Business Artistry with Nir Hindie

In this episode, we host Nico Daswani, the Head of Art and Culture at the World Economic Forum. Daswani is a cultural producer with a 20-year track record of creating inclusive change. At the World Economic Forum, he creates a space for artists and cultural institutions to bring culture into high-level dialogue on global issues and to use the WEF’s influential platform to shape inclusive and susta...

In this episode, we speak with Shimon Adaf, an author, poet, and writer.  Shimon Adaf was born in Sderot, Israel, in 1972 to parents of Moroccan origin. He published three collections of poetry and ten novels. In 2014 Adaf appeared on The Guardian’s list of best science fiction for 2013, alongside Stephen King and Margaret Atwood. And in 2013, at the launch of the British edition of Sunburnt Faces...

In this episode, we speak with Laura F. Gibellini a process-based artist. In her works, she explores the ways to visualize the invisible in life, specifically, air, time, and light. In an age where visualization, especially of data, is required, Gibellini’s work can give us a new perspective, ideas, and approach to understand better the process of visualization. We discuss what is the role of art,...

In this episode, we speak with Elon Ganor, an Israeli entrepreneur and artist known mainly for his role as one of the world’s first VoIP pioneers. He served as Chairman and CEO of VocalTec Ltd (Nasdaq CALL), the company behind the creation of “Internet Phone,” the world’s first commercial software product that enabled voice communication over the internet. Ganor is an art photographer whose works...

In this episode, we speak to Matthew Shifrin, a musician, an entrepreneur, and a podcaster. Shifrin is a blind person who pushes boundaries of creativity and technology, Whether it is in his project Lego for The blind with the toy giant, whether he develops a helmet to enhance storytelling for the visually impaired, or whether he writes musicals.  Listen to this inspiring story of Shifrin, a 22-ye...

In this episode we host Liat Segal, a contemporary media artist, fusing together art and technology. Segal observes existence at an age of Big Data by materializing the digital, through the use of software, electronics, mechanics, and information. In her works, she questions intimacy vs. alienation, privacy vs. over-exposure, control, identity, memory, presence, communication, and originality. Thi...

There are ways to develop our capabilities, gain new ones, and build strong competencies for the 21st-century work environment. Art is one of these ways. In our first episode, Nir Hindie shares his personal story and explains why understanding art can help our organizations so they can become more innovative, creative, and yes, human. See episode 's resources, show notes, and recommendations.

Coming May 14, The Artian Podcast, where we explore how art and artists influence the world of business, technology, and innovation.