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Help Build the Collections of The Universal Museum of Creative Matter!
If you got up right now and walked around your workplace/house/campus/neighborhood, what evidence would you find of small, mundane, creative acts? Why do I ask? I never thought I’d say this, but I am starting a museum. About … -
Museum Eras*—Creativaceous, CarbonNeutraliferous, Developonian?
My last posts on “Futurism 101” talked about the sneaky nature of change, and the constant need to scan for signs of change that is creeping up or waiting to spring upon us. This post introduces eras—patterns in time created by the … -
An Alternate Future for Museums: Part I
This week, global brand strategist Jonathan Salem Baskin contributes the first in a series of visions about the future of museums. His book Histories of Social Media will be coming out later this month. Jonathan connected with me when he … -
Are Museums Going in the Right Direction?
As you may remember, at the AAM annual meeting in L.A. this past May, the Pinky Show joined the CFM to ask museum professionals what they thought about the future of museums. The Pinky Show cats wrote a report on what they discovered and … -
The Backstory on Blobby
CFM’s recent post on natural history specimens as social media was wildly popular, attracting over 1,300 hits within one week. Given the evident fan base for Blobby (and Sue) it seems worth delving deeper into the story behind these … -
Planning a Golden Tomorrow
Last spring, at the AAM annual meeting, the California Association of Museums enlisted CFM’s help in a marvelous project. To celebrate CAM’s 35th anniversary, we collaborated on a forecasting session to peer into the future of … -
Natural History Specimens as Social Media Celebrities
The rise of social media is transforming the landscape of communication for all organizations, including museums. There are myriad new ways to connect directly with the public, and new spokespeople have stepped forth to fill these niches. … -
Scanning for Change: or How Important Work Can Sometimes Look Like Wasting Time
Last week’s mini-tutorial in futures studies was on the sneaky nature of change. How can we notice change as it creeps up or springs upon us? We can actively look for bits of information that give hints of the future. This information may … -
The Sneaky Nature of Change
This is part three in a series of short essays exploring the basics of Futures Studies and how they can be applied to the museum field. Find the whole series by clicking on “Futures Studies 101” in the blog’s tag cloud. Complacency is the … -
A Quick Look at the Future of Education
The start of a new school year is a good time to think about the future of education. The New Learning Institute has a 21st Century Learning section “featur[ing] 12 videos by educators explaining what works and what does not in our …
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