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Monday Musing: On the Front Lines
Dear Seb*,Thank you for tweeting me the link to this articleArt gallery ad makes clear wish for an educated staff about the Art Gallery of New South Wales replacing volunteers at the front desk with paid staff. I see they are looking for … -
Thursday Thought: Curatorial Poetry
I just added Curatorial Poetry (@curatorialpoems) to my Twitter feed. Highly recommend. Here is an essay by Micah Walter (@micahwalter) on Medium that explains why and how he created this feed. The “curatorial poet” is a … -
The Museum Sacrifice Measure
How much are you willing to give up to work in a museum? How much didyou give up to work in a museum? I’m not talking about quality of life issues like relocating to a new city, having to explain over and over again, at parties, what a … -
Monday Musing: Yet Another Pass at Virtual v. Analog Art Experiences
This Monday’s 15 minute musing. Last week Amit Sood, director of the Google Cultural Institute, announcedthat 15 new museums were launching exhibits on the Google Art Project. That project is gaining serious momentum—the article … -
Futurist Friday: Cities of the Future
Just to switch things up a little, this week’s Futurist Friday assignment is a listen rather than a read.Jacob Morgan interviews Deb Acosta, the chief innovation officer for the city of San Leandro, CA, for his Future of Work … -
Refreshing the Blog Roll
Guzel and I took some time this week to review and refresh the CFM Blog roll (see right-hand column). These blogs are some of my “go to” sources each week for news and thoughtful commentary. In addition to checking URLs, deleting a few … -
Privacy in a Watchful World TW 14 update
This is one of a series of mid-year updates on the 2014 TrendsWatch trends. I’ve already posted entries on Big Data, Social Entrepreneurship, the Sharing Economy and Robots, as well as updates on the Crowdsourcing and Philanthropy … -
Futurist Friday: Stories for a Brighter Future
Yesterday I ran over and picked up my copy of the new science fiction anthology Hieroglyph from the independent bookstore Politics & Prose. (Short run–it’s only about a mile from my house.)Hieroglyph was inspired by a … -
Museum Hack: We Love People Who Don’t Like Museums
The peer-to-peer economy is great at uncovering unmet consumer demand and unused aspects of institutional resources. For this reason, I recently tracked down a young entrepreneur who has found, and filled, an empty niche in the ecology of … -
You Go First
“We’re right on the edge but we need a little push Dancing on the tightrope wearing it thin Instead of closing our eyes and jumping in” –Jessica Andrews Sometime change is painful. Very painful. Giving up …
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