Manifestos for Optimism is a collection of conversations with cultural leaders conducted
over two years as part of the Future Connected business development programme.
Manifestos for Optimism is a collection of conversations with cultural leaders conducted over two years as part of the Future Connected business development programme.
The interviews explore what it takes to lead a cultural organisation, the structural factors that can get in the way of realising a collective vision and how cooperation, shared values and persistence can enable organisations’ ambitions to be realised. The conversations reveal the vital role that optimism plays in building business resilience. It is hoped that the energy from these conversations will offer new perspective on how to approach the creative act of business planning.
One to one interview with experts who bring first-hand experience of the challenges and opportunities of creating a resilient cultural organisation.
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, King’s College London. Co-founder and Co-director, National Gallery X
Founder, open-ended.design,
Chair of the Board, Studio Wayne McGregor
Deputy Director,
Global Public Affairs & Communications, Guggenheim
Leaders from partner organisations share their first-hand experience
of the topics explored in the Future Connected programme 2023.
Leaders from partner organisations share their first-hand experience of the topics explored in the Future Connected programme 2023.
Director of Development
Young Vic
Session Topic: Programme-Led 3 Year Raised & Earned Income Streams
Chief Executive and Executive Producer
Rambert
Session Topic: Values, Audience-led Programme Design
Head of Inclusive Talent Engagement
Somerset House
Session Topic: Audience & Reach
Leaders from partner organisations share their first-hand experience
of the topics explored in the Future Connected programme 2022.
Leaders from partner organisations share their first-hand experience of the topics explored in the Future Connected programme 2022.
Managing Director,
AlixPartners
Session Topic: Resource, Planning, Teams & Governance
Acting Director, Economy, Culture, & Skills
Lambeth
Session Topic: Investor Value Proposition
Head of Literature and Spoken Word,
Southbank
Session Topic: 3-Year Business Plan
Director & Head of Interior Design,
Squire & Partners.
Session Topic: Ethics & Values
Diversity & Inclusion, Senior Vice President,
AlixPartners
Session Topic: Resource, Planning, Teams & Governance
Head of Culture & Creative Economy,
Lambeth
Session Topic: Investor Value Proposition
Soho Friends Membership Manager,
Soho House
Session Topic: Audience & Reach
Commercial Director,
Battersea Arts Centre
Session Topic: Programme-led 3 Year Raised & Earned Income Streams
Artistic Director & CEO,
Battersea Arts Centre
Session Topic: Programme-led 3 Year Raised & Earned Income Streams
Director of Learning & National Partnerships,
National Theatre
Session Topic: Vision
Chief Executive & Executive Producer,
Rambert
Session Topic: Values, Audience-Led, Programme Design
Christopher Woodward, Director,
Garden Museum
Session Topic: 3-Year Business Plan
Thought leaders share their specialist knowledge in a series of Masterclasses that
provide in-depth insight into the topics explored throughout the programme
Thought leaders share their specialist knowledge in a series of Masterclasses that provide in-depth insight into the topics explored throughout the programme
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