Just Thoughts #17: The "Why" for Ai within Art and building organisational culture

I reflect over how organizational culture is built and how explaining the why behind your work is important.

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Reading these thoughts, you are either inspired or not. The first rule of reading these thoughts is asking yourself: Why should I think this way?

The highlight of the week: Family is here ⭐️

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”People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” - Simon Sinek

Giving you the short “why” to Ai within art would be the pursuit of answering the question;

Why should we create any art in a world where AI can create an abundance of art, and the audience doesn’t even know the difference?

One answer to the question above is that the origin story makes all the difference in the world. Hence, the long way;

This is my grandmother, Dorothy Dolenc. She’s 84 years old. She’s American but has lived in Brazil most of her life. She’s been a private English language teacher for 40+ years and still has up to six one-hour daily classes.

Her body is giving in, but her mind is sharp as a razor—to the extent that it's almost annoying. What has gotten her through life? The purpose of teaching gives her an extreme sense of gratitude.

She’s had quite a few students over her career, so she’s seen a lot of writing. She told me I had a gift and should use it, so I wrote.

My writing is now in book form, so when she told me she’d be visiting in June, that’s when I wanted to launch my printed book. I don’t know if she can share this experience with me if it’s not now.

This is my mother. She has always wanted to be an artist, but her parents told her working in banks is safer. She made a career in finance. 

In a male-dominated environment and under lousy leadership, she suffered where talented, capable, hardworking, and extraordinary women shouldn’t.

She surrendered her pride and sacrificed to pursue her dreams so my brother and I would have a safe and happy childhood. 

She’s now retired and has all the time in the world. For the past decade, she’s practiced drawing, and when money was not spent on our upbringing, it was spent on art. I hope to inspire her to think there is still time to realize her dream of becoming a known figure within the art scene.

This is me with Yuzu & Mathilda. When I decided to do an event, I didn’t first call my network in event production. I called these two design students with immigrant backgrounds, an intrinsic drive to create events, and a talent for artistry.

I want to give them my network, which I do not take for granted, and provide them with the same opportunities I have by dismantling the barriers I never had to face as a native white male.

This is my cousin. She designs insurance products. She’s insanely hardworking and keeps her home in order better than most 5-star hotels.

She’s also a talented artist. She drew one masterpiece and hasn’t displayed her art publically since then. She's undoubtedly featured when we’re doing an art exhibition, so she might be inspired to show her work again.

I could list more names and people who make creating the event worthwhile. Still, most importantly, it’s a celebration of grit, dedication to arts you love, showcasing passion for the craft you love, a demonstration of love towards the people you care about, and spending time with them while they are still here—pondering over some of the biggest questions of our time.

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The paid version this week features an experience of being part of a helicopter crew as a ground member. A reflection on building organizational culture sparked by Startup ministeriös podcast episode with Kristo Ovaska, and a poem on leadership.

Headlines this week

1. Being part of a Helicopter ground crew

2. Building Culture

3. Poem of the week: To Lead.

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