Innovation and the Arts: The Value of Humanities Studies for Business

The Age of Knowledge is giving way to the Age of Imagination, but our education systems still divide arts and business. To promote business evolution, we must lower the barriers to creativity and innovation through arts education, which can develop empathy and enhance skills often lacking in graduates. Innovation and the Arts: The Value of Humanities Studies for Business explores how arts education can transform future business and social endeavors by fostering empathy and creativity, highlighting the importance of converging business, innovation, and the arts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 19 February 2020
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

We are currently living in the era of knowledge, but it appears that we are gradually transitioning towards the age of imagination. However, our current education systems continue to perpetuate the notion that arts and business are distinct realms, treating them as separate worlds, seemingly oblivious to the fundamental truth that imagination serves as the catalyst for innovation. To ensure that businesses can continue to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing landscape, it is imperative that we address the barriers to creativity and innovation.

In their book, Innovation and the Arts: The Value of Humanities Studies for Business, editors Piero Formica and John Edmondson have assembled a diverse group of expert contributors to examine how arts education can shape the future of business and social endeavors by cultivating empathy and enhancing skills that are often lacking in graduates entering the workforce. By examining arts and humanities across a wide range of business and social innovation contexts, as well as in the context of business education, the contributors showcase examples of entrepreneurial and innovative developments, as well as the nature of the innovative mind. They demonstrate how underdeveloped empathy and creativity hinder innovation.

Art, in its essence, is disruptive, and innovation thrives on disruption. By emphasizing the need for the convergence of business, innovation, and the arts, Innovation and the Arts highlights the immense value of removing the psychological, organizational, and institutional barriers that perpetuate their separation. This book serves as a comprehensive discussion aimed at raising awareness about the challenges facing business education.

For educators and practitioners, this book offers valuable insights and perspectives that can help them better understand the interplay between business, innovation, and the arts. It encourages them to explore new approaches and strategies that can integrate these three domains, fostering a more holistic and creative approach to problem-solving and decision-making.

In conclusion, as we navigate towards a future where imagination and innovation will play increasingly crucial roles, it is essential that we invest in education systems that foster the development of both empathy and creativity. By lowering the barriers between arts and business, we can create a more dynamic and resilient society that is capable of addressing the complex challenges of our time.

Weight: 486g
Dimension: 161 x 238 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789738865