Hard time finding good candidates? Try an Artist.
Excellent @fastcompany article by @StevenTepper, explaining exactly the reasons why I am so happy to have received an ‘artsy’ education (even though I am a M.Sc.).
Organizations far and wide–perhaps even yours–will compete intensely for workers who are adaptable, resourceful, and can quickly learn and apply new skills to a variety of challenges. Where can you find such workers?
One answer runs counter to much conventional wisdom: Ask an artist.
During my MIT-Medialabs-inspired two-year Master 'Media Technology’ at Leiden University, I got experience using and developing just the skills that are described here:
The artist is a builder, an engineer, a research analyst, a human relations expert, a project manager, a communications specialist, and a salesman. The artist is all of those and more–combined with the imagination of an inventor and the courage of an explorer.
Read the complete article: FastCompany - Is an MFA the new MBA?