Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Strategy

Applying A Mix Of Empathy And UX To Offer New Ticket Buyers What They Want

Mon, Mar 3, 2022
One of the more intriguing parts of designing the reserved seating process for UpStage was the user testing. It’s rare for nonprofit performing arts organizations to spend much time designing their online ticket experience around the new ticket buyer and that only leaves money on the table and untapped potential. When designing UpStage’s process, we

Applying Parkinson’s Law To Create More Efficient Processes

Mon, Feb 2, 2022
The latest installment in the series of articles I’m writing about how arts administrators can use the Laws of User Experience to be better at just about everything they do is now published! This article focuses on Parkinson’s Law, which dictates any task will inflate until all the available time is spent. It’s common to apply this

Use A Person’s Natural Tendency for Grouping Content To Your Advantage

Tue, Feb 2, 2022
The second installment in the series of articles I’m writing about how arts administrators can use the Laws of User Experience to be better at just about everything they do is now published! This article focuses on the Law Of Common Region and how you can help boost a person’s natural tendency to group similar

The First Step In NOT Reinventing The Wheel

Mon, Jan 1, 2022
I completed the first in a series of articles I’m writing about how arts administrators can use the Laws of User Experience to be better at just about everything they do. The articles show you how each of the 21 practices can be applied to far more than just user experience tasks. The inaugural post

Remembering That You Don’t Have To Reinvent The Wheel

Mon, Jan 1, 2022
While the COVID driven operating environment can make your tasks feel like changing a tire on a moving car, it’s good to remember the value in taking a step back when a task feels overwhelming. Odds are, you’re overthinking it and the good news is there’s a wealth of resources to help you stay on