What all art genres have in common is they support the emergence of a skill set that is desperately needed in the Information Age. But what are those skills? It is European educational policy to emphasize the development of transversal skills. Examples of transversal skills are the ability to think critically, take initiative, problem solve and work collaboratively–all needed to equip individuals for today’s varied and unpredictable career paths. Transversal skills can also be called cross competencies or generic skills.
Touch Points: How Business and Other Disciplines can Learn from Art
Over the centuries many touch points between art and business or other disciplines have been described and explored to various degrees. At Age of Artists, we deal with those connections that are reported to lead to better outcomes in business and society. This is what we have found so far:
- Representation, branding, and social responsibility
- Work-life-balance and community building
- Artistic intervention and Artists in Residence
- Teaching Artists and/or Arts-Based Learning
- Art-based principles, practices, and processes at work
Representation, branding, and social responsibility.
