Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Visitors bond and bridge through participatory experiences at MAH. We continuously and actively respond to requests as well as invite people to be a part of our programs. Bonding social capital refers to networks that bring people together with common interests to strengthen relationships in preexisting groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 3, 2009

On Friday, I offered a participatory design workshop for Seattle-area museum professionals ( slides here ). We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggl es with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. avoid superlatives - they make some people anxious). What does freedom mean to you?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 29, 2007

Lots of people were there (I ran out of handouts – I was surprised to see how many people showed up.) There were a very wide range of people there, from folks who didn’t know a whole lot about open source, to those who were developing open source apps. That speaks volumes to me.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 23, 2008

People who create content for the public try to appeal to a wide range of people, both in terms of demographics and usage styles. There are different learning styles. There are different levels of interactivity. No matter the demographic slice, the sum of percentages of people in each user category add up to more 100%.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

And this leads to a basic question, one I haven't figured out: how do you encourage visitors to participate when they speak different languages? Many fabulous participatory projects--like the Johnny Cash Project or the Art Gallery of Ontario's " In Your Face "--don't require language. So what are the options? What have you tried?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 28, 2009

On Friday, I offered a participatory design workshop for Seattle-area museum professionals ( slides here ). We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggles with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. avoid superlatives - they make some people anxious) What do you think? Ask yourself.

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Technique Design Question Develop 52

Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. Teenagers are often the target for participatory endeavors, and they definitely have high interest in creative expression, personalizing museum experiences, and using interactive or technological tools as part of their visit.

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Teen Social Museum Participatory 49

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Why the Video Contest Worked Video contests are one of the most challenging kinds of participatory projects to pull off. They asked people to make videos about themselves. It is much easier for people to talk about themselves than about an externality like an exhibit or a science concept. I've watched a couple hundred.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

They catered to different audiences. You could come for the Scottish first peoples or the World War II art or the dinosaurs or the collection of funny shoes. Both institutions made good use of their very different spaces. Sometimes we are enjoying the music and sometimes we are playing it. They taught us something new.

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Museum Audience Music Arts 20

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

Side Trip is an immersive environment full of interactive experiences that let visitors share their own stories of the 1960s, make their own rock posters, and explore the music and vibe of the time. 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.

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Denver Museum Arts Remix 21

Museum 2.0

APRIL 22, 2008

When I heard the tollbooth story, I started thinking about gifting as a model for participatory experiences in museums. This post discusses participatory gifting in three parts: the why, the what, and finally, the how. Why do people pay a dollar to send each other virtual hot dogs and pinatas via Facebook? Collect the e-card.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

Visitors will be able to see how different subgroups (including art experts) ranked and responded to the art. But as Nina notes, they are doing research from this experiment about the role of independence and influence in a participatory experience. Lindsay Patross runs the blog, and people get hold of her, too. s Blog about?

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Arts Social Media Examples Artist 74

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

Connecting with communities means making conscious decisions that invite in particular people. The article references connecting with young people via social media, at-risk youth via exhibit co-creation, and urban creatives via public art installations. People like to sit down and drink a cup of coffee or a beer.

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Community Museum San Diego San Francisco 22

Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, even ExhibitFiles are tools that allows people--strangers and friends--to connect with one another. Paradoxically, the anonymity of online interactions both protects and exposes people to harm. What makes Web 2.0 The tools aren't inherently unsafe.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. We did not ask people to design whole exhibits and hand over CAD drawings so we could build them.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a bad experience working with a group of people to make a decision. And things go wrong: roles aren’t clear, timelines extend, or people disagree. Most groups of people do not self-manage well. New to Participatory Grantmaking? Most of us have. But these “soft skills” are not magic.

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Participatory Facilitation Philanthropy Skills 85

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

It means seeking out people in their "natural habitat" of the social Web and paying attention to what they are blogging, writing, and saying about your institution. I watched many entertaining shorts featuring students explaining exhibits to the beat of popular and illegally uploaded music. Good listening breeds potential.

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Museum Teen Second Life Discussion 20

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? Several artists offer surprising insights into making participatory projects appealing to visitors. They were concerned that visitors were confused, so any project had to work toward making people less confused.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change When most people outside gaming think of video games, they typically fall into three buckets: "old school" games like Super Mario and Tetris, social and mobile games like Farmville and Angry Birds, or hyper-violent console games like Grand Theft Auto.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

frank is the foremost gathering of people who use strategic communications to drive social change. The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences + Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. One week, thousands of people and ideas. Marketing / #Sherpa16 / @MarketingSherpa.

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Marketing & Communications / #2016DML / @dmlconference.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Maybe it's a live music concert, or a museum visit, or a play. Museums and other venues are offering special programs for teens, for hipsters, for people who want a more active or spiritual or participatory experience. For myself personally, this gulf rears its head every time I go to a live music concert.

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Arts Museum Music Calendar 50

Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2012

This is a tiny example of social bridging--people making connections to others who are not like them, who have different backgrounds, ages, races, professions, etc. We bond with the friends we grew up with, the people we work and play with. Social bridging is becoming my why.

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Community Teen Build Social 42

Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

This session was participatory in several ways, including interactive music-making machines in the audience and half the time reserved for Q&A. A few things I learned from the presentations and discussion: Dan shared a useful 4-step mental model for the progression of how institutions move towards participatory engagement.

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Slides Museum Los Angeles San Jose 22