Museum 2.0

APRIL 28, 2009

On Friday, I offered a participatory design workshop for Seattle-area museum professionals ( slides here ). We concluded by sharing the tough questions each of us struggles with in applying participatory design techniques to museum practice. Develop a "question of interest" that relates to your content. Ask yourself.

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Forum One

JUNE 6, 2024

Think like a musician Those who have played music in a band or orchestra or sang in a choir understand the profound impact of an engaged and participatory audience. As someone who participated in band, chorus, and musical theater growing up, I can attest to the impact of that participation.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

I happened to be at DAM for work and got to experience this amazing exhibit. Side Trip is an immersive environment full of interactive experiences that let visitors share their own stories of the 1960s, make their own rock posters, and explore the music and vibe of the time. It is an incredible museum experience.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

It opens up new conversations about the work of art in our communities. They live their mission, working in questions and projects rather than exhibitions and programs. For example, right now, Temple Contemporary's offices are packed floor to ceiling with broken musical instruments from classrooms across the city of Philadelphia.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 22, 2008

When I heard the tollbooth story, I started thinking about gifting as a model for participatory experiences in museums. This post discusses participatory gifting in three parts: the why, the what, and finally, the how. But if you give them something to give to someone ELSE, then your content spreads, packaged in a bundle of goodwill.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2006

" Cityzenjane's goal for this feed is to provide you with content that will inspire you to make a great green future. " Here's my interview with her: I am curious as to whether or not you work for a nonprofit organization? Yes, I do work for an environmental non-profit. For me to see where my own true interests lie.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

But as Nina notes, they are doing research from this experiment about the role of independence and influence in a participatory experience. For individual artists, a blog can also help sell or promote their work. The content is focused on the professional area of expertise. They are sensitive to the artists who are being judged.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 3, 2009

While there is much talk about supporting participation and making museum content relevant, the word "community" hangs like a poorly-defined carrot on a shtick. Pick a group of people to whom you would like to be relevant, and work with them to deliver programs that meet their needs. Which community? The Filipino community?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. We'd talk about the work itself. Level the playing field or tip it in their favor.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

I want to see more multi-person exhibits, more prompts for discussion about content, more tools to facilitate connecting wtih other visitors whose interests are similar or in some way useful to your own. Imagine a music store where each CD lists the names of the last 20 people to pick it up, and what those people ultimately bought.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2007

On the web, such socializing can happen around games (MMOs), shopping (Amazon discussions), trip planning (TripAdvisor), music or book collections ( Librarything ). Why does this work with dogs but not with, say, 18th century coins in museums? Ideas design participatory museum Unusual Projects and Influences inclusion.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change When most people outside gaming think of video games, they typically fall into three buckets: "old school" games like Super Mario and Tetris, social and mobile games like Farmville and Angry Birds, or hyper-violent console games like Grand Theft Auto.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Social Capital 2016 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. You'll learn to embrace technology and find out how to put it to work for your institution. Fundraising. Social Capital 2016. Social Capital 2016.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Your great work will be validated, and you will be energized to move beyond current paradigms and find innovative ways to increase your impact. Affect is a new community event highlighting the diversity of work and design behind social change. General / #WHATIFConference / @ImpactFoundary. Marketing & Communications. 10/24/2016.

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