The Future of Arts and Culture project aims to involve, make sense of, and illustrate the viewpoints of numerous industry leaders around the globe. The research aims to illuminate and explore critical trends and the possible scenarios that they may connect to form a coherent forward view about the future of arts and culture. It does this through a combination of digital insight collection and synthesis, selected in-depth interviews, and expert analysis from leaders in qualitative trend analysis and scenario development for strategic planning with experience in the arts and culture.

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