Orchestrating Change

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Orchestrating Change

Podcast by BARC Scandinavia

OCT 22

Procurement - planting trees or giving flowers?

One of the main challenges when it comes to procurement is the lack of transparency and insight. Most orchestras are already running fast to make ends meet, and adding the task of being able to see through the exact environmental impact or supply chain behind a purchase seems unmanageable to many. In short, answering the question of what is sustainable is not so easy, when you don't have the underlying information and data. At the same time, as financial resources are often also limited, it can be hard for orchestras to prioritize the environmentally friendly but also more expensive solution over the one that meets or falls below the budget. Furthermore, with limited bargaining power, many orchestras might struggle in trying to affect or influence suppliers, vendors, or venues to come along on the green journey, if this is not already a priority. Despite this, Symphony Orchestras still have many means of influencing and putting pressure on their partners to make the change and as the pressure increases from all sides, the more likely change will happen. Welcome to the episode on procurement and acquisition.

17 min
OCT 22

Communication & audience engagement - dream the future

One of the overall motivational drivers for Symphony Orchestras is probably the meeting with the audience. Both artistically and operationally, Symphony orchestras engage with a lot of audiences each year, and this platform could be used to articulate, demonstrate, inspire, and influence. However, it can be difficult to strike the right balance. There might be a limit to how much you can take upon yourself to educate people rather than just entertain them, or is there? In this episode, we will focus on communication and audience engagement, we will hear more about an opera for worms, what the green future looks like for Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and the potential of engaging new audiences by focusing on sustainability in commissioned works.

18 min
OCT 22

Leadership - finding green champions in your organization

Pursuing the path to becoming a greener organization requires both the right strategy and the right actions. At the center of this are leadership and management. Leadership is required to lay out the green path to follow and to ensure that the organization as a whole is motivated to come along for the journey, even when the cost is convenience or old habits. In this episode, we will learn how Nordic Symphony orchestras are placing leadership and management, at the heart of their green transition. We will also learn what the five green steps in Iceland are and why a friendship between an orchestra leader and a clarinetist can spark green initiatives in a small Danish chamber orchestra. Finally, we get to know why it is key to team up with green champions in the orchestras. So, buckle up! It's time for the episode on leadership and management.

18 min

3 Episodes

Podcast by BARC Scandinavia

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