Hustle Culture, Revisited, part 2: What I've Learned about Museums from Making Museum Human
What have I learned about the museum field from eight years of making Museum Human?
Links of the Week: May 10, 2024: Ungrowth
Limits and rifts are everywhere—we've only chosen to ignore them in the name of capitalist growth.
Limits and Rifts: A Review of Post Growth and Marx in the Anthropocene
We obsess about growth but do we think enough about limits?
Links of the Week: January 26, 2024: Finding Forward
Can museums and their workers move in the same direction at the same time?
We Are All Standing on the Edge
As we teeter on the edges of so many problems, can we take in all that we're facing?
Links of the Week: May 12, 2023: Time Costs
Museums are discussing big issues but lack the time to implement real changes.
Shrug Culture: Innovation, Help, and Sharing in Museums
All too often, one worker's innovation is another worker's meh.
Decision-Making Often Goes Wrong Before It Even Begins
Distributed decision-making is the real test of progressive workplaces.
Links of the Week: March 17, 2023: The Brittle
This week's links include the polycrisis, transparency, care vs fascism, and what museums should be doing about it all.
Museums and the X-day Workweek
A shorter workweek is under discussion, but are orgs still desperately avoiding real flexibility?
Links of the Week: February 24, 2023: Getting Back to Museums
Museums and their workers have a world full of problems to deal with.
Quiet Quitting in Museums is More than Just Taking It Easy
Quiet quitting is a journey of worker self-worth and one that museums have to take very seriously.
Links of the Week: July 15, 2022: (Northern) Summer Grab Bag
Here are some links on mission creep, DEIA, crypto, and burnout.