Meaningful measurement

For research enthusiasts, Meaningful measurement provides a comprehensive literature review of the academic research in this area.

Meaningful measurement summarises research from the field of peformance measurement, public value, and audience research. It seeks to uncover useful insights to assist arts organisations and funding agencies to develop practical tools for measuring artistic vibrancy.

This paper is one of a suite of artistic vibrancy resources. The other resources are:

•    Defining artistic vibrancy: a discussion paper: a look at what artistic vibrancy means, and the traits of an artistically vibrant company

•     “Tell me honestly…”: good practice case studies of artistic self-assessment in performing arts organisations: a set of Australian and international examples of companies that have made artistic self-assessment a meaningful and useful process, and how they did it

•    Artistic vibrancy: self-reflection tool: a set of questions and tools to help performing arts organisations and their boards evaluate their own artistic vibrancy

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