Future Forecasting

Workshopping the Future: Foresight in Hindsight

By Elizabeth Merritt

At AAM 2019 in New Orleans, I led a three-hour futuring workshop, teaching attendees how to conduct foresight activities at their own organizations. Katie Eagleton attended that workshop, and in today’s post she shares how she has applied …
Day 3: A Visit from the Authorities

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is the third installment of a “diary of the future” I wrote a decade ago, exploring what the world might be like in 2019. My story takes place in a scenario created by the Institute for the Future for their Superstruct forecasting …
We, the Aged, Are an Integral Part of the Community

By Ken Gorbey

In April, while on a visit to New Zealand, I convened seven highly-respected Kiwi colleagues in Wellington to discuss creative aging. I asked two questions of the participants: How might our museums be more sensitive and responsive to the …
Futurist Friday: Fractional Art

By Elizabeth Merritt

Here’s William Gibson, writing in 1986, offering an off-hand glimpse of art collecting in the year 2042: “He led her across the room and through a doorway. A graying, heavyset Frenchman in a rumpled corduroy suit was speaking into the …
For Your New Orleans Itinerary

By Haitham Eid

As a climate conscious traveler, I try to make my carbon miles count. When I do go on the road, I pack as much value as I can into each trip—visiting museums, connecting with colleagues, and finding opportunities to learn and share. In …
TrendsWatch 2019: Ledger de Main: How blockchain is transforming transactions

By Elizabeth Merritt

This is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report. “The first generation of the digital revolution brought us the Internet of information. The second generation—powered by blockchain …
Your Guide to the Future at AAM 2019

By Elizabeth Merritt

With the Early Bird Registration deadline approaching quickly (Monday, March 4) I’m sharing my futurist picks for the Alliance’s 2019 annual meeting. Save some $$ by snagging the early bird rate, and use this post to jump start your …
Introducing our 2019 CFM Foresight Scholar

By Elizabeth Merritt

I’m pleased to announce that our inaugural foresight scholarship has been awarded to Terrance Hunter, program manager at the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida. Since receiving his B.A. in Educational Studies from …
Museums and AI: Can You See the Future?

By Seema Rao

How is AI going to impact the future of museum work? How can museum professionals prepare for future technologies? What will be the next breakthroughs in AI technology for museums? This post, one of three on the topic of artificial …
Futuring in New Orleans: Registration Now Open!

By Elizabeth Merritt

I’ll be giving a workshop at the AAM annual meeting in New Orleans where I’ll share some foresight activities you can use to enliven your own institutional planning. The workshop will run from 1 to 4 pm on the final day of the …