CTO + COO in the Arts Program
Marvin Cheung
Remote
Deadline
Posted
Link: https://unbuiltlabs.com/cto-coo-in-the-arts-program
Program Summary
The arts have always evolved alongside technology, often more quietly than is acknowledged. People in the arts have been at the forefront of experimenting with culture-changing technologies, whether you are a museum professional, design technologist, or director. As part of the CTO + COO in the Arts Program, they are offering fully sponsored places so executives in the arts can join a Certificate Board Leadership Program on Quantum and AI for free (https://unbuiltlabs.com/board-development). The program has been well reviewed by private and corporate directors.
CTOs and COOs drive the future of arts organizations by turning bold visions into operational reality. The program empowers executives in the arts to deliver thoughtful concepts to the board, gain deeper insights on how boards evaluate proposals, and understand the role of the board. The creative economy is a transformative force. They invite you to imagine the future of these technologies with them.
Why now?
Design is where abstract technological capability becomes lived experience. A ticketing system becomes an access philosophy. A digital archive becomes a public memory institution. An AI tool becomes a curatorial or creative collaborator. When design is excluded from strategic conversations, institutions risk optimizing for efficiency without fully understanding the cultural consequences of the systems they adopt.
This is where a gap has opened: design is still too often treated as a downstream function rather than a strategic one. CTO + COO in the arts are uniquely equipped to do what governance increasingly requires: offer alternative visions of the future. They ask not only whether a system works, but what kind of cultural, social, and aesthetic world it produces.