Facebook, Adobe, Autodesk and Planet Labs all have started creative residency programs in the last year, but they are nothing new.

Artist-in-residence programs started over a century ago and ranged from making studio space in offices to placing painters, sculptors, poets and musicians at universities.

Art has always been an important part of innovation. It actually helps Nobel Prize winners (and everyone else) be better at science. And when you combine entrepreneurs and artists you get some fantastic results.

And just like how every entrepreneur-in-residence program is different, artist residencies vary widely and often depend on the organization they are inserted in.

What is the benefit of an artist-in-residence program for you company?

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