
Control in Artful Making
We’ve been discussing a shift from supervision to man-
agement, a shift away from the restraint of compliance
mechanisms toward—what? Certainly we don’t advocate an
“anything goes” style of management. We aren’t talking about
giving up all influence over workers. Adams’s emergent style
of directing includes the presumption that she will exercise
considerable influence over the making and the ultimate
product. She retains a position of authority in the ensemble,
whether she uses it conventionally or not. Just as clearly, we
don’t envision a supervisor patrolling the workspace, cracking
a whip and barking out orders. So, how