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The Capacity Model

The image below was created in 2017 as part of my research project for the University of Melbourne.

There are four segments the image, displaying reports on different kinds of resource.

·         Venue

·         Finance

·         Environment

·         Human

These are divided into layers that detail the specifics of the different resources that make up the segment. The data to form the size of each layer comes from detail about the organisation’s commitment in terms of artistic program, venue hire and other activity. More valuable resources, such as larger grants, but also more experienced staff members, are shown as thicker layers.

The core : For all companies, there is a minimum level of operation, under which they are no longer viable or meeting their commitments. The core section is designed to highlight the lower range of the company’s capacity, flagging if there is a minimum presence of staff for example, or financial funding confirmed.

In a functioning model, inputting program data against a pre-established set of capacity data (existing staff, existing venue, funds, and resource use targets) would result in the model changing shape to show the difference between the organisational capacity, and the program of activity.

The grey area at the edge of the diagram represents the area that a functioning model would expand any overcapacity segments into, flagging the need for additional resources.

Each layer of the diagram can display the data that it is drawing from in a useable way – as illustrated by the boxes in the picture above. Project names and details are included in the data to make it easy to identify what is drawing on the company’s resources for any given time.

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The Capacity model: A way to visualise company resources and opportunities for sustainable growth. Image design by RSM Creative, 2017