premise: I have been blurring my roles as a visual artist , writer , performer and speaker , consultant , advisor , and coach , exploring the application of arts - based processes to business . Over the years , I have developed what my friend , David Barry , calls " the art mind . " It is a way of thinking -- not just only looking at what is at face value , but also taking unexpected and curious detours , paths that an artist has learned to trust , knowing that each step is part of an unfolding process . It is an approach that delivers results that often exceed initial expectations . What may happen after I blur my roles ?
hypothesis: I may advise David on his art