Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Our archeology did not aim to uncover the hidden voice of my grandmother, but instead to begin an ongoing practice of recreation. Tags: participatory museum guestpost Unusual Projects and Influences. After her passing in 1997 the building remained shut, filled to the brim with things knotted, tied, and bagged in chaotic organization.

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Collaboration North Carolina Museum Artist 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. Good instructional design to create an environment for peer dialogue begins with good on boarding and for people to connect with something they already know or believe. ” Anne Lamott.

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”. Over the past twenty years, the Brainerd Foundation has invested nearly $50 million in organizations working to protect the environment in the Northwest. Concept 2: Mission: Possible. Concept 5: New Power / Old Power Hybrid.

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

They offered immersive, powerful environments. At Riverside, I was impressed by the consistent integration of community voices in label text, and the very human take on a genre (transportation) that is often presented strictly in terms of technology and provenance. That work showed in the human voices and stories throughout the museum.

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Museum Audience Music Arts 20

Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2009

I’ve long admired Improv Everywhere , the NYC-based participatory public art group. For about half an hour, hundreds of people play together, silently, as directed by disembodied voices inside their headphones. The voice tells you what to do –stand up, shake hands, play Twister, make silly shapes—and you do it.

Instruction 21

Instruction Instructional Nicaragua Experiment 21

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. There are two aspects of Side Trip that really stand out: the immersive environment and the design of the interactives.

Denver 21

Denver Museum Arts Remix 21

Museum 2.0

MARCH 15, 2010

It's not the extent to which they are participatory. Other institutions are idiosyncratic in their relationship to their environment, like the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, or to their community, like the Wing Luke Asian Museum. But when I really think about it, all my favorites (so far) have one thing in common.

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Support Museum St. Louis NSF 41

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

Answers will differ depending on who's asking, but they are also influenced by the designed environment in which questions are asked. The outcome of our conversations is dependent on the diversity of designed environments in which they occur. Tags: Talking to Strangers design participatory museum usercontent interactives.

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Design Goal Difference Platform 31

Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

Visitor Co-Created Museum Experiences This session was a dream for me, one that brought together instigators of three participatory exhibit projects: MN150 (Kate Roberts), Click! So far, most participatory museum design projects are heavily guided by the institution. MN150 will have formal summative evaulation, which is wonderful.

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Slides Participatory Museum Children 20

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

We seek to empower our visitors to raise their own civic and creative voices. Showing that their voice matters. We strive to be a place where you will always meet someone new, someone who is not like you, in a positive environment. Let’s start with empowerment. Empowering people starts by involving and including them.

Build 20

Build Community Museum Artist 20

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

Who are we in the context of our community and the environment? But there are some benefits, some real clear benefits of inclusive participatory strategic planning. Some questions to consider, how much have we shifted our program due to changes in the external environment? Who are we? Where are we not putting our energy?

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Video Nonprofit San Francisco Question 126

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2007

But now, many bars are also offering participatory experiences around content. Commenting on the high level of participation at Cafe Scientifique in Denver, John Cohen and Helen MacFarlane write: Several group members have said that they happily ask questions or voice opinions at the Cafe, but would not do so at a lecture.

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Museum Lecture Denver San Francisco 22

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In our years of talking to staff, boards, and communities about participatory philanthropy, people often talk about their worst participatory decision-making experiences. New to Participatory Grantmaking? They know how to create inclusive and accessible environments that honor everyone’s participation needs.

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Participatory Facilitation Philanthropy Skills 88

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

Our job was to provide a structured environment in which to develop ideas and the expertise to build the best of them. People who work with non-professionals on participatory projects often talk about finding "neutral" sites for meetings or meeting on their (the non-professionals') territory.

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2008

They demonstrate that the blog is a more participatory vehicle than other kinds of media. I have to feel like the post is open enough to my experience, that the blogger and the community of that blog would find my voice worthwhile, that I have some strong reaction I want to share, that I won't sound stupid. it gets me excited.

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Comment Museum Blogger Reflection 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 7, 2008

Yes, the Exploratorium is also present in these arenas as a "talker" (more on that next week), but it is just one voice among thousands. How does it help the Exploratorium to listen to these environments if they can't be controlled? Tags: Book Discussion: Groundswell marketing participatory museum.

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Museum Teen Second Life Discussion 20

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

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

So then we’ll talk about what are some participatory planning methods. They want to make sure that they’re creating a safe environment, right? Make sure that you share that plan back with them and you let them know that their voice helped to impact this plan and here’s how they continue to stay involved. .

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Community Video Slides Survey 84

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

There are many parallels between free-choice learning and participatory design. There is money in traditional education, lots more than what MacArthur and other foundations are starting to offer for alternative learning environments. BUT we won't acknowledge their voices and their meaning. I know the practical answers.

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Museum Alternative Education University 29

Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2010

You can join the conversation in the blog comments and add your own voice to the debate. Nina's research keeps finding that the right kind of constraints work to produce a better participatory museum experience. The ideal “fourth place” for me makes the content approachable in an agreeable environment--wherever that environment may be.

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Place Discussion Library Museum 30