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Made Any Great Mistakes Lately?
Today’s preview of a session at the upcoming AAM annual meeting is offered by Kathy Gustafson-Hilton, Creative Thinking Facilitator, Hands On! Studio. Made any mistakes lately? I know I have! Come on down and share yours, and what you … -
Ready to Prototype? Applications now open…
In the final chapter of CFM’s TrendsWatch 2017, I argue that museums need to recognize that failure is a necessary part of a successful design process. As a sector, we need to become comfortable with positive failure—but it can be hard to … -
The Making of ¡NUEVOlution!: collaboration, ambiguity and a willingness to fail
This week’s guest post documents the benefits of an agile approach to exhibit development. Staff from the Levine Museum of the New South—Kate Baillon (VP Exhibitions 2007 – 2017), Kamille Bostick (VP Education 2015 – 2017), Janeen … -
Get Hands-on with Virtual Reality at the AAM Annual Meeting!
Today’s conference sneak peek is from Barry Joseph, Associate Director for Digital Learning at the American Museum of Natural History. Barry previews some of the stories about digital prototyping he will share on Monday, May 8, at 8:45 am. … -
Failure Failing Toward Success: The Ascendance Of Agile Design
“If you’re creating things, you’re doing things that have a high potential for failure, especially if you’re doing things that haven’t been done before. And you learn from those things…failure is another word for experience.”George Lucas … -
Failing Forward: Prototyping, Mistakes, and What We Learned
Our next annual meeting preview comes from Linda Norris, Danielle Steinmann, and Maura Hallisey. At their session “Failing Forward” (11:15 am on Wednesday, May 10) they will share stories about rapid prototyping from the perspective of two …
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