Disruptive technology and disruptive innovation are terms used in business and technology literature to describe innovations that improve a product or service in ways that the market does not expect, typically by being lower priced or designed for a different set of consumers. — Wikipedia I think the world of...
- June 30, 2010
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While we’re putting together some audio treats from my adventure at the Hollywood Fringe, here are some visual tidbits–photos from the first couple of days of the first annual festival.
- June 29, 2010
“Theatre inspires me.” “Theatre teaches me about myself, and helps me to understand why other people do what they do.” “Theatre relaxes me.” “Theatre teaches me empathy.” “Everyone in my life was a backstabber or a deceiver. I never knew what trust was until I started making theatre.” I didn’t...
- June 27, 2010
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UPDATE on endowment possibilities at the end… I may be late to the party on this discussion; many 2amt commentators were featured in today’s You’ve Cott Mail dispatch. But one risk of Chase Community Giving has gone largely unexplored: what effects would a huge financial windfall have on a small...
- June 25, 2010
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These are the stories we’ve been following at 2amt this week: Chicago vs New York, development vs marketing, pricing too low vs too fair, theatre vs rock, patrons vs fans, competition vs opportunity, funding vs accessibility, -er vs -re. We even use some naughty words, mainly because they’re funny. Also,...
- June 25, 2010
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After the first sustained pause in the conversation between (sober) theatremakers the party question of choice is “what is your dream project?” It’s a fun topic and generally it means you don’t have to talk for a minute which limits your probability of saying something stupid. It works best for...
- June 24, 2010
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Introducing a new feature here, Pull Quotes, which will feature a few thoughts from several people in the #2amt tag on Twitter. This time around, we’re following up on our earlier post about programs like Chase Community Giving and Pepsi’s Refresh Everything project. Feel free to chime in with comments...
- June 24, 2010
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Can you imagine trying to convince people working in the American theater to stop spelling it theatre? Why would you even want to anyway? It’s not like Merriam-Webster lists the theater spelling first. Or that the Associated Press Stylebook has any thoughts on theatre vs. theater. Of course, you could say, “Theater refers...
- June 23, 2010
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