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What is Innovation Anyway?
One of the goals AAM set for CFM is to “foster innovation.” Why? Because innovation is to museums’ survival what genetic variation is to evolution—a source of novelty, producing structures or strategies that succeed better than the old … -
The Museum Identity Crisis—Who the heck are “we,” anyway?
Recently, the Christian Science Monitor ran this article examining the ways museums are engaging with their communities on a number of fronts. The reporter chose one quote from James Chung (co-author of the CFM report Museums & Society … -
Killing Buddha
The Accreditation Commission is meeting this week here at the AAM offices in Washington, D.C. Each time I walk past the big glass walls of the board room I see the huge binders scattered across the conference table, and the long, long list …
Tag: Museum Standards And Professional Practices
Upcoming Events
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Creating Great Working Boards
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Reimagining the Historic House Museum in Nashville
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From Fragmentation to Alignment: Project Management in Museums
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CEO Chat: Censorship
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Latest Stories from AAM
Forecasting the AI Future: What’s the Best that Could Happen?
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
A sampling of recent pronouncements in the news: How can we possibly make sense of these …
A Future of “Uniform Guidance”
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Foresight…Insight…Action That’s the framework the Institute for the Future uses to …
A Foresight Take on Proposed Government Funding Regulations
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Center for the Future of Museums Blog
Two weeks ago, we took one (more) step towards a future in which the risks of government …