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The Millennial Museum

By Michael Cannell

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. Museums are finding new ways to engage young professionals, their future patrons—and donors. The group met at the designated rendezvous: a pharaoh …
Embracing Millennial Perspectives

By Colleen Dilenschneider

This article originally appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of the Museum magazine. What Millennials want from the museums that employ them, and why museums should care. It seems the museum field is abuzz with insights on how to best …
More on our Ford Fellow Search: the future of distributed work

By Elizabeth Merritt

Did you go to work today? Did you go into the office? For much of the last century those two actions were synonymous. But now, for many Americans, the answers to these questions are respectively a) yes and b) no. I’m bringing this up …
Life’s Persistent Problems: TED Talk June 2040

By Elizabeth Merritt

Sylvea here. I’d like to introduce Dr. Tom P. Abeles, editor of On the Horizon, a foresight journal on education. His #FutureFictionFriday story is a 2040 TEDTalk about continuous learning . Dr. Abeles shares several future …
Do-ing Diversity in Museums

By Elizabeth Merritt

Chris Taylor’s commitment to helping his institution make traction in conversations about diversity, inclusion, and professional development led to the creation of The Department of Inclusion and Community Engagement (DICE) at the …
Experiments in Virtual Reality at The Museum of Flight

By Elizabeth Merritt

TrendsWatch 2016 will go up on the web at the end of this week! And (spoiler alert) one of the topics I cover this year is the explosive rise of Augmented and Virtual Reality devices. The technology behind AR/VR is rapidly becoming more …
FFF: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION HISTORIANS ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2040

By Elizabeth Merritt

<!—-> This week Kate Stoessel, a sixth grade Social Studies teacher in Houston sent us a creative story in the form of a conference keynote from the year 2040. She shares several future innovations in education and highlights …
Hundreds of Museum Professionals From Across the Country Will Visit Capitol Hill February 22–23 for Museums Advocacy Day

By American Alliance of Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2016 ARLINGTON, VA–Nearly 250 staff, students, board members, volunteers, supporters and independent professionals who work for and with museums will travel to Capitol Hill from across the country to …
Stacking the Futurist Deck

By Elizabeth Merritt

I’m the first to admit it can be hard to catapult from dealing with today’s urgent problems to thinking about the long-term future. Fortunately, futurists have developed many tools to help guide organizations through the process of …
What type of future do you envision for P-12 education?

By Elizabeth Merritt

Would you like to see your ideas about the future of education shared far beyond your local museum or school? What current P-12 issues are important to you? What works and where are the opportunities for change? Draft your story today and …