Category Archives: Research

Press, policy and research (PPR)

Posted on 10 March 2012 by

Last week saw the launch of Arts & Business’ latest Private Investment in Culture Survey (PICS) results. These reflected the financial year 10/11, so are retrospective: 4% up overall (not allowing for inflation), driven by an increase in individual giving … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts Funding, Research, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Creative Data?

Posted on 29 November 2011 by

By Tina It’s heartening to see in short succession the use of hard stats around private investment in culture. However, there is always more that can be done to complement some of the data and to make it more useful, … Continue reading →

Posted in Measurement, Models, Research | 1 Comment

Psychic value?

Posted on 12 September 2011 by

By Jon Malcolm Gladwell has written an article about why otherwise sensible business people buy sports teams, and what they get out of it. Almost in passing, he makes the following remarks: The best illustration of psychic benefits is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Measurement, Research, Value | 1 Comment

An Interview with John Kreidler – Part I

Posted on 1 September 2011 by

By Jon 2010 saw the launch of the beautifully named Medici’s lever – a web based tool designed to model the dynamics of cultural policy in an urban environment. John Kreidler (and not Lorenzo de Medici) Medici’s lever is not the brainchild of any … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural policy, Measurement, Models, Research, Urban, US Policy | 2 Comments