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Tomorrow’s News Today
Last week’s “Breaking Trail” post was the first in a series of profiles of museums pioneering futurist planning and actions. This post premieres another kind of entry that will be a recurring feature of the CFM blog—current news stories … -
Who is counting museum unemployment?
According to today’s report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of non-agricultural workers continued to decline in June 2009 (down by 467,000 people), though the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.5 percent. … -
Breaking Trail
This blog started last February—faced with its approaching six month anniversary I have been wrestling with the right balance of content. As I travel the country and cruise the web talking about CFM, asking how it can best serve the field, … -
The Future of Financial Accountability
Can you resist a good “top ten” list? I can’t, and here is a whole bunch of them from Charity Navigator (CN) that prominently feature museums. Some are lists that any organization would like to appear on—10 Best Charities Everyone Has … -
The Future of Museum Conferences, continued: Why Not Run a Conference Like Maker Faire?
I just got back from an intense, exhausting, exhilarating week in northern California that encompassed two very different conference-like events–the Creativity and Collaboration Retreat (C2) organized by NAME/AAM and Maker Faire, put … -
The Portable Museum: or, how is the Corcoran different from a hockey team?
Great headline: Dallas, Arlington pursuing College Football Hall of Fame, but Indiana museum say it’s staying put. Apparently two municipalities are rivals in courting the College Football HoF, each offering premium sites (in Dallas, … -
Materials of the Future Museum–Vote Now!
Classic scene: Ben Braddock is being grilled by Mrs. Robinson’s posse about what he is going to do with his future, his life when Mr. McGuire spirits him outside to the dark quiet by the suburban pool. “I just wanna say one word to … -
The Resurrection of the Amateur Expert
Of all the conversations instigated by CFM so far, the one arousing the greatest passion is about the changing role of authority. The CFM report Museums & Society 2034 highlights a cultural shift in which people want museums to … -
Beyond the Talking Heads: an experiment in format at the AAM annual meeting
You may have noticed, when submitting session proposals for conferences, that everyone seems to be encouraging something more creative and interactive than the usual “talking head” panel format. My favorite responses to this challenge are … -
“MyCulture”: the salvation of museums or the end of excellence as we know it?
As promised, I have posted a summary of the discussions about the “myCulture” trend from the Crowdsourcing the Future game I led at the Museums in Conversation (MIC) conference in Tarrytown, NY earlier this month. “MyCulture” is the term …
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