Museum 2.0

APRIL 2, 2014

Beck''s project is unusual because he deliberately resurrected a mostly-defunct participatory platform: sheet music for popular songs. In his thoughtful preface to this project, I reconnected with five lessons I''ve learned from participatory projects in museums and cultural sites. Constrain the input, free the output.

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Participatory Arts Music Learning 52

Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Two years ago, we mounted one of our most successful participatory exhibits ever at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History: Memory Jars. Two years later, this project is still one of the most fondly remembered participatory experiences at the museum--by visitors and staff. He creates a visual representation of his story.

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Participatory Evaluation Project Museum 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. I also invite guests to come into my class via Zoom video conference.

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Learning Classroom Classes Student 84

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

This question is a byproduct of the reality that most participatory projects have poorly articulated value. If you don't have a sense of an outcome--whether that be internal research, community conversation, or something else--you can't decide how or whether contributions should be documented or archived.

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Participatory Music Project Video 48

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

Tharum has served as a communications director for a number of international NGOs based in Cambodia, but recently launched his own communications agency. I always welcome the opportunity to observe and participate in other sessions, especially when they use participatory techniques.

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Philanthropy Cambodia Impact Learning 75

Forum One

APRIL 21, 2022

We always want to learn how internal stakeholders, from web managers to CEOs, will respond to design so we can incorporate these important perspectives into our approach. Design should not only look good; it should actively help audiences move up a ladder of engagement. This begins with all the stakeholders in a particular project.

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Design Team Beginner Audience 46

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Photo by CLoé Zarifian, MAH Photo Intern We're working with a guest curator, Wes Modes , on an upcoming experimental project at our museum. This is the question I ask myself anytime I'm working on something with a participatory intent. This open call project may sound like one that is uniquely suited for participatory input.

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Participatory Question Work Artist 20

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Stacey Marie Garcia came to the MAH first as a graduate intern in the summer of 2011. 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.

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Museum Program Participatory Community 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries. Participatory Gatherings. Making Decisions and Getting Consensus. Strategic Dialogue. Organizational Development.

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Facilitation Technique Chart Method 121

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I continued an active schedule of teaching workshops on self-care for nonprofit professionals and creating a culture of well being in the nonprofit workplace as well as numerous keynote presentations. Writing and Blogging: I’ve kept an active publishing schedule for Beth’s Blog, something that I’ve done since 2003!

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Professional Finland Journal Reflection 0

Museum 2.0

JUNE 10, 2015

Last week, the international press lit up with a story from Paris : the city is removing the "love locks" from the Pont des Arts bridge. And so, one of the most successful, accidental, and fraught participatory projects of the past decade comes to an end. The other participants teach you how to play. Payoff here is fast and powerful.

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Participatory Project Artist Instruction 20

Museum 2.0

APRIL 7, 2009

Which of these descriptions exemplifies participatory museum practice? Museum staff create an exhibit by a traditional internal design process, but the exhibit, once open, invites visitors to contribute their own stories and participation. In the first case, you are making the design process participatory. The exhibit opens.

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Participatory Design Difference Museum 27

Museum 2.0

APRIL 20, 2009

I’d never attended before and was impressed by many very smart, international people doing radical projects to make museum collections and experiences accessible and participatory online. Are participatory activities happening on the web because that is the best place for them? You join the Brooklyn Museum’s posse.

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Participatory Museum Web Indianapolis 35

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. When you have four facilitators, you want to make sure that you choreograph each activity. Defining Roles. I like to use a rock band metaphor. For example, here is a storify of the tweets from our track.

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

This is a session where you’ll be an active participant in your learning and will leave ready to apply lots of practical tips and techniques that will give your trainings more impact. Participatory Facilitation Techniques. International Training. Design Thinking As Instructional Technique. Innovation Facilitation Techniques.

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Training Train San Jose Instructional Design 50

Achieve

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Last year I spoke at more than 75 events and I can always guarantee at least one of the questions will be: “Please tell me what issues the 80 million people in the United States who represent some of the largest and most diverse opinions and demographics want to spend their time, activism, and dollars with.”. So what have we found?

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Issue Brain United States Participatory 52

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

When talking about active audience engagement with friends in the museum field, I often hear one frustrated question: how can we get adults to participate? The common museum knowledge on this issue is that adults are timid, that we have lost some of the wonder, impulsiveness, and active creativity of childhood days.

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Interaction Design Museum Participatory 47

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2011

As a researcher and activist for participation, I've sometimes downplayed the value of this charm because it seems like arsenal for professionals who claim participatory projects are frivolous. "Be And yes, they've served our organization in all kinds of tangible ways--introducing us to new interns, volunteers, and program ideas.

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Museum Participatory Comment Sound 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Over the last year, I have had to explain how social media works to diplomats, defense officials, and academics and students focused on fields as diverse as international affairs, management and sociology. The notion of a community is really tricky because every web page is a latent community, waiting to be activated.

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Social Media Media Social Aggregator 106

Museum 2.0

APRIL 10, 2013

These are unpaid, part-time internships in which you will make a significant contribution to our work, and at the same time, learn a heck of a lot about participatory design and community engagement. Check out the descriptions and how to apply here , and learn more about the MAH intern experience on their blog here.

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San Francisco Participatory Artist Museum 23

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We see our visitors as partners in actively interpreting and exploring exhibition content. If you are working with us as an artist or contributor to an exhibition, you should expect that museum staff will create multi-modal, interdisciplinary, participatory, immersive, and social experiences around your work.

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Museum Artist Participatory History 38

Museum 2.0

MAY 22, 2012

The majority of the book is a tour of the conceptualized physical institution, with smaller sections devoted to the political history of the project and the activities (mostly participatory, distributed, and digital) that the team undertook from 2009-2011 to start building their constituency. The media strategy is impressive.

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Museum History Netherlands Create 36

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? For this reason, I see history museums as best-suited for participatory projects that involve story-sharing and crowdsourced collecting (e.g.

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Museum Difference Participatory History 29

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

Some are describing this shift in perspective as “participatory medicine” or “person-centric care.” I know that wearing a fitbit has helped me personally become more active.). This “Dr. Google” project has been described by some as a disruption of medical information. Mobile health apps have grown in popularity.

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Social Media Network Data Media 50

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

It's November, and that means we start looking around nervously at our fabulous fall semester interns and worrying about all the light that will go out of the world when they head back to school, home countries, etc. If you're interested in interning with me and my crew at the MAH in the coming months, please check out our offerings.

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Museum Student Participatory Structure 35

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 29, 2014

The whole day was spent in passionate discussion about research projects, international crises, and serious, cost-intensive efforts for zoos and aquaria to take action to improve the fate of elephants and other species at risk. fundraising participatory museum risk Technology Tools Worth Checking Out' I certainly didn''t.

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Action People Conservancy Africa 46

Museum 2.0

JUNE 18, 2014

International stars like Pele captured attention on the airwaves. When we talk about embracing participatory experiences at non-professional levels, arts professionals often get worried that the best work will get drowned out in mediocrity. Soccer isn''t just part of school; it''s part of life. There will always be audience gaps.

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Arts Build United States Audience 47

Museum 2.0

MAY 2, 2012

We went through a dramatic financial turnaround and redefined our relationship with our community through a series of experimental participatory projects and new programmatic approaches. From day 1, I believed that we needed to focus in our first year on creating new participatory events to engage the community. Again, the jury is out.

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Museum Director Participatory Culture 55

Museum 2.0

MAY 10, 2011

I'm also making the 2011-2012 budget, getting to know our terrific staff and volunteers, and starting up a few small participatory projects to launch us into being a more community-driven institution. Right now, we have monthly family art activities. It could be an exhibit jam. It could be an urban history scavenger hunt. Family days.

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Museum History Participatory Arts 53

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Yet our posts contain similar phrases such as “21st century museums,” “changing museum paradigms,” “inclusiveness,” “co-curation,” “participatory” and “the museum as forum.” Looking at the website for International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. We believe that strong connections should exist between museums and their communities.

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Museum Blogger Cleveland Missouri 52

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. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. With one exception, no single activity cost more than $30 to produce/maintain.

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Participatory Museum Blackboard Game 51

Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

This year I was fortunate enough to play a very active role at the conference. But, somehow we managed to work as an international team to collect powerful success stories from our micro-finance work, while simultaneously empowering local staff to capture and document stories as well.

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NTC Share Create Time 52

Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

This year I was fortunate enough to play a very active role at the conference. But, somehow we managed to work as an international team to collect powerful success stories from our micro-finance work, while simultaneously empowering local staff to capture and document stories as well.

NTC 52

NTC Share Create Time 52

Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

My career first got moving at a brilliant example of the customer-centered museum: the International Spy Museum. It wasn't a destination or a set-aside place of respite; comfort and social activity were at the very center of the building. When we say we want our museum to be "audience-centered," what do we mean?

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Museum Audience Music Arts 20

Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

The best way I can really push my own participatory practice and thinking is to operate an institution and work with a community I care about over time. I also believe that small and mid-sized museums are the leaders when it comes to innovation, particularly around participatory engagement. We'll need interns. We'll need advice.

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History Museum Arts Consultant 55