More than one-third of today’s workforce operates in freelance or independent structures. In creative fields, the number is significantly higher. Most artists now combine multiple income streams: commissions, teaching, digital platforms, collaborations, grants, consulting. The single-track career is no longer the norm. It is the exception. For decades, success followed

Cultural strategy often rewards visibility. Major exhibitions, new buildings, flagship commissions. These moves signal ambition and attract attention. They also concentrate risk, slow decision-making, and lock institutions into paths that are difficult to revise once evidence begins to emerge. Most durable change in cultural organizations rarely starts this way. It