EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. French fashion designer and business woman Coco Chanel did much more than make clothing.

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Story Angola Sierra Leone Artist 133

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. We have prioritized opening up to as many partners as possible through collaborative structures that scale. In the meantime, here are some.

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Museum Director History Teen 49

Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

I led two sessions, one on visitor co-created museum experiences, and the other on design inspirations from outside museums. If participatory exhibit design is going to progress as a design methodology, it has to produce outputs that are demonstrably equivalent to or better than exhibits created by traditional methods.

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Slides Participatory Museum Children 20

Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

Each rose or carnation can include a gift card that tells a short story of how an extra $5 or $10 went to support domestic violence survivors or creating a safe space for LGBTQ teens. Here are some ideas on designing this from Pinterest boards on Valentine’s day tags. Partner with a Local Florist. Chocolate Covered Fundraising.

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Ideas Fundraising Strategy Gift 98

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

The Exploratorium's Nanoscape project, in which visitors and volunteers built giant walk-through models of nanoscale structures, had a different kind of impact; instead of displaying visitors' unique expressions of self, it displayed the power of collective action by visitors, harnessed by an institution. On the Ontario Science Center's 2.0

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Voice Create Museum Arts 20

Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

The irritating design? The recent flurry of restrictions that has sent teens fleeing? Structure the space with a clear story (and commensurate rules). Structure means context, and context means norms that people can easily grasp and deal with. When you think of MySpace, what is the first thing that comes to mind?

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Museum Myspace Facilitation Social Network 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 13, 2007

Part of it is about consuming, but that’s not the whole story. It’s ironic, when you think about the great pains that museums and libraries go to to create spaces that are “teen-positive,” that malls attract kids effortlessly with fluorescent lights and lousy music. Tags: design Unusual Projects and Influences visitors.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

So I can tell y’all that stuff, y’all, but I’ll tell you my most important job and how I really, really learned to hone my leadership skills was as solo mama to this teen who, my friends, she has the mack daddy of all summer jobs. Flat structures have hidden hierarchy. Do y’all know what that is? Absolutely.

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Management Work Video Slides 93

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Many people mentioned the intelligent design/evolution debate, raising examples of angry homeschoolers and religious groups. Failure of NIH drug testing design An exhibit only in a language other than English Santa Claus – Real or Not? The way we think about science—and possibly the way we do it—is connected to our political leanings.

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