Measuring the Unmeasurable in Museum Work

Worker feelings may be impossible to measure, and that's a good thing

Links of the Week: April 8, 2022: The Collaboratorium

Workers have been told that they need to collaborate better. But is that missing the point?

The Positivity of Negativity in Museum Work

Can we acknowledge doom and collapse and still make positive change in museums?

Introverts and Extroverts in Museum Work

Is a museum workplace possible which benefits introverts, extroverts, and everyone who's both and in between?

Museum Work in an Age of Anxiety

Are museums and workers ready to confront existential threats to their very existence?

Co-Creation Requires a Museum Field Re-Creation

More museums are co-creating, but a deep and widespread practice will require a new org culture.

I, Jargoneer

Museum workers are done with buzzwords. So how do we move from words to real impact?

What Museums Mean by Transparency

"Transparency" joins the performative hit parade in museum organizational culture.

Thoughts on One Month of Regular Tweeting

I was once an occasional tweeter. This year, I resolved to share every day about museum org culture. Here's how Month One went.

The Not-So-Fine Art of Being Wrong in Museums

Changing your mind? Open to opinions? The museum field doesn't seem to value I-don't-know-it-alls.

Keeping Ourselves Real in Our Museum Work

The workplace psychology movement of the week is a call for authenticity. Do museums have a particular office honesty problem?