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Printing the Future
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogWhen I read that MakerBot was opening its first retail outlet, located in NYC, I sent a tweet-out looking for a volunteer to be CFM’s futurist-on-the-street. That is how I connected with … -
Point of View: Repairing Leader-Staff Trust
Category: Museum MagazineClaims about integrity, benevolence, and sincerity are at the heart of many internal organizational conflicts. This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s May/June 2025 issue, a … -
Will You Know Innovation When You See It?
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogLast week my virtual self gave a brief intro via Skype to Phelan Fretz’s session on Innovation at the NEMA meeting in Burlington, Vermont. Phelan (who is the executive director of the ECHO … -
Time to Partner Up
Category: Museum MagazineWhen you build relationships with other community groups, your small museum can reach its full potential. My tenure at The Lewes Historical Society began what seems like a lifetime ago: on … -
Towards Frictionless Augmented Reality
Category: Alliance BlogAuthor’s Note: Several months ago, putting on an Augmented Reality (AR) headset was an uncomfortable nuisance for museum visitors. Now, it’s a potential health risk. The COVID-19 pandemic … -
To B Corps or not to B Corps—A Case Study
Category: Center for the Future of Museums BlogSome people think that because museums are nonprofits, they are not allowed to make money. Cue my mantra: nonprofit is a tax status, not a business strategy. A financially successful … -
Full Spectrum: Addressing the Needs of Kids with Autism
Category: Museum MagazineThis article originally appeared in the March/April 2011 edition of the Museum magazine. An average sixth-grade class is touring your galleries. Most of the children are only mildly … -
January/February 2025 Preview
In this issue: January/February 2025 issue By the Numbers: Taking the Pulse of the Post-Pandemic World The COVID-19 pandemic was the defining global disruption of the 21st century to date: … -
Strategizing Me: Make a Personal Career Plan
Category: Museum MagazineThis article appeared in the March/April 2017 issue of Museum magazine. Effective leaders create mission statements to shape their museum careers. The one thing that can be said … -
March/April 2024 Preview
In this issue: Mar/Apr 2024 issue By the Numbers: Museum Volunteers Explore some of the data from 5,340 museum volunteers who participated in the 2023 Annual Survey of Museum-Goers. (US …
