As the kids go back to school during another pandemic year, I wanted to replay this amazing video with Sara Fenske Bahat, who is the chair of Design MBA at CA College of the Arts. I love her spirit and how she's combined the financial smarts with a do-good mindset and reverence of the arts. We'll dive into more on the topic of STEAM in education as well. One of my favorite parts is the art of critique, which is a way of getting and giving feedback with honor and respect.
It's only been a year and a half since I started podcasting just before the pandemic. This video was early on and I had some tech difficulties with my mic. Looking back now, I'm amazed at how many videos I've done - inspired by all of you watching! Thanks for being here. I'll be back live next week!
01:10 - An expansive view of "what is art" and "what is design"
03:00 - More on the "reflective work on the walls"
03:33 - Why do we need both art and STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)? STEM + Art = STEAM
07:49 - Having your own practice, own space
09:36 - Business people who wanted to be more creative and artists that want to learn about business
Take a look at spiritual coach Sharron Ragan's chat in Day 4, where she talks about coaching businesses.
*11:19 - The practice of critique, a set of specific steps that puts the creator into the driving seat of how to get feedback. Critical Response Process by Liz Lerman
13:58 - Bringing this practice into the board room transforms business, facilitates communication and mutual respect.
21:55 - How students at Design MBA have a personal journey of transformation, becoming more comfortable with themselves
23:25 - Flourishing with your own skills, talents, and perspectives shifts relationships to have additive rather than competitive relationships
25:33 - What do you think we could do to create a society that supports artists? Eg, YBCA / Culture Bank and collaboration with Federal Reserve
Also check out artist and psychiatrist Dr. Hisla Bates interview on Day 7 on art and societal values.
30:34 - Art in communities that need healing
31:30 - Starting as a fellow at YBCA to explore the topic of "how do we design freedom" and how it inspired me
34:46 - Lots of small ways to incorporate more art into your life; Wendy MacNaughton illustrator who taught free drawing classes during quarantine
40:25 - My challenging transformation during quarantine
About Sara Fenske Bahat, Chair of Design MBA at CA College of the Arts:
Sara Fenske-Bahat grew up in Wisconsin and Texas, lived in New York for many years, and moved to San Francisco a dozen years ago. She’s worked in government, in business, and now at the intersection of design, economics and politics.
In New York, she worked for both the city and state governments, helping with the recovery of the city after 9/11 and with regulating banks in the lead-up to the mortgage meltdown. She served as a Coro Leadership Fellow. She was later an executive at Citigroup, and now advises startups working on financial understanding.
She’s been teaching economics at CCA (California College of the Arts) for six years, after studying as a Fellow in 2010. She began as Chair in Fall 2019.
She’s active in public conversations about civic life (chairs the Board at YBCA, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) and she contributes actively to her communities. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (where she learned about the Wisconsin Idea), and the London School of Economics (where she earned a masters in development economics).
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