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Guest Post: Collections Access - Open the Door Wider

Museum 2.0

I’m always amazed when my colleagues tell me that the biggest barrier they face to “opening up” the content at their museums is from registrars—the people who care for collection objects. are well versed in new ideas for audience engagement and committed to opening up their institutions to increase public access.

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How To Understand Cultural Differences To Drive Business Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

It is only when you start to identify what is typical in your culture, but different from others, that you can begin to open a dialogue of sharing, learning, and ultimately understanding." Cultures Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Erin Meyer INSEAD Leadership Public Affairs Books The Culture Map' It''s a fascinating read.

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Invention, Technology and Social Change: What’s driving you?

Amy Sample Ward

I was interviewed recently by Petra Kroon , a blogger focused on social media and entrepreneurship in The Netherlands, in which she asked some really great questions, including what I thought the trend would be for social entrepreneurship in 2010 as well as where we may be in 25 years. Find out more about the conference here.

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Blueprint Book Club Part 3: The Future of the National Vending Machine

Museum 2.0

This guest post was written by Geert-Jan Davelaar and Anna Tiedink, educators at the Zuiderzee Open Air Museum in the Netherlands, the museum that "adopted" the INNL's National Vending Machine project after INNL's closure. Zuiderzeemuseum is an open-air museum that focuses on a specific region in the north of the Netherlands.

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Launching the First Wave of the OF/BY/FOR ALL Change Network

Museum 2.0

We explored opening a training center. The First Wave includes 6 museums, 5 performing arts organizations, 3 public libraries, 3 parks, and 3 community centers. We see OF/BY/FOR ALL as an adaptable playbook for community change. The challenge is to figure out the best way to share that playbook. Publishing toolkits. Consulting.

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Don’t Be Fooled by Abstract Jargon: Internet Governance and ICT Policy

Tech Soup

Trends in mobile phones , social media , cloud computing , open data , e-government and e-governance , new applications, and open and developing Internet standards have increased the importance of ICT to multiple actors, which include CSOs. Net neutrality has been enshrined in law in the Netherlands and Chile. Not convinced yet?

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Guest Post by Jasper Visser: Storytelling for Social Cohesion at Story House Belvédère

Museum 2.0

Story House Belvédère in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is a magical place. In its short existence (it opened in 2013), the place has made a name for itself as a successful community-driven, innovative cultural initiative. City officials doubted the idea of an exhibition in the public space in a part of town they considered dangerous.