Activism Instructional Participatory Teen 
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 15, 2009
Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects?
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JULY 1, 2009
When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. These are all active social endeavors that contribute positive value to the social Web. Museums see open-ended self-expression as the be-all of participatory experiences. And yet many museums are fixated on creators.
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Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
This exhibition represents a few big shifts for us: We used a more participatory design process. Our previous big exhibition, All You Need is Love, was highly participatory for visitors but minimally participatory in the development process. Without further ado, here's what we did to make the exhibition participatory.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 16, 2009
When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. These are all active social endeavors that contribute positive value to the social Web. Museums see open-ended self-expression as the be-all of participatory experiences. And yet many museums are fixated on creators.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 27, 2009
All of the instructions are handwritten on paper or cardboard. The primary interactive activity is one in which visitors can make their own rock posters. The results of this physical “remix” activity are beautiful, intricate posters. The interactive experiences in Side Trip are superlative.
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 7, 2008
When I watch the videos teens created at the Exploratorium and post on YouTube, I see the aspects of the exhibits they thought were most important to share with their classmates. You need to turn the ways you currently do research into listening activities, and you need to ask your community specifically to help you improve the museum.
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 18, 2008
Librarian Aaron Schmidt tells the great story of a game night of Dance, Dance, Revolution at his library in which a teen asked him: “Hey Aaron, can I go upstairs to grab a magazine and book to read?” A few suggestions for how to think strategically about hosting them: Provide activities or offerings that align with your desired image.
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