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Making Museum Tours Participatory: A Model from the Wing Luke Asian Museum

Museum 2.0

Last week, I visited the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle. The guide, Vi Mar, was an incredible facilitator. She did several things over the course of the tour to make it participatory, and she did so in a natural, delightful way. But participatory facilitation can be taught. What if it isn't what I expected?

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Join Me for A Social Design Experiment on April 5

Museum 2.0

April 5 is the first day of a class I’m teaching called Social Technology, in which we are focusing on designing an exhibition that features social objects , that is, exhibits or artifacts that inspire interpersonal dialogue. To kick off the course, we’re doing a simple exercise at the Seattle zoo (but you can do it anywhere).

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Less a conference than a facilitated retreat, the 2016 gathering will encourage the active and full engagement of all participants. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Seattle, WA / $1,000.

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