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Innovation Lab for Museums
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2012 edition of the Museum magazine. First of a four-part series In 2011, AAM launched Innovation Lab for Museums, a grant-funded program enabling participants to incubate organizational … -
The Reluctant Optimist on the Difficulty of Writing Bright Futures
I recently taught a forecasting workshop at the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections’ 27th annual meeting in New Haven, Conn. To seed our conversations, I recruited a few twisted brilliant collections managers to … -
Updates to CFM’s 2012 Trends to Watch
Our first annual summary of Dispatches from the Future of Museums—TrendsWatch 2012: Museums and the Pulse of the Future—is getting a lot of attention and commentary, which is great. But as soon as Phil Katz (my co-author) and I sent it to … -
Psyched about Storytelling
AAM just announced the theme for our 2013 annual meeting in Baltimore, and it is (drumroll, please): Storytelling This is such a great theme, for many reasons. While people who work in, and with, museums can’t seem to agree on how to … -
Does a Museum Need Four Walls?
One theme featured in TrendsWatch 2012 is “Takin’ It to the Streets”—the rise of pop-up and mobile retail, cultural and social experiences. Throughout the year we will monitor how this trend is playing out in museums. Today’s guest post, … -
Are Natural History Museums Ready to Become Superheroes?
Look at the tagline at the top of this page: “because museums can change the world.” I can make a credible argument that natural history museums have the greatest potential, among their brethren in art, history, science, to play global … -
Drawing a Picture of the Future
Stories of the future are all very well, but sometimes illustrations are better. Which is why I’m inviting you to join the Drawing Club at the AAM annual meeting Minneapolis, week after next. Catalyzed by local artists recruited by the … -
Museumers, meet Futurists; Futurists, Welcome to the World of Museums!
I have a new line on my resume—possibly the coolest one yet. I am now a proud member of the Association of Professional Futurists. In the spirit of CFM’s role as an über-connector for the museum field, I’ve ginned up a way to introduce you … -
Your Guide to the Future at the Annual Meeting
At the AAM annual meeting next month, I’ll be spending much of my time at the AAM Showcase in MuseumExpo™, hanging out with the Drawing Club—our 2012 Artists Interpreting the Future of Museums. I hope you visit the Showcase and take up a … -
Report from the Horizon Project 10th Anniversary Retreat
Today’s guest blogger is Marsha Semmel, director of strategic pPartnerships at the Institute for Museum and Library Services. In late January, I joined several museum professionals (including CFM’s Elizabeth Merritt!) and approximately …
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