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Wearable Tech: when “bring your own device” means shirt and shoes*

By Elizabeth Merritt

“When the Internet first emerged, no one could have conceived of the multiplicity of ways it would change our lives; solve function problems, yes, but also radically change our worldview. Wearables have this kind of potential because our …
A Rising Tide: the changing landscape of risk

By Elizabeth Merritt

“How do we plan for a future in which change, and water, are the new normal?” —Urban Land Institute Boston While politicians and pundits continue to argue about climate change, nearly everyone else—including oil companies, the insurance …
It’s Personal: one size does not fit all

By Elizabeth Merritt

“At the forefront of these revolutionary possibilities is personalized medicine, which is the idea of precisely tailoring each person’s medical care to his or her own unique genetic makeup. In fact, if all goes as we envision, today’s …
The “Open” Economy: filling the data pipeline

By Elizabeth Merritt

“‘Open’ is already on track to supplant ‘participatory’ as buzzword of the year, with good reason. The proliferation of groups supporting and encouraging openness in the cultural/creative sector is impressive. Wikimedia, Creative Commons, …
Slooow: better a tortoise than a hare

By Elizabeth Merritt

“Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.”—Mae West In the past few decades, there’s been a growing awareness that while “fast” may look efficient, in the end it may not be effective. The Slow Movement, composed of distributed, …
Cafeteria Connections: Some food for thought and thought for food

By Jessica B. Harris

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. We have become a nation of food-obsessed individuals. A glance at television’s offerings reveals that we revel in watching food competitions where …
Food Forward: Eat and drink trends in museums

By Marika Barranco

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. Museums today are leveraging eating, drinking and tasting in new ways for visitors. Institutions striving to deliver multisensory experiences can find no …
Beyond Four Walls: A conversation with Peter Kim about creating a museum of food and community

By Elizabeth Merritt

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2015 edition of the Museum magazine. Good projects never really end—they flow into the future with all sorts of serendipitous consequences. A lovely ripple effect of the Center for the …
Toward a Creative Ecosystem: Relationship Management, Access and a Culture of Invitation

By Elizabeth Merritt

In TrendsWatch 2015 I cite YBCA:You as an example of personalized museum services, one which integrates individualized curricula into a membership-based community engagement program. But (as with so many great museum programs) most of …
27th Annual Excellence in Exhibitions Competition

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2015 The Excellence in Exhibition Competition recognizes exhibitions for overall excellence or for stretching the limits of exhibition content and design through innovation. This year’s entries were …