SEE CULTURAL WORK DIFFERENTLY
Think Bigger: Transform How You Think About Culture, Organizations, and What’s Possible
Cultural work asks us to wear many hats: moving between strategy, finances, leadership, growth, change, and the work that brought us into the sector in the first place. Think Bigger is a six-week online professional learning experience for cultural professionals who want to examine their organizations differently, strengthen their confidence across different areas of organizational work, and understand what's possible.
6 WEEKS / ONLINE / LIVE + SELF-PACED OPTIONS
Think Bigger is designed to help cultural professionals move beyond day-to-day pressures, identify new opportunities, and develop practical approaches to partnerships and organizational growth.
Developed and taught by museum director, cultural strategist, and educator, Dr. Simge Erdogan-O’Connor.
We're preparing two ways to take part.
Learn your way.
Based on interest and demand, we're also developing a self-paced version of Think Bigger for professionals who prefer to learn on their own schedule.
The self-paced edition will bring the programme's core ideas and practical exercises into a flexible format. Further details will be shared as development progresses.
Self-paced edition | In development
Join a facilitated six-week learning experience with interactive discussions, applied exercises, and opportunities to explore your own organizational challenges alongside other cultural professionals.
The next cohort is planned for January 2027. Dates and registration details will be announced soon.
Live cohort | January 2027
Cultural and arts professionals at different stages of their careers. You don't need to arrive with a particular job title or level of business experience.
Bring a challenge, an idea, or simply the curiosity to think differently about your work.
Who It's For
What participants say about learning with Simge
"Working through this course, I have understood something I could not have articulated before: curation is not a tool in service of the institution. It is the heart of what I want to do."
— Student, MA Curatorship Course
"Simge offered a great blend of academic rigour, professional/personal anecdotes, humour/levity, and thought-provoking lines of inquiry while encouraging discourse."
— Cultural Professional, Museums and the Community Course
"Thank you so much for the course, it really was wonderful."
— Student, MA Curatorship Course
THINK BIGGER: SELF-PACED
Six recorded sessions + practical exercises and downloadable resources