Design Participatory Problem 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?
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.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 1, 2009
When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. Museums see open-ended self-expression as the be-all of participatory experiences. This is a problem for two reasons. Would you design an interactive exhibit that only 1% of visitors would want to use?
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. We focused more on design. A million thanks to them.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 16, 2009
When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. Museums see open-ended self-expression as the be-all of participatory experiences. This is a problem for two reasons. Would you design an interactive exhibit that only 1% of visitors would want to use?
Museum 2.0
MAY 21, 2014
When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. Participatory work can be very labor-intensive. Letting myself ignore glaring problems that still exist. They are still problems. We have to fix them.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 28, 2008
But here's the problem. And here's the bigger problem. 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. I'm reading a book of essays about how to teach written by teens. In the Web 2.0
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
24 
Let's personalize your content