edgeandstory is a creative studio for data-driven insight into arts, culture, heritage, and the creative industries
in the context of sustainable development.

we design evaluations, conduct research, craft strategy, and facilitate cultural policy processes that expand learning and impact. we want to challenge the status quo and spark imagination for better futures 
with culture at its core.

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founder + director

kai brennert

our work is
rooted in curiosity.

arts, culture, and creative industries are rarely seen as integral to sustainable development and often under-utilised in institutional settings. in fact, we often fail to articulate the multiple impact potentials of arts and culture on our societies, environments, and economies.

edgeandstory is fundamentally about the power of culture and its potential to generate impact for more hopeful and liveable futures. we want to change harmful systems by collecting data, providing insights, and facilitating learning – on a project, policy or systems level.

our approach is rooted in curiosity. we are always learning and experimenting, not afraid to fail. we believe in the journey and the process because growth happens in the in-between. we take time to explore what fits each individual context. we make sense of culture.