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An Afrofuturist School Program Empowers Children to Envision the Future

Futurism is a powerful tool to share with kids—equipping them to think about the world they want to live in when they grow up, challenging them to make it better. Today on the blog, …

Finding the Future at #AAM2023

I’m taking a short break from prepping my materials for #AAM2023 to share a preview of what The Future will be up to in Denver. For me the conference starts on Thursday, May 18, with the …

Virgil Ortiz Revolt 1680/2180: Runners + Gliders

Today on the blog, Pueblo artist Virgil Ortiz tells us about his use of futures-inflected storytelling to illuminate the past, as embodied in his latest project, Revolt 1680/2180: Runners + …

Emerging Issues in Legislation

Forgive me for being biased, but I think Museums Advocacy Day is one of The Best Museum Events in the US every year. What’s not to like about hundreds of people descending on the …

A Short Rant About Quiet Quitting (or, Why Heroism Can Be Toxic)

One of the things that fell to the cutting room floor as I edited this year’s TrendsWatch was a short rant about the phrase “quiet quitting.” In the published version of the essay on …

Designing a Collaborative, Distributed National Museum of Mental Health

While I’m compiling my fantasy guest blog list to build out the themes of CFM’s newest report, TrendsWatch: Building the Post-pandemic World, generous people from inside and …

Chatting About Museums with ChatGPT

Two months ago, the research and development lab OpenAI released ChatGPT, an interactive “chatbot” powered by artificial intelligence. Chatbots aren’t new (I’ve been writing about …

Forecasting 2023

In 2023, we, as individuals and organizations, are faced with choices that will determine what the post-pandemic future will look like. Will we try to rebuild a version of 2019, in so far …

An Example of Strategic Foresight in Museum Planning

In March, the Alliance released my major pandemic project: The AAM Strategic Foresight Toolkit, a comprehensive guide to applying the skills of futures thinking to museum practice. Over 300 …

What is Mastodon and Why Should You Care?

I joined Twitter in 2009, soon after the launch of CFM. That was the first social media account associated with AAM, and trying out this new realm was part of CFM’s work exploring emerging …

Improving Access to Employment for People with Disabilities

The museum sector is working to increase the diversity of our workforce through a variety of ways: for example, how we craft position requirements, word job announcements, and conduct …

Art, Wellness, and Mental Health

I met Ashley Witherspoon while researching CFM’s current TrendsWatch report—one of the topics we examine is how museums can help foster mental health for all. Ashley is the founder and CEO …
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Contact Senators to Speak Up for Museums

Category: Advocacy Alert
Advocacy Alert – March 31, 2023 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Contact Congress: Urge Your Senators to Support OMS Funding Now! Ask Your Legislators: Co-sponsor Charitable Giving …

In Good Relation: Reimagining the Grant Process for Community-Based Projects

Category: Alliance Blog
In recent years, there have been renewed calls for museums to adopt more inclusive and equitable practices, with significant changes to the ways we work and collaborate at all levels of our …

Diversifying Museum Boards

Category: Facing Change
Introduction (This video runs 1:58) Navigation Content Description Learning Objectives How to use this guide Discussion Guide & Facilitator Notes Videos Key Terms Presenter Bios Content …

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