The Arts in Business

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The Arts in Business

Many aspects of our daily existence are impacted by small and big businesses and conversations around sustainability and customer-centered engagements have become more prevalent in the past years. Artists engage with existential questions of our human existence and can challenge many of our common business practices. How can an artistic lens or the sensibilities that an artist uses in their daily practice, improve the way businesses are run and how they communicate? Through interviews with entrepreneurs, artists, and professionals, the show investigates how our communities can be transformed by actively engaging an artistic lens in our professional settings.

Episodes

  1. 12/22/2022

    In a state of flow – Noura Ali-Ramahi

    In this episode we speak with Emirati artist Noura Ali-Ramahi. Noura is a prolific artists and also works as a learning and development professional. During our conversation, we cover her ritual of a daily walk, achieving a state of flow, and how bringing your artistic sensibilities into your professional role can open new conversations with your colleagues and clients.   Learn more about Noura on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nouraramahi/ During the episode, we referred to: Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim: Between Sunrise and Sunset: Works 1986–2022: https://www.amazon.com/Mohamed-Ahmed-Ibrahim-Between-1986-2022/dp/6148035448 'Quiet' by Susan Cain: https://www.amazon.de/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking/dp/0307352153/ref=asc_df_0307352153/?tag=googshopde-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310687609892&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14602074268620174365&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061053&hvtargid=pla-432395948286&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=58559695621&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=310687609892&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14602074268620174365&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061053&hvtargid=pla-432395948286 Written by Rana Asfour: https://themarkaz.org/abu-dhabi-shows-noura-ali-ramahis-allow-me-not-to-explain/   Music by: Coma-Media (https://pixabay.com/users/coma-media)    Episode Overview: (00:40) Introducing Noura (01:50) Moment of Comfort (02:48) Noura’s journey into the arts (04:43) Investigating the Definition of ‘artist’ (07:48) Noura’s definition of artistic sensibilities (12:10) Diving into gazing deeply and living again (21:09) Consciously not labeling and not filtering (25:04) Noura’s work in Learning and Development (26:13) Bringing the arts into the workplace (32:14) A state of flow (in a professional setting) (39:06) Nourishing artistic sensibilities – making connections (42:08) Making Connections and the three Ps (47:28) Creating spaces where people can take risks (53:25) Keep feeding curiosity

    55 min

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Many aspects of our daily existence are impacted by small and big businesses and conversations around sustainability and customer-centered engagements have become more prevalent in the past years. Artists engage with existential questions of our human existence and can challenge many of our common business practices. How can an artistic lens or the sensibilities that an artist uses in their daily practice, improve the way businesses are run and how they communicate? Through interviews with entrepreneurs, artists, and professionals, the show investigates how our communities can be transformed by actively engaging an artistic lens in our professional settings.

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