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Futurist Friday: Wearable Warnings
A creative use of wearable technology (also, genius performance art): Dominque Paul’s outfit makes pollution visible. #wearabletech @PICGreen #sustainabil… -
Mapping Visitor Emotions to Make a Lasting Connection
Readers of the CFM Blog are also prime consumers of TrendsWatch, the Alliance’s annual forecasting report, which is available as a digital download and as a dynamic web version with real-time updates on this year’s trends. We are able to … -
To B Corps or not to B Corps—A Case Study
Some people think that because museums are nonprofits, they are not allowed to make money. Cue my mantra: nonprofit is a tax status, not a business strategy. A financially successful nonprofit can use surplus income to improve services, … -
Companies with Benefits, Part 2: B Corps or not B Corps, that is the question
Tuesday I blogged about Benefit Corporations—a relatively new kind of “hybrid” legal structure for mission-driven for-profits. Today’s post is about B Corps—companies participating in a certification program that measures their impact on … -
Inflatable Refugee
#Migration #Refugees @immigration_mv Follow the link in the photo caption to the associated story. You can find more glimpses of the future (and links) on CFM’s Pinter… -
Companies with Benefits, Part 1: Benefit Corporations
I’m going to ask you to bear with me as I engage in some deep, extended geeking about business models in coming weeks, via a series of essays and guest posts exploring changes in business and philanthropy that are reshaping the niche … -
When Museums and Theatre Work Together
One way museums can court new audiences is to incorporate other forms of storytelling into their mix. Combining museum experiences with poetry jams, zines, dance, music and other formats can bring potential new fans into the museum while … -
Refresh Your Reading: Summer 2017
I know that in reality summer is just as busy as any other season, but somehow it feels to me as if I have a little extra time to breath, step back from my daily news feed and expand my horizons. In case you feel the same, here are a few … -
Fish, Museums, and Neuroscience
As a biologist, I’m familiar with the “edge effect”—the increase in biodiversity that occurs at the boundary of two habitats, such as forest and field. As a museum person, I believe in the power of the metaphorical application of … -
The Making of ¡NUEVOlution!: collaboration, ambiguity and a willingness to fail
This week’s guest post documents the benefits of an agile approach to exhibit development. Staff from the Levine Museum of the New South—Kate Baillon (VP Exhibitions 2007 – 2017), Kamille Bostick (VP Education 2015 – 2017), Janeen …
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