2016 – Page 17 – American Alliance of Museums

American Alliance of Museums Names Robert Stein Chief Program Officer

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today named Robert J. Stein the new executive vice president & …
Museums and Personalized Learning

By Elizabeth Merritt

Technology is fueling personalization of products, services, communications and experiences. We explored some of the implications of this trend in TrendsWatch 2015, but the impact and potential of “personal” continues to grow, …
The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences

By American Alliance of Museums

Delivered March 22, 2016, at the Building Arts Audiences: The Philadelphia Summit, Will Miller presents findings from the Wallace Foundation report, The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences (2014). Watch the …
Build Your Audience Through Strategic Organizational Alignment

By American Alliance of Museums

Internationally renowned for his expertise in arts management, Michael Kaiser discusses the importance of organizational alignment around audience-building initiatives. Kaiser uses examples from his work at the Kennedy Center and Alvin …
Futurist Friday: Inventing the Edge-y Workplace

By Elizabeth Merritt

One of the themes I explore in TrendsWatch 2016 is the way cultural, economic and technological forces rapidly transforming the way we work. Our infrastructure, for the most part, hasn’t caught up. Here’s one workplace that …
Tools for Exploring the Future

By Elizabeth Merritt

This post is one of a series highlighting insights, recommendations and resources from TrendsWatch 2016, the latest edition of CFM’s annual forecasting report. Download your free PDF copy here. It may provoke some giggles that …
Questions about the Future of Learning and Education

By Elizabeth Merritt

“What if we said to children, ‘You can learn however you want, wherever you want to, with whom ever you want to?’” –education activist Nikhil Goyal “Don’t try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor …
The Alliance Announces Three Newly Accredited Museums and Ten Museums Re-Accredited

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA, March 14, 2016 – The American Alliance of Museums has announced that three museums were newly accredited and 10 museums earned re-accreditation at the February 8-9, 2016 meeting of the …
Taking Out the Guesswork: Using Research to Build Arts Audiences

By American Alliance of Museums

Watch this recorded webinar based on Taking Out the Guesswork, a publication of the Wallace Foundation. Learn about ways to use research and data to support audience-building i…
Experiencing History in 2040

By Elizabeth Merritt

Hi–Sylvea here. We have learned so much about your visions for the future of P-12 learning! As our call for submissions with the Education Future Fiction Challenge draws to a close (Reminder: official deadline is 3/14/2016) we leave …