perspective tool

NOTE: On this website we use these perspectives as labels to offer you a roadmap to navigate the different tools we have collected, in case you feel lost. But feel free to find your own connections.

The artistic work develops within a complex grid of different life aspects coming together, some are directly related to our actions and decisions, others might have absolutely nothing to do with us. We work hard to develop our awareness, though, the more aware we are, the more we sense and learn, and the more we learn, the more we just don´t know what to do next, what to think, where to keep on going. This complexity might turn so overwhelming that it blocks the inspiration and inner fire. 

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What is it?

What is it?

 

The Perspectives Tool help you ask precise questions surrounding your artistic process. It can support the decision-making and the development of new ideas. It includes 11 perspectives from which you can approach your specific situation.

 

Of course, they overlap and there are way more perspectives to consider, this are just a starting points.

 

For whom can it be helpful?

 

This tool is for those who are working on sharpening their knowledge about artistic processes, from a holistic point of view. If everything is related to everything, where to continue? To develop the perception includes also developing the ability to bring focus when needed, and to approach a situation from different angles.

It can also help artists dealing with difficult decisions or blockades on their way.

 

 

How to use it

 

Choose a situation you are dealing with and write it down.

Choose a process.

A – round traces

B – deep traces

 

 

A.     ROUND TRACES

–        Choose a perspective.

–        Write down at least 5 questions you would ask, when approaching with the situation through this specific point of view. Just start asking something, questions like to follow each other.

–        Go through the questions and choose the ones that interest you the most. Dedicate some time to go deeper. Maybe write further questions or elaborate the answers you find intuitively.

–        Find specific actions and/or decisions that you can take to deal with the situation, according to this specific perspective.

 If you can´t find specific actions or decisions to make, maybe someone can help you? Do you know what type of knowledge or experience a person needs to help you out? Do you know a person like this?

If yes, go contact them!

If no, contact us, we might know someone who knows someone.

–        Choose another perspective

 

B.     DEEP TRACES (PLATZHALTER)

– Choose a perspective.

– Write down at least 5 questions you would ask, when approaching with the situation through this specific point of view. Just start asking something, questions like to follow each other.

– Go through the questions and choose the ones that interest you the most. Dedicate some time to go deeper. Maybe write further questions or elaborate the answers you find intuitively.

– Find specific actions and/or decisions that you can take to deal with the situation, according to this specific perspective.

 If you can´t find specific actions or decisions to make, maybe someone can help you? Do you know what type of knowledge or experience a person needs to help you out? Do you know a person like this?

If yes, go contact them!

If no, contact us, we might know someone who knows someone.

– Choose another perspective

 

 

 

From here on you have two options:

  1. Choose another perspective.

Go through the first 10 questions you wrote in point 1, and answer them considering the new perspective.

 

  1. Choose another perspective and

 

Optional: If you feel confident about your perception of the situation from one perspective, try to overlap it with another one. Are your decisions and actions congruent?

 

This process might bring up some conflicts of interests. This is great, then you know where you can work on to find congruency, if that is what you want. If a difference of conclusions turns out to be not conflictive, that is also great. The most important this is to help you grasp a situation you are dealing with right now.

Checklists

A collection of self-evaluation checklists for people who want to initiate and coordinate processes. They offer different types of questions to approach a situation. There are open questions that encourage you to articulate your thoughts about a topic, and also direct yes/no questions, it depends on the topic of the checklist.

Before a funding application

(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech.

Created by Silvia, Edited by Karo

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Care Work

(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech.

Created by Silvia, Edited by Karo

#project-iniciator #find-your-niche #connect-to-community

Working Conditions

(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech.

Created by Silvia, Edited by Karo

#project-iniciator #find-your-niche #connect-to-community

Let‘s talk about discrimination

(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech.

Created by Silvia, Edited by Karo

#project-iniciator #find-your-niche #connect-to-community

Model Compass

(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech.

Created by Silvia, Edited by Karo

#project-iniciator #find-your-niche #connect-to-community

WORK/BOOKS

Reading material to …. (PLATZHALTER) A collection of self-evaluation checklists for people who want to initiate and coordinate processes. They offer different types of questions to approach a situation.

There are open questions that encourage you to articulate your thoughts about a topic, and also direct yes/no questions, it depends on the topic of the checklist.

“It starts with a conversation”

(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech. A compass for ecologically sustainable production in the cultural sector, with checklists and examples about precausions, mobility, communication etc.

The path of the artist

(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech. A compass for ecologically sustainable production in the cultural sector, with checklists and examples about precausions, mobility, communication etc.

Einfach! Machen

Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech. A compass for ecologically sustainable production in the cultural sector, with checklists and examples about precausions, mobility, communication etc.

Teaching for people who prefer not to teach

(PLATZHALTER) Ein Kompas für okolögisch nachhaltiges Produzieren im Kulturberiech. A compass for ecologically sustainable production in the cultural sector, with checklists and examples about precausions, mobility, communication etc.

Check these websites, some gather already information you might be looking around, … at least every two weeks, or subscribe to their newsletters, they are very helpful.

Websites

Perform you art

A brilliant database of spaces, festivals, residencies in form of a map, specialized in spaces for dance and circus.

Call for Kunst

A portal gathering current open calls for funding, scholarships, festivals, residencies, and other programs/formats in Germany. It is organized by time deadline and artistic discipline. For all the artistic disciplines. Includes tips, texts, and thoughts about application processes.

Touring Artists

Information Portal for international mobile Artists and Creatives, with databases & information about funding, residencies, legal matters, taxes etc. They have also checklists and working material.

Connections Bases

PEOPLE, PLATFORMS, INITIATIVES, ORGANIZATIONS TO DIRECTLY CONNECT TO

case studies

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