Startups: So you’ve got a great idea? What now?

Developing a great idea into a successful business is often attributed to great timing and a lot of luck. We caught up with GLP Module Director Frank Rimalovski to dispel this myth by taking a deeper dive into the Business Model Canvas. Frank explains how essential it is to test assumptions, get out of the building and invest in Talking […]

Bringing performances into living rooms

ABA & GLP | Innovation Field Notes Through their innovative online platform, Groupmuse brings professional musicians together with new audiences in the living rooms of local community hosts. These intimate classical music events have swept across the United States, making Groupmuse the “Airbnb of classical music.” Despite its recent arrival, the concept of GroupMuse harkens […]

Sistema New Brunswick: Adaptive replication

Inspired by Venezuela’s FESNOJIV Sistema program, in 2009 Canada’s New Brunswick Youth Orchestra launched Sistema New Brunswick (SNB) in Moncton, New Brunswick. Since then, SNB has worked to inspire children and youth to achieve their full potential through learning and performing orchestral music with a major objective in mind…

Buffalo String Works: Integrated music education

Buffalo String Works (BSW) is an after school music education program in Buffalo, NY, with a mission to provide a space for the inclusion and integration of Buffalo’s diverse student community.

LEAN methodology in arts operations with Tim Kraft

Performing artists are by nature often goal oriented perfectionists, pursuing excellence-driven outcomes with clear expectations in mind. While high levels of artistry demand constantly evaluating and correcting minute details to ensure the best possible performance, when it comes to developing and implementing ideas and projects, how can arts leaders transpose these skills to the world […]