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Art and business: two worlds collide

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The asset-light Nike model is driving change in the auto industry • The rise of electric vehicles – and a flood of new, small market entrants – is transforming the nuts and bolts of car making, explains Jerry Davis. Does this shift finally spell the end for the golden age of mass production?

Joining the dots… a creative design for leadership • There is much that organizations should learn from artists and designers, from turning ideas into innovation to creative problem-solving and better decisionmaking, argue Cyril Bouquet and Alexis Georgacopoulos. Is creativity the next frontier in the transformation journey?

In the footsteps of Frida • More women artists from diverse backgrounds, including Latin American, are fetching record prices at auction. Equitable representation in the art world is opening new markets, driving economic growth, and showing the way for other industries, argues Andrea Zapata Sosa

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How a haven for artists is uplifting a community • Within a stone’s throw of Yale, in the low-income New Haven neighborhood of Dixwell, finance professional Jason Price and his business partner, artist Titus Kaphar, have revived a former manufacturing property to create NXTHVN, a fully funded social impact incubator and place of learning for artists, entrepreneurs, and non-profits. Price discusses the potential for art to transform underserved communities with David Bach

Drawing on untapped potential to see the bigger picture • In a world where AI can summarize vast quantities of data, drawing on the untapped potential of the human capabilities of creativity and imagination is perhaps more important than ever for leaders, argue Heather Cairns-Lee and Jasmina Djordjevic

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How to create 'buzz' without being branded a failure • While it’s tempting for business leaders to think they can safely navigate a divisive cultural and political landscape, in reality, it’s a fool’s errand, argues Philip Thomas

Buying art is not for the fainthearted, but don't let that put you off • Bestselling author and art market expert Magnus Resch shares insights that every collector should consider before making their first purchase

Will activists bring the curtain down on corporate arts funding? • A rise in climate change protests against leading arts institutions spells trouble for the future of corporate sponsorship. Companies and cultural organizations must learn to manage the risks, writes Michael Skapinker

Eurekaaaa! The loop-de-loop of creative thinking • Thinking isn’t what it used to be. In two excerpts from a forthcoming book, ‘The Art of Thinking in a Digital World’, Luc de Brabandere and his co-authors Lina Benmehrez and Jonas Leyder tackle a profound gap in contemporary speech on technology, providing guidance not on what to think but on how to think

Abstract thinking: how artworks can sharpen decision-making • Peter Lorange explains how works of art support his...