Is this an art project?

Definitely, no. This is a real business which has lots to say and do about business, society, environment and many things.  

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What exactly Project Arts Business Studio does? 

It creates and innovates businesses.  

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This may be done as a turn-key business creation and delivery.  Alternatively, parts of businesses such as; services, products, experiences, brands, concepts, work practices, organizational structures and other aspects may be developed from scratch or existing ones might be innovated. 

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Could you please give more specific examples?

As an example, Project Arts Business Studio;

sees opportunities,

works on them,

makes them tangible, visible, communicable

discusses them with companies, partners, advisors, users, customers, 

gets their contribution, co-creates with them, 

turns the opportunities into business, with them or for them.

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It should be repeatedly noted that Project Arts Business Studio does its best to be flexible in its services and the way it works. Therefore, every case is considered as unique. The ones that haven't already read them are kindly invited to review the potential clients and some of their associated needs (including some short what-if cases which are highly encouraged to be checked), as well as indicative list of services 

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It develops projects, like a startup. Sometimes, realizes them for itself. Sometimes for others.  It is like an outsourced business development department, outsourced innovation agency. It is adaptable, may have many roles depending on the needs.

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Does Project Arts Business Studio provide agency or consultancy services?

The answer depends on definitions. However, if the tasks at hand require or the clients need them, Project Arts Business Studio does its best to provide related services. 

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Is Project Arts Business Studio a design thinking agency?

No. However, it tries to internalise the design thinking mindset as well as others and makes use of the tools provided by them. 

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Is Project Arts Business Studio a design studio?

No. Project Arts Business Studio is a business studio.  However, it should be highlighted that this requires design skills regarding different scales, stages, aspects. As examples; at one extreme, it gets involved in design of complex social systems whereas at the opposite extreme, it designs communication materials, texts, letters, dots...

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Does Project Arts Business Studio provide trainings, seminars, team building activities etc. for its clients? 

Although they are good revenue sources, unless they themselves are inherent parts of or useful for the particular project (i.e. business, service, products, artifacts, communication etc.), Project Arts Business Studio prefers not to provide this sort of activities. Instead, creation of value that is really relevant, meaningful and effective to stakeholders is prioritized. It prefers to design systems and design for systems. 

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Does Project Arts Business Studio accept start-up project ideas? Does it support them?

No. Project Arts Business Studio is neither angel investing nor accelerating start-up projects. The expectations should be better defined. It may work with project owners as advisors, co-creators, contributors and in other roles. Although Project Arts Business Studio is highly selective about the projects it develops and/or gets involved in, it is not the typical place to deliver the pitch deck presentations with hopes to get a funding or get accepted to an accelarator or similar structures. 

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Why is the abbreviaton PS instead of PA?

Project Arts Business Studio has its own reasons for that.