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Monday Musing: the Future of Education, Testing & the Common Core
Weekend before last I was in New Orleans, at the National School Boards Association conference. I was there to talk up the Alliances soon-to-be-released report “Building the Future of Education: Museums & the Learning … -
Futurist Friday: The Happy City Index
You may be familiar with Bhutan’s “Gross National Happiness Index,” established to measure something more than economic well-being of a country. Or perhaps you’ve followed the UK’s Happy Museum project, which … -
Throwback Thursday: Revisiting the Ransolm
CFM’s latest forecasting report, TrendsWatch 2014, has been out a month now, and I have been getting great feedback. The magic chip reports the paper has been opened over 1,700 times. Carol Stapp, director of the museum education … -
Machine Learning and the Future of Authentication
Look what machines are teaching themselves to do: Recognize cats on the internet Tell when people are lying about pain Diagnose diseases Be educational coaches & tutors All courtesy of what is called “machine learning”: the … -
Futurist Friday: Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me
One of my favorite methods of helping people envision the future is encouraging them to invent “future artifacts.” These objects embody the technology, culture and overall flavor of the (not-yet extant) society may create them. … -
Adding Foresight to Your Toolbox
In a world in which “life-long learning” is the norm, museum professionals are constantly enrolling in workshops, short courses and on-line seminars. Why not add futures studies to that mix? I kick-started my career as a museum futurist … -
EXTREME EXHIBIT MAKEOVER: History Museum Meets Reality TV
Sometimes people who work in small museums take me to task about some of the technologies I highlight in CFM forecasts (“we can’t afford that!”) When this happens, I point out it’s never really about the technology—it’s about the human … -
Monday Musings: Museum as Creative Hotspot
Last Friday I read a thought-provoking post from Jasper Visser about the use of alternative workspaces. “Why not work a couple of days each week from a bar, incubator or creative hotspot?” Jasper asked. “I’m sure you will … -
Futurist Friday: Bossy Wearable Tech
We humans use technology–digital or analog–to outsource our brainwork. Calculators mean we don’t have to remember the times table anymore; calendars track our schedules; Diigo means I don’t have to remember where I … -
Throwback Thursday: Questioning (more) Assumptions
In rereading old posts from the this blog, I was reminded that some things bear repeating. This post, from 2009, makes one such point: always start your planning by identifying what you assume to be true about the future–and then …
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