• TrendsWatch 2019: Truth, Trust, and Fake News

    This is one of the five trends from the 2019 TrendsWatch. Click here to read more about the full report.  “Trust is the foundation of society. Where there is no truth, there can be no trust, and where there is no trust, there can be no …
  • New Economic Models for Field Wide Research

    On my desk is a report from Reach Advisors’ Museums R+D membership program. It’s on museums and trust. Before I opened the report, the latest data I had on this critical subject was a survey about public attitudes toward museums that AAM …
  • More on Trust: The Malleable Past

    In my study at home is a beautiful wooden couch handcrafted by my uncle Bob. It cleverly converts into a (narrow, hard) sleeper sofa when you lift the woven back. I was very happy to inherit this piece of family memorabilia, and always …

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