So Do They Learn From You

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Joe Patti

One of the articles I loved reading was a Fast Company story about how a Duke University professor takes his class to NYC for a semester to learn the lessons the arts have to teach about leadership. What makes me appreciate the story so much is that the class is a business class. Long has it been said the arts need to learn from business so I think we can all appreciate the reciprocity. Check out my entry for a quick summary and my reflections.

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Joe Patti

I have been writing Butts in the Seats (BitS) on topics of arts and cultural administration since 2004 (yikes!). Given the ever evolving concerns facing the sector, I have yet to exhaust the available subject matter. In addition to BitS, I am a founding contributor to the ArtsHacker (artshacker.com) website where I focus on topics related to boards, law, governance, policy and practice.

I am also an evangelist for the effort to Build Public Will For Arts and Culture being helmed by Arts Midwest and the Metropolitan Group (details).

My most recent role is as Theater Manager at the Rialto in Loveland, CO.

Among the things I am most proud are having produced an opera in the Hawaiian language and a dance drama about Hawaii's snow goddess Poli'ahu while working as a Theater Manager in Hawaii. Though there are many more highlights than there is space here to list.

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