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The Participatory Nonprofit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

re not creating a billboard, but rather starting a conversation -- you have to be willing to respond." Another point of intersection here for me is Henry Jenkins recently published 72-page white paper " Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century." vlogging, and podcasting).

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Frameworks and Lessons from the Public Participation in Science Research Report

Museum 2.0

What does the word "participatory" mean to you? The various definitions of participatory projects can lead to confusion and misunderstandings. In this report, the authors describe three specific models for public participation: contribution, collaboration, and co-creation. This isn't just a rhetorical question.

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The Great Good Place Book Discussion Part 1: Can Cultural Institutions Be Third Places?

Museum 2.0

You can join the conversation in the blog comments, or on the Museum 2.0 A good third place is one that you can walk into and be swept into lively conversation or unstructured revelry. The primary activity in third places is conversation among patrons. The cultural service model is antithetical to the third place.

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Complicity, Intimacy, Community

Museum 2.0

She described a certain feeling of goodwill towards other visitors, saying it's a place where she naturally falls into smiles and conversation with strangers. To some extent, complicity is determined by individual attitude. Tags: Talking to Strangers participatory museum comfort.

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Rowboats and Magic Feathers: Reflections on 13 Years of Museum 2.0

Museum 2.0

Within a few months, I was having rich conversations in the comments section with new friends around the world. I spent 2007-2011 traveling the world, doing participatory projects and consulting gigs, and writing my first book. You gave me support as I struggled to lead a museum through a participatory rebirth. Museum 2.0

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Notes from the Future: Reflections on the IMLS Meeting on Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century

Museum 2.0

This attitude is often self-serving: it’s also a practical problem for those who actually want to create change. One of the most promising models for doing so (and a potential way to structure the NAS report) is scenario-based planning. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t think about the future. I feel mixed about this.

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