NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Only measure impact, not process. When the issue of interest moves from measurement for accountability/compliance to #evaluation for learning – from Karcsig. Last week at the Packard Foundation, I participated in a conversation with Peter Laugharn, the Executive Director of Firelight Foundation , about participatory learning agendas.

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Story Data Analysis Structure 74

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

What does the word "participatory" mean to you? The various definitions of participatory projects can lead to confusion and misunderstandings. They provide detailed case studies of projects in each area, including project descriptions, informal science education goals, participant training techniques, and evaluation outcomes.

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Public Research Participatory Report 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Mental Models: These visuals describe how people (individuals, groups) think the world works, such as theories of change, power structures, and cause-effect models in general. Key is a participatory development process. Each type of mapping has specific benefits.

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Map System Profit Guatemala 86

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”. The next step in the process was for participants to evaluate some of the ideas using a 2×2 called the importance/difficulty grid. Making: Ideation and Rapid Prototyping. Concept 4: 21st Century Enquirer.

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Museum 2.0

JUNE 22, 2009

Recently, I've been wrestling a lot with the relationship between innovation and impact. I'm working on a personal project (slowly) to open a cafe/bar venue that is also a design incubator for participatory exhibits. Which has more impact on your actual daily practice? And what distinguishes the former from the latter?

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Action Ideas St. Louis Museum 31

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Impact Foundary / McClellan Park, CA / $200. Your great work will be validated, and you will be energized to move beyond current paradigms and find innovative ways to increase your impact. Impact Convergence 2016. Impact Convergence 2016. 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar. Name (a-z). State (A-Z).

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime.

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Museum 2.0

MARCH 10, 2010

This is the first of a four-part series on the behind-the-scenes experience of writing The Participatory Museum. Overview: Stages of Development and Participation Types The Participatory Museum was written over a 15 month period that began in December of 2008. Improve the section on evaluation. Conxa Roda was a queen of cutting.

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Participatory Museum Statistics Process 21

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As fellow changemakers, we should be intensely focused on how we catalyze the transformative impact of the individual. So how do we catalyze the impact of an individual? It is made by many; it is open, participatory and peer-driven.” It begins with understanding today’s change agents. Old power works like a currency.

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People Structure Influence Voice 25

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 13, 2014

Last week, I focused on the 2014 theme (social impact assessment) and the many creative evaluation projects produced by campers. I first learned about this technique from Sam Kaner''s excellent book, Facilitator''s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making. Build structures to support meeting each other.

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Facilitation Professional Learning Participatory 36