Andrew McCluskey
@andrewmcc
Creator / Contributor at musicto
Andrew McCluskey
andrewmccluskey.com
2.6.3 True artists produce works that are novel, complex, and ambiguous.
2.6.4 Novel, complex, and ambiguous artworks can always be simplified to make conventional art forms more stimulating for mainstream audiences.
2.6.4 Novel, complex, and ambiguous artworks can always be simplified to make conventional art forms more stimulating for mainstream audiences.
Culture is an Ecosystem: A Manifesto Towards a New Cultural Criticism (2)
it is called the thought leader journey as perhaps it is the act of helping people move from the simple understanding to the more nuanced implementation - a book - a talk - a podcast - an article - a video - these are all ways of simplifying a construct or an idea to make it grokkable and accessible. Seems that people will still need help in applying the construct to their unique environment - hence workshop - on site consulting model
Who in the public sphere is stoking your fears and pushing these messages that fill your TV sets and social media feeds? Who is telling you to be angry? Which politician is tossing you the red meat that tells you that it’s okay to hate or even harm others whom they are casting as rivals?
Stephen W. Porges • Our Polyvagal World
it’s like the growing pains of a child, necessary for the survival of all the other aches to come.
lovers and bugs
Put simply, the masses hate experts. If forced to choose between the advice of the learned and the vague impressions of other people just like themselves , the masses invariably turn to the latter.
Ted Gioia • 15 Observations on the New Phase in Cultural Conflict
Foundation Architecting and Design Input
music and mental health
it's like having a very capable employee who also has a drinking problem or some sort of manic-depressive disorder. You've gotta keep them on a short leash. If you can leverage their brilliance without letting them destroy the company and everything you create together, then you're golden