Community Participatory Public Teen 
Museum 2.0
APRIL 7, 2009
Which of these descriptions exemplifies participatory museum practice? Museum invites community members to participate in the development and creation of an exhibit. But the difference between the two examples teases out a problem in differentiating "participatory design" from "design for participation." The exhibit opens.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 18, 2015
Imagine the most community-based science center possible. Imagine it in a poor, immigrant farmworker community. In a Community Science Workshop. A couple months ago, I visited a Community Science Workshop for the first time in Watsonville, CA. Can you give me the overview of Community Science Workshops? It thrives.
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Museum 2.0
MAY 21, 2014
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. Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. I arrived in 2011 with the explicit directive to execute a turnaround. Naming fears, too.
Museum 2.0
JULY 31, 2013
You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more. I''m sufficiently externally-driven to realize that having a public place for my learning helps me stay focused and keep producing.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 28, 2008
In short, it limits museums from being places that are trusted as institutions of public engagement and interaction--the places many museums claim they want to be. Museums aren't the only venues facing this question: news outlets, corporate brands, and educators are also grappling with the question of trust in the participatory age.
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 3, 2009
Last month, the Christian Science Monitor published an article entitled, "Museums' new mantra: Connect with community." It took me a couple weeks (and various museum blog responses ) to realize what bugs me about this article--it treats "connecting with community" as a marketing ploy, a "mantra" rather than a mission. Which community?
Museum 2.0
AUGUST 18, 2008
I've long believed that museums have a special opportunity to support the community spirit of Web 2.0 as physical analogs to virtual community platforms. People who engage deeply in any online community, whether a bulletin board or social networking site, want to meet in person. meetup for Elite Yelp! Invite them back.
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