Links of the Week: July 29, 2022: Going Deep
When a story is ending, what needs to change—the story or the storytellers?
The "Cultural Translation" Burden in Museum Work
Is the fine art of cultural translation another organizational trap for museum workers?
AOC, Rock Stars, and Leaderless Movements in Museum Orgs
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a star, but the rock star system isn't helping politics—or museums.
Roles, Responsibilities, and Hats in Museum Work
What does it mean if our museum jobs are doomed to be undescribable to other museum workers?
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!
Links of the Week: October 29, 2021: Museum Field Scares
The museum field is full of fear, and not the fun kind.
Last Exit to Interview
Can museums do better with exit interviews? An immodest proposal.
Going Rogue, Revisited
Is ignoring the org structure the best way to make change or just more safe, performative rebellion?
The Museum at the End of the World: Alternate Timeline Edition
How might your life and career have changed if you didn't end up working in a museum?
The Burnout Dilemma
Is burnout in the museum field something particular to the sector, or just another expression of the rotten Matrix? And which do we tackle first?
Museums and the Paradox of Learning
Museums, teach your people well … Learning must be a key supporting mindset of a cultural sector workplace.
Is MCN now the Museum Change Network?
The Museum Computer Network 2017 conference was heavy on change, leadership, and navigating the org chart. Have we entered a "post-digital" era of "always be changing" in museum technology?