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The Six Tools for Effective Digital Design
In 2020, after a fifteen-year run working in museums on digital engagement projects, I decided to start my own consultancy. In the process of building it, I often heard from people familiar …
Techno-skepticism: Rethinking the Costs and Benefits of Digital Technology
The night before my flight to Denver for #AAM2023, I went over my slides for the annual presentation on TrendsWatch. The talk was formatted around the chapters of the latest report (access …
Steering Your Museum’s Search for a Volunteer Management System
This tipsheet was developed by Elisa Kosarin, CVA, a Volunteer Engagement Specialist at TwentyHats, and Abbey Earich, Lead Volunteer Coordinator for the Smithsonian Office of Visitor …
Reboot
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 threw museums into uncharted territory, simultaneously rendering their physical spaces inaccessible and triggering a mass shift to the …
Chatting About Museums with ChatGPT
Two months ago, the research and development lab OpenAI released ChatGPT, an interactive “chatbot” powered by artificial intelligence. Chatbots aren’t new (I’ve been writing about …
Technology Change and Emotion
What it means to build a human-centered approach to digital leadership …
From the President: Museums and the Digital World
At AAM, our own digital journey has accelerated as much as our members. Since the start of the pandemic, we have increased our output of digital content and resources and conducted many of …
Point of View: A New Digital Dimension
The museum field must work together to answer the many questions surrounding NFTs and their implications for museu…
Taking the Plunge
Museum professionals would be wise to see immersive experiences as a beginning, …
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From SME to C-Suite: Complementing Your Specialization with a Business School Education
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Alliance Blog
In June, reporter Robin Pogrebin published “What Does It Take to Run a Museum? The Job Description is Changing.” in The New York Times. Drawing on interviews with veteran art museum …
September Advocacy Updates – Congress Returns and NVRD 2023
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Advocacy Alert
Advocacy Alert – September 8, 2023 In this Alliance Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for Museums: Congress Returns for a Busy Fall Season – and a Government Shutdown? News You Can Use: …