Kindful

MAY 1, 2021

Headquarters in: Denver, CO. Mission: Robbie’s Hope is an uprising of teens to help other teens. Their goal is to cut teen suicide rates in half by 2028. 3 Tips For Sharing Heavy Content Without Scaring Supporters Away – Kindful. Impacting: Mental health. How To Support Colorado Mental Wellness Network.

Awareness 109

Awareness Colorado Change Teen 109

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

This week, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) opened a new temporary exhibition called The Psychedelic Experience , featuring rock posters from San Francisco in the heyday of Bill Graham and electric kool-aid. I saw teens and adults who sat and did this activity for 45 minutes and wasn’t surprised to hear that some people spend over an hour on it.

Denver 21

Denver Museum Arts Remix 21

Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

In the past, I've highlighted a few--like 826 Valencia and the Denver Community Museum --that I think have already influenced the way many traditional cultural organization do business. I haven't found a centralized resource that is presenting information about these institutions, so I'm going to start writing more about them.

Culture 49

Culture Alternative St. Louis Los Angeles 49

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

I'm not talking about guiding content; I'm talking about guiding form. If your goal is to encourage visitors to perceive themselves as partners in the content co-creation experience, make room for their thoughts sooner rather than later. If someone asks you a question on Twitter, you can only respond with 140 characters.

Design 31

Design Goal Difference Platform 31

Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

Some of the most interesting questions included: how do you verify the accuracy and authenticity of visitor-contributed content? Adam Lerner shared the story of Superheroes , a storefront in downtown Denver operated by a web designer who wanted to invite people to use his space to hang out, read magazines, and make things via letterpress.

Slides 20

Slides Participatory Museum Children 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

While there is much talk about supporting participation and making museum content relevant, the word "community" hangs like a poorly-defined carrot on a shtick. We're always happy for more bodies in the door, but if supporting teens means alienating seniors, there's a problem. Nothing says community like free bbq on the patio.

Community 22

Community Museum San Diego San Francisco 22

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The sensibility is the content and the style with which the engagement happens. Teen docents are more serious than adults because they want to be treated like professionals. The Exploratorium and MCA Denver are both masters of pairing fairly standard museum frameworks for audience engagement with an energized, funky sensibility.

Voice 42

Voice Los Angeles Denver Museum 42