic, feminist, and environmentally conscious society—are fighting back against ISIS; Ed Yong takes us on a tour of the ecosystems lurking inside our bodies; and Amy Whitaker, alias “Agony Amy,” our resident agony aunt, gives advice about balancing a creative life. Mentioned in this episode: • View a slideshow of Joey Lawrence’s photographs from Rojava, and read an excerpt from A Road Unforeseen • “The Revolution in Rojava”, Meredith Tax’s article in Dissent magazine that sparked the book • Read an excerpt from Ed Yong’s new book I Contain Multitudes on our regular books feature, Shelf Life Tune in every two weeks to catch...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Up until a few weeks ago, I’d never heard of Amy Whitaker or her new book. It’s awesome publications though like Success Magazine (I’ve been a subscriber since 2013) that have introduced me to new books and up-and-coming authors I might have otherwise missed.  Amy’s new book is Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative […] The post Episode #134: How to Carve Out Creative Space first appeared on Read to Lead Podcast.

“A work of art is something new in the world that changes the world to allow itself to exist. What that means is that the context you're making something in, the world itself is different when you start and when you end. So you're not just going from point A to point B within a static known world. You're in the point A world figuring out how to lead from questions and risk developing things that are kind of unknown as to whether they'll succeed or fail. If they succeed, you have created a point B world. You've made something that then changes the world to make space for itself in a very small or large way. These don't have to all be grand gestures, just kind of acts of putting a dent in the universe as the saying goes of trying to affect change, to show up in a way of consequence in your personal life, professional life and the world in general.” – Amy Whitaker Sponsors Hostgator hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project's website hosting by clicking here. Designcrowd gives you access to an entire creative team at a price that is accessible to anyone. For $100 off your first design project, click here and use promo code CREATIVE. Chapman University is located in Orange County, CA. With an enrollment of 8000 total students they have a 14-1 student to instructor ratio, and over 86% of students receive financial assistance. Audible: Visit audible.com/unmistakable for audiobook and 30 day trial. Amy Whitaker is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the New Museum Incubator and principal in the curriculum development company Eggshell Knight. She’s also the author of Art Thinking: How to Carve out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets and Bosses “A work of art is something new in the world that changes the world to allow itself to exist. What that means is that the context you're making something in, the world itself is different when you start and when you end. So you're not just going from point A to point B within a static known world. You're in the point A world figuring out how to lead from questions and risk developing things that are kind of unknown as to whether they'll succeed or fail. If they succeed, you have created a point B world. You've made something that then changes the world to make space for itself in a very small or large way. These don't have to all be grand gestures, just kind of acts of putting a dent in the universe as the saying goes of trying to affect change, to show up in a way of consequence in your personal life, professional life and the world in general.” – Amy Whitaker Sponsors Hostgator hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project's website hosting by clicking here. Designcrowd gives you access to an entire creative team at a price that is accessible to anyone. For $100 off your first design project, click here and use promo code CREATIVE.