CTO + COO in the Arts Program
As part of the CTO + COO in the Arts Program, we are offering fully sponsored places so executives in the arts can join our Certificate Board Leadership Program on Quantum and AI. Our Summer Program welcomed a Guggenheim Fellow and other accomplished thinkers. We would love to extend a warm invite to you to our 2026 Fall Program. We are happy to sponsor 10 participants. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with a potential waitlist.
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, archivist, design technologist, luxury strategist, or director. These technologies bring opportunities and corresponding risks. Our 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. Our 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. We invite you to imagine the future of these technologies with us.
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.
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Apply to the CTO + COO in the Arts Program
We are happy to sponsor 10 participants. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with a potential waitlist. Simply express your interest by emailing Marvin@UnbuiltLabs.com with your webprofile e.g. Linkedin, personal website, or faculty profile, and desired program dates. Let us know if you are available for only one of the dates or both. No cover letter needed. It is led by Marvin Cheung (Linkedin) and Marguerite Van Cook, Ph.D. (Linkedin). Please note this program is only open to participants in the US, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, and the EU at this time.
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If you have senior-level experience running operations or technology/innovation in arts organizations, we encourage you to apply.
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As a private sector think tank, we decline government contracts, government contractors, as well as the management and board members of government or public agencies — from all countries — as a risk management measure. We also decline Politically Exposed Persons (PEP). Examples of PEP include but is not limited to Head of States, politicians, legislators, political party officials, management at state owned enterprises, as well as the members of the judiciary, military, or diplomatic functions of a government. In some cases we are able to accommodate people from international organizations, multilateral organizations, and development banks. Please email Advisory@UnbuiltLabs.com if you have any questions.
2026 Fall / Winter Schedule
Option 1, Tuesdays: 6 Oct (10-11AM ET) + 13 Oct (10-11AM ET), 5 participants max
Option 2, Tuesdays: 20 Oct (10-11AM ET) + 27 Oct (10-11AM ET), 5 participants max
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