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Crowdsourcing the Annual Meeting Stage Two: Get Out the Vote
The Alliance is trying a lot of new things this year, sometimes using the principles of rapid prototypingto test new ideas and learn from our experiments. Those of you who sew may appreciate the fact that I think of some of these trials … -
One from each Category: Part 2
Time for a brain stretch. This is part two of a quick review of recent scanning hits in five STEEP categories of forecasting—this one covers economic, environmental and political developments. (You can read part one, on social and … -
KidShare: Collecting, Presenting, and Preserving Children’s Culture
The Madison Children’s Museum is one of three participants in the current round of Innovation Lab for Museums, funded by the MetLife Foundation and presented by EmcArts in partnership with the Alliance. In today’s post, Brenda Baker, MCM’s … -
One From Each Category: Part 1
Sometimes I find myself fixating on one category of change, usually technology, since it gets so much coverage in the press. Who can resist news about robots and 3-D printing? (Or 3-D printing that kind of turns a little girl into a … -
Opportunities and Challenges with Reproductions
As I travel the country talking to museumers, one of the most frequently asked questions is “in the future, will people still value ‘real’ things?” People wonder, naturally enough, whether constant exposure to virtual worlds, … -
Peering into the Future of the Workplace
Last Friday I moderated a virtual breakout session for the Smith Leadership Symposium, organized by the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. Their focus this year was on organizational innovation, and in preparation for the event, I provided … -
September Suggestions: Spice up your Scanning
Time to reinforce my relentless message: even when it seems like a guilty pleasure or a waste of time, you should carve out space each day to study a least one short piece of news, read a blog post, or watch a video that is not directly … -
The Future of Museums, and of AAM
There’s been plenty of buzz, this past week, as AAM launches its metamorphosis into the American Alliance of Museums. In this guest post, president Ford W. Bell shares his vision for the future and how the changes at AAM will help museums … -
The Fractal Taxonomy of Museums
I’m about to break my own rule, and talk about nouns. Specifically, names. Hyper-specifically, AAM’s name. You may have heard the buzz over the last week, as people notice that our web page quietly announced “The Association is now the … -
Catching up with Jeannette Ickovics: 2011 Feeding the Spirit Keynote Speaker
Can a museum win the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Childhood Obesity Challenge? With your help, maybe yes. Read on. Last winter, Jeannette Ickovics from the Yale School of Public Health talked to us about the exhibit Big Food: Health …
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