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The Future of Museums
“I believe that a desirable future depends on our deliberately choosing a life of action, over a life of consumption. Rather than maintaining a lifestyle which only allows to produce and consume–a style of life which is merely a way … -
Unsafe Ideas: Building Museum Worker Solidarity for Social Justice
I was very disappointed to miss the “rogue session” at the AAM meeting in Atlanta dedicated to museum labor practices. It is, as readers of this blog know, an issue of intense interest to me, and to our field. Fortunately, two of the … -
Monday Musing: Fighting for Diversity and Against Unconscious Bias
Two articles for my quick Monday thought:This depressing article from the NYTimes by a researcher who has been documenting how selection criteria in corporate America suppress diversity. He finds that the practices of selecting applicants … -
Futurist Friday: The Digital Panopticon
Who saw you on your way to work today? Even if you didn’t see a soul, chances are, no matter where you live and work, someone did, or could, spot you, via one or more cameras monitoring intersections, store fronts, schools (not to … -
Podcasting about Digital Learning
I love museum podcasts. I love assembling Dispatches from the Future of Museums each week. So I was verypleased to be invited to combine these passions by contributing a segment to a new podcast exploring digital learning in museums. … -
Futurist Friday: Wandering
Much of the time futures work is about foreseeing, and avoiding, the worst possible outcomes. Rising seas lap at the toes of our communities (and sometimes our front steps), technology spawns ever more sophisticated ways to invade our … -
The Sustainability “Myth”
Here’s something I’ve been wondering about: are social service and cultural nonprofits really the same species? Sure, we’re united by our 501(c)3 tax-exempt status, but beyond that, what’s our family resemblance, and is it … -
Summer Reading: What’s on my iPad
I never have enough time for long-form reading, but every summer I queue up a few things and make time to dive into them. Preferably sitting on the porch. With lemonade. And cats. Here are the next four on my list—these summaries are based … -
Monday Musing: When Free is Not Enough
Monday musings are my way of sharing brief, off-the-cuff thoughts about something I have read recently, both to help clarify my thinking an in the hopes of generating discussion and response. I give myself 15 minutes or so to jot down a … -
Futurist Friday: “Us/Here” Augmented Reality
I’ve been mentioning Microsoft’s HoloLens quite a bit in my speaking and writing–bur often I’m not sure I’m getting across what makes it so exciting.HoloLens is an example of what Barry Joseph has dubbed …
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