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Throwing Open The Doors

Museum 2.0

As many a museum parent, I also assume I am dragging my children with me, often forgetting that they like museums. One of my children asked if we could go into the museum. Prior to this, my children had stopped at every odd junk-shop-cum-museum off of Interstate 90. I mean it had its doors open.

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The People at Work

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This week, I thought I'd share the stage with others to hear their ideas about their colleagues. I've spent most of my working life at the mercy of city and state road construction, as Ohio seems to always been in repair ;> As someone who doesn't always listen to local traffic, I was thankful for his insight. And, I will.

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Innovative Punch Card Systems that Motivate Repeat Engagement

Museum 2.0

I’ve often wondered why I’ve never seen a museum with a punch card system. But many large museum membership database systems are dismal at tracking members’ or visitors’ repeat attendance. But many large museum membership database systems are dismal at tracking members’ or visitors’ repeat attendance.

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Change from the Inside: A Conversation with COSI

Museum 2.0

What’s harder: coming up with great experimental ideas or jumping through institutional hoops to make the experiments happen? Today, an interview with staff from a museum with an incredibly healthy attitude towards experimentation with social media. COSI is a hands-on science center in Columbus, Ohio. I was blown away.

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The Wildness in the Corner: A Discussion with Jason Nelson

Museum 2.0

The interview includes stories about some of his projects, and a delving into questions about what makes viral content compelling, how to draw people into an uncomfortable environment, and ways that art--or museum content--can become more pervasive by being hidden in the corners of life. What do you think has made you successful?