Boundaries in Museum Work

Boundaries are good, except when they keep us apart. Can museum work manage both?

Links of the Week: November 5, 2021: Hybrid Check-in

Everyone's writing about the Great Resignation. Is anyone doing anything about it, besides leaving? And, a survey!

Museum Disruption Revisited (and Dismantling Visited)

Can museum workers really down bring their own system?

Links of the Week: October 29, 2021: Museum Field Scares

The museum field is full of fear, and not the fun kind.

Museums Can't Monetize Content before They Value People

Is museum organizational culture set up to allow for the fair valuation of content—and people?

Links of the Week: October 22, 2021: Tech in the Middle

The end of the calendar year often feels like the time for tech talk.

Personality Types, Personas, and Uncertainty in Museum Work

Personality tests and personas come from the same organizational obsession with absolute certainty.

Links of the Week: October 15, 2021: Squid Museum

The hit show Squid Game makes sport of capitalism's hold on us. What are museum workers to do?

The Tech-Driven Cult of the Individual Harms Museum Workers' Mental Health

Personalized tech was supposed to help mental health issues in museums. What happened?

Links of the Week: October 8, 2021: Hybrid Games

Workers forced into office-centered hybrid arrangements are finding that they're returning to … remote work.