Novel perspectives, emotional proximity, and working out what we take for granted

Thinking about what digital is good at.

This week's best things

A roundup of the best things that I've been sent, read, seen, or heard over the past week. Articles on falling in love with AI, unexpected collaboration, the psychological impact of listening and more

Digital Works Podcast: Fran Sanderson

Talking about money, and how we fund culture

How to remain curious?

The idea of constant change is exhausting, how to stay curious when everything changes all the time

Digital Works Podcast: Seb Chan

A summary of some of the main points of the discussion that I had with Seb (CEO of ACMI in Melbourne) earlier this year

Collective effervescence, remote culture, and liveness

Thinking about how digital can help people gather in new ways

The important skills

What skills and roles should cultural organisations be prioritising to deliver effective digital work?

Will the imperative to change become too loud to ignore before it's too late?

Over the past week I have read two very different articles which I think say similar things about the cultural sector’s approach to (and problems with) digital.

Things to recommend: March

I like lists of recommendations, and given that some recent research has shown folks are looking for curation more than ever I thought this might be helpful. So I’m going to share some things that I’ve read/visited/watched/listened to and that I think are good, useful

What did we do next?

Looking at 2020 from 2023