Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

Most participatory projects were short-term, siloed innovations, not institutional transformations. Five years later, project director Dr. Piotr Bienkowski's final report for Our Museum tells a different story. Bernadette Peters' provocative 2011 report, Whose Cake is it Anyway? didn't mince words. Critical friends can make you smile.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Share logic models to increase dialogue and understand the theories and assumptions that underlie programs and investment decisions. Tell the story of learning. Share not only your organization’s work, but how and what has been learned so far. Use participatory processes to define metrics and methods of data collection.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

This post was originally published on The Ross Collective ; it is being shared here with the author’s permission. I’m sure we each have stories like this. It can empower people across locations to share their individual ideas and build on others’ ideas. It can be inclusive and participatory. Except when it isn’t!

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2011

In our quest to make the public areas of the museum more reflective of Santa Cruz culture, we moved these boards from a comprehensive display in the history gallery into a main stairwell, prominently visible from the lobby and throughout the building. We decided to approach the label-writing for these boards in a participatory way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. the ability to follow the flow of stories and information. Expressions (media creation, mashups, etc).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Heather facilitated this exercise as a series of share pairs where we discussed each question with a different partner for a few minutes. How do we get a telling the story about why this all important? This allowed us to experience the whole design process – design a new wallet – and reflect on it.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2017

I first read about Story House Belvédère on Jasper Visser’s excellent blog, The Museum of the Future. This small, startup cultural project in Rotterdam works directly and intimately with community members to share their stories. Jasper enhanced his original post to share with you here. The place surpassed them.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

While I'm always inspired by stories of how we take risks to make programming more relevant and dynamic (thanks, Lisa Lee and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum ), I was particularly struck by Kathy's thoughtful framing of the session. Ellen shared the brilliant work at Conner Prairie to make finances transparent to all staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2010

So expect some live blogging, and reflections. deation Conference is intentionally formatted to create a rich learning and sharing experience. Many passionate people and stories. . Mark Horvath shared how he searches on Twitter for the words "homeless" and either educates or empowers. The description: The !deation

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

In reflecting on the sample, I’ve made some broad reflections on museum workers and visitors. Today, I wanted to think about participatory elements, something so essential to this blog. As important as excellence is, shared success is equally important in this field. We have people’s good wish and natural interests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

But let me reflect on how amazing yesterday was. Global Giving did a creative campaign to encourage people to share why they give. And, because those of work in the social good sector know that giving is to become a habit or part of culture, it can’t be transactional. I gave the gift of girls education.

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Philanthropy Global Participatory New York 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

Li has worked extensively with leadership level executives in this digital transformation and the book distill hers advice to help them develop digital skills and strategies. Her advice boils down to three steps: listen, share, and engage. This means sharing stories and visuals. This means sharing stories and visuals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Source: Share Your Ideas. I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. Science has an answer.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2011

We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. I loved Jasper Visser's list of 30 "do's" for designing participatory projects earlier this month. Please share yours in the comments. All of them are cheap, mostly simple, and occasionally, dangerous.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I''ve heard throughout these experiences. In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean''s book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. Yes and no.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

People are more likely to relate to a social issue when humans are at the core of the story. No matter what the issue is, if people can see themselves, their families or their neighbors reflected, they are more likely to act for good. This initial engagement is what generates the likes, shares and petition signing for the cause.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

This post shares some of the most interesting questions I've heard throughout these experiences. In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions. Yes and no.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The year is ending, and I have three exciting opportunities to share with you if you are an exhibition-oriented individual, or someone with an interest in the indoor side of creative placemaking. What opportunities might that open up for participatory and community projects that evolve over time in the space? Join our team.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I still get fidgety listening to the podcast, but now I see it as an artifact of a supremely conducted participatory project rather the sole product of the process. And they made me appreciate them as superb facilitators as a particular kind of participatory experience: conversation with strangers. They listened, responded, and shared.

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Reflection Museum Podcast Participatory 20

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? They are frequently about real people's stories. Aren't art museums less open to participation than other kinds of museums?"

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

This work included developing a secure system to track, map, and report incidents of gender-based violence; an emergency hotline; and media training to support women in documenting and sharing their experiences. This is best done in a participatory fashion, making sure that data is available offline.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

The Fringe was a tentacle that lapped you in, a teaser that enticed people into stories they didn''t know they wanted. If you are reading this via email and would like to share a comment or question, you can join the conversation here. creative placemaking design participatory museum public space social bridging'

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2013

In this guest post, Stefania Van Dyke, Master Teacher for Textile Art and Special Projects, tells the story of how the co-creative development and visitor participation in the “Thread Studio” that accompanied their 2013 summer exhibition, Spun, changed her perspective on her own work. exhibition guestpost inclusion participatory museum'

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 11, 2012

While not wholly explored, that question reverberates throughout a new book, Blueprint , that shares the plans for the Dutch Museum of National History. Starting a month from now, on Wednesdays, the blog will features a mixture of my thoughts along with guest posts from you reflecting on how the book is useful in your own work.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Every once in a while I come across a project I wish I could have included in The Participatory Museum. You can also watch some lovely footage of the children showing off their favorite objects along with staff reflecting on the process here. The exhibition had a real story and theme determined by the young curators.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 6, 2009

This post shares her reflections on the project, its design, and its impact. There was no agenda or angle in setting up the DCM, the idea was simply to create an awesome place for the community to share their stories. It did not matter if the memories/stories represented were real or imaginary.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

Your friend who tells fascinating, colorful stories may not be the person you turn to for the straight dope. Being a trusted source of information can be a barrier that keeps us from sharing content with visitors that might be more contemporary, more ambiguous, more contentious--information that may not be trusted. Be personal.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. The exhibition is far from perfect, but it's a big step towards reflecting the "thriving, central gathering place" of our strategic vision. The Love Lounge I LOVE.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

It has some of the same feel as the disconnected affection of people wishing you a happy birthday on Facebook, with professional reflection baked in. Seeing so many cheerful one-liners in my inbox made me think about how different my work situation is today than the last time I reflected on it in public in 2012, at my one-year anniversary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2007

One of the things you have to do with user-generated content -- participatory media projects is show the work to encourage others to jump in. Alan Levine left me a comment suggested Splashr and shared his notes. A reflection about participation. I can't figure it out. I checked for typos. Maybe I am just too sleep deprived.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 14, 2017

Our audience has quadrupled in size, and the people walking through our doors increasingly reflect the age, income, and ethnic diversity of our County. We’re proud that the MAH is a thriving museum AND community center for Santa Cruz County, a place for people of all walks of life to connect around our shared creativity and culture.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Recently, over 300 innovators and changemakers interested in the intersection of technology and social benefit work converged for a few days of idea-sharing, learning, and collaboration at NetSquared's annual conference. Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

This seems like an appropriate time to share the story. My story is more a case of "Getting Hired: It's What You Want, How Aggressive You Are, and What Ideas You Can Offer." Share your ideas. People--especially young folks looking to break into the museum business--often ask me how I got here. Anna accepted my proposal.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 15, 2010

It's not the extent to which they are participatory. They reflect the soul of the community and can be responsive to its unique interests and needs. But that's only part of the story. Do you share my love of idiosyncratic institutions? But when I really think about it, all my favorites (so far) have one thing in common.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2009

I encourage you to share your own rules and thoughts on this in the comments. If you are hoping for visitors to discuss their responses to questions with each other, or to share their answers with the institution, you can't end with the question; you need to provide several opportunities for questions and responses.

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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

MAY 26, 2009

It's a small space that features stories of recent and current genocides and encourages visitors to "take action" via an interactive pledge wall. The cards don't just allow you to make pledges; they also allow you to save multimedia stories on a touch table in another part of the exhibit. That's not to say it's perfect.

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