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Jazzing Up the Workplace: How Employee Experience Drives Company Culture
Recently, I had a great conversation with an EX industry expert who gave me a renewed perspective...
Building a Creative Culture in the Workplace: A Visit to Google Quantum AI Labs
For at least three years, I'd been waiting for this visit, and it finally happened - visiting the...
The Artistic Approach to Innovation: Examining Dyson’s Creation of the Vacuum Cleaner
"You don't replace bags because they are full," James Dyson. It is Saturday morning, and you are...
Jazzing Up the Workplace: How Employee Experience Drives Company Culture
Recently, I had a great conversation with an EX industry expert who gave me a renewed perspective on the role of...
Building a Creative Culture in the Workplace: A Visit to Google Quantum AI Labs
For at least three years, I'd been waiting for this visit, and it finally happened - visiting the Google Quantum AI...
The Artistic Approach to Innovation: Examining Dyson’s Creation of the Vacuum Cleaner
"You don't replace bags because they are full," James Dyson. It is Saturday morning, and you are vacuuming your house,...
Planting 3 Million Trees. What Business Can Learn from the photographer Sebastião Salgado
"I planted 3 million trees. They have re-built me." In the last few weeks, the photograph you see below appeared on my...
Don’t You Miss Beautiful Objects?
On one of my flights in August, I watched David Letterman's show on Netflix, interviewing Jerry Seinfeld (If you...
Don’t Quote Steve Jobs. Listen to Steve Jobs
Here is a thought: Stop quoting Steve Jobs.Instead? Start listening to Steve Jobs. 👇🏽 Too often, I see presentations,...
3 Marina Abramović Lessons for Business Professionals
On June 13, 2022, Art Basel took place, probably THE fair of art fairs. I use this week as an inspiration week. To...
Being an Artian Intern: Creating, Curating and, Managing Content
Two critical junctures led me to pursue an internship in content creation at The Artian. The first one traces back to...
Why Does Playing the Guitar Contribute to My Day-To-Day Life as a Consultant?
During 2019 I had the pleasure of working as an intern at The Artian, a consulting and training company that focuses...
Applied Art Thinking in Financial Industries
Imagine attending a leading fintech conference, expecting to hear all about the finance industry's new trends, ideas,...
Being an Artian Intern: Learning How to Manage a Podcast
My name is Abigail and I’m the current podcast marketing intern at the Artian. This is my second internship in...
Three Steps For Cultural Change
"If everything is innovative, then surely nothing is" - Domhnaill Hernon. The boundaries of disciplines, careers, and...
Summer 2021 Reading Recommendations
Summer is always a good time to reconnect to our desires, reignite old dreams and learn something new. As you might...
Why the Founding Mother of Impressionism Is An Entrepreneurship Icon
Female entrepreneurs are the same as 19th-century female artists. Some may consider this a bold statement, but why is...
What Can 21st Century Female Entrepreneurs Learn from a 19th Century Trailblazer Artist?
Picture this: the early 1800s, and an unmarried, female, queer (allegedly), painter gained international success and...
When Business Managers Commit to an Artistic Mindset
Communication, team building, innovation skills - these are all common topics for corporate workshops and training. A...
Human Centered Design – 1969 Artists’ Version
In 1969, a group of telecommunications specialists and artists flew to India. Their purpose? To develop an educational...
Why You Should Start an Artist in Residence
When we think of bringing artists to work in the corporate sector, the first thing that comes to mind tends to be...
How Art Helps Bridge the Management Gap
An organization's survival depends on developing new patterns of management, and business techniques aren’t enough. A...
The Value of Interdisciplinary Learning
The robot revolution, rapid technological innovations affecting our social life, and ethics entering the realm of...
Amanda Gorman: An Artistic Leader
“Poetry is always at the pulse of the most dangerous and the most daring questions that a nation or a world might...
Creativity Exercise: The Exquisite Cadaver
In 1925 a group of artists sat together to play “Consequences” - a game of adlibs. Each player took a turn to write a...
A Three Question Exercise for Speculative Thinking in Technology
With the World Economic Forum saying that originality and imagination are key skills for emerging jobs, there is a...
Lessons in Leadership from Artists
2020 was a year that demanded, more than ever, leadership from all sides: political, social, and business. The issue...
Working With Robots – an Essential Skill to a Tech Future
Back in the day, when we thought of robots and AI, we didn’t necessarily think about creativity. Instead, we used to...
Why Art is Important for Software
In today’s crowded software market, businesses need to know how to differentiate themselves from their competitors....
What Art Can Teach Us About Business Opportunities During Economic Crisis
“Wait, wait, wait…now.” With those words, Italian glass maestro, Lino Tagliapetra, helped Jim McKelvey, the co-founder...
Resilience in the Workplace and How Art Can Help
If there were a word to sum up 2020, it would be “resilience.” As a society, we have been navigating a pandemic,...
Why TikTok is the most Creative Social platform
At this point, we have all heard of Tiktok, and we've most likely found ourselves spending hours scrolling through its...
The Imagination Age
200 years ago, if you asked someone to predict the next 20 years, they would have most likely guessed right on most...
The Art of Critical Thinking
If we were to look back at our school days, we would distinctly remember reading, writing, and arithmetic: the three...
The Future of Jobs 2025: Are You Ready?
The robotic revolution is upon us and its impact has just been confirmed by the World Economic Forum’s report that was...
Audacity: What Entrepreneurs and Artists Have in Common
What’s the difference between tourists and explorers? How are entrepreneurs and artists linked through audacity? What...
3 Things Entrepreneurs Should Keep in Mind
Dr. Yossi Vardi, has benefitted from years of experience within the startup industry, achieving massive success. Not...
Artists and Founders: A Twitter Debate
Kanye West is notorious for posting a lot of controversial content on Twitter. However, one of his recent tweets...
Summer 2020 Reading Recommendation
Summer is already here, and with it, a bit of some time to recharge. The last few months were so intense and full of...
Plans for a Ladder and What Can Companies Learn From it
1 The plans for a painter's ladder were drawn 2 They were given to eight woodshops, who were commissioned to construct...
Fra Angelico: Imagination, Innovation, and Art
"[Angelico] a rare and perfect talent" Vasari, Lives of the artists. One of the reasons I am...
Magnetism and Purpose
"I cannot think of my work as entirely my work. In a sense, I'm only a transmitter" Panayiotis Vassilakis (Takis)....
Artists – A New Type of Startups Founders
As of May 2019, Shutterstock's market value is $1.43 billion, Snap’s is $15 billion, Airbnb’s is $35 billion and...
The Workers of the Imagination Age are the Workers of the Future
As developments are speeding up, the roles of the human workforce are changing accordingly. The evolution seems to be...
Robert Rauschenberg’s Rules For Innovation
There are many role models for innovators in the business and entrepreneurship worlds. But, why limit oneself to this...
The Artistic Mindset For The Business Leader
In my last post, I raised questions that every manager who wishes to foster innovation should ask. Are we preparing...
One Question Each Manager Should Ask Before Climbing the Innovation Mountain
Companies’ executives are obsessed with innovation. In the journey of enterprises to lead in their industries (and for...
Jim McKelvey, Square co-founder Talking on Art and Entrepreneurship
Last October I attended South Summit, Spain’s largest startups, and investors conference. Normally tech conferences...
Business Lessons Artists can Teach us all
For quite some time, the corporate business has capitalized on the idea of capitalistic professionalism. When we think...
The Importance of Ideation Practice
We are required to come up with ideas; for business or personal problems, for a business, we want to start, for a...
Five Movies to Ignite Your Innovative Thinking
We tend to think about innovation in the context of a business, scientific and technological, yet innovation can be...
Differentiate They Say – But How? Art and Innovation as Differentiation Strategy
It seems that we are living in the “California Gold Rush,” the 19thcentury phenomenon that led many to leave their...
Interview with Abian Zaya, IT Gallery Founder
Interview by Victoria Aróstegui Edit by TheArtian.com Team I’m meeting Abian Zaya on a rainy morning in the beautiful...
Recommended Books on The Intersection of Art, Business and Creativity
Many times I have been asked to recommend books on the topics of Art, Business, Entrepreneurship, and Design. Here is...
Van Gogh – an incredible artist, but also your next marketing campaign partner
Article Written by Claudia González Fernández (Follow her on Linkedin and Instagram), Subject and Conceptualization:...
Here Is Someone You Should Bring Onto Your Innovation Team
What is innovation? The dictionary defines it as “a new idea, device, or method.” Innovation is about the...
Technology at The Service of Art – An Interview with Second Canvas Co-Founder
The Artian is happy to host Victoria Aróstegui as a guest interviewer on the topic of Art, Technology, and...
Planet Labs Artist-in-Residence Program – an Interview
Planet Labs is an American Earth imaging company which designs and manufactures Triple-CubeSat miniature satellites...
The Role of Art in Innovation Skills Development
In a previous post, we wrote about the need to bring back Renaissance thinking: combining art with science,...
The Autodesk Artist-in-Residence Program – Insightful Interview
Creativity and innovation are the names of the game in today’s business world, and many companies are seeking...
Why Art May Be Key In Innovation
Innovation is key to the success of any corporation in the modern age. For many companies, however, the question of...
@Peace – Youth Leading through Art and Social Media
The project @Peace, initiated by TheArtian.com, and with the support and collaboration of the US Embassy, wishes to...
What Innovators Can Learn From Artists
The conversation about Innovation in the business world focuses mainly on technology and services that can change...
What is The Relation Between Art and Digital Transformation? a Guest Post By Alberto Barreiro
We had the great pleasure of meeting Alberto Barreiro, the Chief Experience Officer of Grupo PRISA, one of the largest...
Creativity for Managers – an Interview With David Millan Planelles
I had the great honor to meet and get to know David Millán Planelles's philosophy. David is the founder of Millan...
Renaissance Florence as a Model For Innovation
We have been writing about the need to revitalize the arts and science practically as it has been shown in renaissance...
When Business Makes its way Into Public Cultural Institutions – Interview With Julie Molloy
The Artian is happy to host Christelle Roubaud as a guest interviewer on the topic of Business in Art. We want to...
Living Between The Digital and Analog Worlds – An Interview With The Artist Enrique Radigales
I’m meeting Enrique on a rainy winter day in his Madrid’s home studio in a rising neighborhood that used to be the...
Art – The New Means to Boost Creativity in Startups
Everyone knows Steve Jobs, the genius who knew how to create innovative, beautiful, and extremely futuristic products....
Interview with Douglas Rushkoff
I had the great opportunity to interview Douglas Rushkoff. Rushkoff is one of the most interesting speakers you can...
The Need To Revitalize The Arts And Science
“We need to revitalize the arts and sciences of today; we need to take responsibility for the future,” said Mae Carol...
Connecting Art to Science (and Innovation)
Innovation is a fundamental key for any modern business corporation's success. Yet the question of how to achieve...
Want Innovative Thinking? Hire from the Arts
When it comes to the business world the common job post we see requires “experienced” or “MBA preferred”, but in an...
Innovation Through an Artist’s Work
I look at artists as creators and inventors and always draw inspiration from them. There are many lessons that...
Steve Jobs The Artist
After reading Steve Jobs’ biography I understood many things that are inherent about Apple. Things that we all...
How Art Can Be Good by Paul Graham, Y-Combinator’s Co-Founder
Crédit photo: Sarah Harlin,Wikimedia Common Paul Graham is famous in the startup world. He is the startups’ guru who...
Marek Zabicki, entrepreneur and founder of Arteia in an Interview
At The Artian we frequently write about the intersection between art and entrepreneurship. We already wrote in the...
Lessons Learned From Leondardo Da Vinci’s Success and Failure
Leonardo Da Vinci is considered one of the greatest geniuses of art history due to his interest and influence in...
Six Lessons For Entrepreneurs From Legendary Designer – Dieter Rams
It is no secret that Apple, today’s most valuable brand in the world, is a product design-oriented company. The...
How to Start Your Art Collection Without Budget
When it comes to collecting art many young professionals are intimated. The newspapers and websites are filled...
5 Habits Leaders and Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Successful Artists
A few weeks ago I read a truly insightful article on the Huffington Post written by Catherine Orer. I contacted her...
Similarities Between Startups Angel Investing and Collecting Art
Is it strange to think that angel investing in startups and collecting art as being similar? I guess for many...
Microsoft’s Co-Founder – Paul Allen, Has A New Hobby For Tech Entrepreneurs
If you are a tech entrepreneur you are probably familiar with some of the last years’ hobbies in trend for people like...
Alex Chung – Interview
I’m always looking to share the experiences and knowledge entrepreneurs have when engaging with art. I truly believe...
Where Should Google Art Project Go?
Google Art Project is one of my favorite editions of Google projects; I find it the most valuable and the most...
Art is Data – Guest Post by Juan Luis Suarez
I'm honored to have Juan Luis Suarez, the head of CulturalPlex, as a guest writer on The Artian. We met each...
The Dictatorship of Art – Jonathan Meese
“ART IS TOTAL LEADERSHIP, THE TOTAL POWERART RULES THE WORLD, ART IS NUMBER. 1 TOTAL ART IS TOTAL METABOLISIMART IS...
Luxury Brands Are Changing the Game in Supporting Art
Big corporations and luxury brands that support the arts are nothing new. I wrote about it in the past after attending...
When Developers meet Art – Interview with Isabel Draves
Digital artists and digital art seem to be becoming more and more popular. Though digital artists were active...
When Co-Working Space Changes the Way Startups approach Art
Second Home, is a London-based co-working space (and I would add that this word doesn’t do justice to this beautiful...
Oliver Roehl – Interview on photography and art investment
I met Oliver Roehl during the Arco Art Fair in February 2014. He was one of the participants in a professional panel...
Entrepreneurship is an Art Not a Job – Steve Blank
The more I’m digging into the similarities between artists and entrepreneurs the more I see many successful tech...
The Art Market Counterproductive to Creativity – Olafur Eliasson
Just before his new exhibition’s opening at the Langen Foundation, the artist Olafur Eliasson was interviewed by...
Why Are Entrepreneurs and Artists Alike
I recently finished reading a book which in many ways I found inspiring. This was because it managed to put into words...
Future IT Employees Will Need Art in Their Lives
Exciting!That’s what I have to say. I guess that it is time for me to get used to the fact that more and more...
Juan Miró – Artist and Entrepreneur
I got the chance to visit Barcelona to participate in the second edition of Google launchpad (read more about it...
How MBA’s Can Assist Cultural Institutions
Cultural institutions are facing challenges constantly. It is tough enough for museums to face the challenges of...
Art and Tech in Barcelona
Two weeks ago I found myself in Barcelona. That great beach city has a lot to offer and my trip focused on two:...
New Media & Art in Education
As you probably have noticed 🙂 art and entrepreneurship are close subjects to my heart. Besides being involved in...
Hack The Art World – The Counter Digital Art Exhibition
It is not a secret that digital art is taking a more central place in the art scene. New technologies attract more...
Art and Real Estate
Using art to promote business is not a new trend. Companies have been collaborating with artists and art institutions...
Paul Graham – “Hackers and Painters”
It always surprises me to discover that many successful entrepreneurs have a much deeper relationship with the art...
Yes…But Is It Art?
“I don't know what art is,” said Marin Creed, a world-renowned artist and Turner Prize winner. I have to admit that...
Why Companies Collect Art – Some ARCO’s Insights
What’s great about art fairs is not only the art, the social events, and the people you meet but also the education,...
Its Time to Bring Creativity Where it Belongs – The Center Stage
“This book is devoted to the belief that cold-blooded analysis is due for a kick in the backside, and it’s high time...
Soledad Lorenzo – An Interview
I entered the Paper Pavilion to meet Soledad Lorenzo, one of the most influential women in the history of the Spanish...
Art and Business Management – How to Develop a “Gut Feeling”
What I liked about my MBA is the way I discovered interesting materials, books, and articles. One of these articles I...
Using Google Art Project to Influence Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is required in the business for obvious reasons. In business schools and in job interviews, for...
Do You Know Google Art Project?
If not, this post is for you. Though Google Art Project has been here for a few years, I found it important to mention...
Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s CEO Talking About Art and Engineering
In mid-October, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s CEO, met Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff for a conversation. What might...
Art Startup – 20X200 Art in your Hands
In my Art Startups posts I'm covering interesting startups I find. In the following post, I will present another...
Why Entrepreneurs Are The Artists of The Business World?
“Entrepreneurs are the artists of the business world,” says Kevin Daum, a theater graduate, entrepreneur, and author....
Want to Promote Your Business On Social Media? Maybe You Should Learn From American Express.
American Express has been known for working with artists over the years in order to differentiate itself. The company...
How Art Makes Engineering More Powerful
"Art is not about being decorative but it is a different way of communicating ideas, and in fact one that can bridge...
Art Startups – ArtBinder Raised $3.17M
One of the trends that keep increasing and keep attracting more investors as well as entrepreneurs is the art market....
How to Recognize a Good Art
Many times friends ask me how to recognize good art/artist. There is no one recipe to do so though, one can learn how...
Tech Investors invest in Art Startups
The rise of startups that focus on the art world is somehow not surprising. This old market, which neither adopts nor...
“50 Signs You Might Be an Entrepreneur” by John Rampton
It took me many years to understand that entrepreneurship is a mindset; that it is a long journey with many obstacles...
Artists are Learning Entrepreneurship?
An interesting article I came across was published in Entrepreneur.com and dealt with a new trend; Though it's from...
Q&A With Howard Lindzon
I had the honor to ask Howard Lindzon a few questions as part of his participation in Venture Day at IE Business...
Business Can Take Up The Slack in Arts Funding
It is not a secret that Art is based on support, both government as well as private. The benefits from supporting Art...
Geeks Meet Art – What Happen When Tech Savvy Meets the Art
Figuring out how to bring startup guys closer to the art world is a challenging one. In a previous post, I wrote about...
London Art Exchange Democratization of Buying Art
More and more entrepreneurs are trying to find new business models in the skyrocketing art world. A few days ago I...
Why Are Venture Capital Firms Snapping Up Designers?
In my previous post, I discussed why the future of innovation belongs to artists and Designers. It was not shocking to...
Why the Future of Innovation Belongs to Artists and Designers
The word “creativity” is used over and over again in the context of innovation. If you type the search word...
Google’s New Ambitious Dev-art Project
TECHNOLOGY IS EVERYWHERE, AND THE PEOPLE THAT CREATE IT AND CREATE WITH IT ARE, AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, ARTISTS Dev-Art,...
Why Should You Hire Artists to Your Company?
It is a complex business world we live in and the increase of complexity is accelerating! Companies deal with many...
New Museum Incubator is now accepting applications!
In a previous post, I wrote about the New Museum incubator for art, technology, and design which will be opening in...
What Contemporary Art Can Teach CEO’s
Before reading this interview by Andrew M. Goldstein, published at ArtSpace, I thought to myself: how can CEOs and...
Using Art to Revive Economy
It is a valid truth that the creative class contributes to the economy of cities and companies. However, this is not...
The Art of Business and the Business of Art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEroNeSsauc&feature=youtu.be “ARTISTS TODAY ARE ENTREPRENEURS” – Here is a TED...
Corporate Social Responsibility and Art
Since cave times people have used art as a means of communication and expression using whichever tools are around...
How Museums are Taking the Tech World into Consideration
After reading and hearing about the New Museum New Startups Incubator, I encountered more and more information about...
Can Creativity Save the Business World?
Creativity became THE buzzword in the business world. CEOs, business leaders, government representatives all are...
John Maeda: How Art, Technology and Design Inform Creative Leaders
John Maeda is an interesting person. He is a designer, engineer, artist with MBA (Master in Business Administration)...
Why Should Businesses Support Art? Here are 10 reasons why.
On many occasions we see art organizations and institutions that are searching for funding in the business world;...
The New Art Patrons Are The Tech Guys
Silicon Valley power players, from Marissa Mayer to Marc Andreessen, are beginning to buy art—and museum directors and...
The Art World Comes Closer to The Tech World
I always claim that Art, Business, Technology... it's all about creativity.....how interesting is to hear that New...
How to Collect Art When You aren’t a Billionaire – or Even a Millionaire
I found the story of Herb and Dorothy Vogel an amazing one. Dorothy, a librarian, and Herb, a post office employee...
Why Artsy Is Succeeding In Putting The Art World Online?
Why Artsy Is Succeeding In Putting The Art World Online? How are technology and startups changing the Art...
