Datafication, Playlistification, and Museum Everything
Museum experience—for visitors and workers alike—is more complex than data alone can explain.
Topic
Data
A collection of 12 posts
Tough Love for the DEI Industry: A Review of DEI Deconstructed
A 2022 book has a damning analysis of why DEI hasn't worked so far—and how understanding org culture better is the first step to real change.
The Analytics and Intuition Dilemma for Museum Workers
Data and analytics are important for museums, but intuition and genius need to be democratized, too.
Storytelling with Clarity and Confidence: an Interview with Abhay Adhikari
An open-minded and multi-disciplinary approach is making Digital Identities more than just technology.
Links of the Week: March 3, 2023: Minding the Gaps
Sometimes it's what's missing that defines our workplaces.
Links of the Week: August 5, 2022: Just Eff It?
The dividing line between "just eff it" and "no effing way" has shifted, and museum workers have taken note.
Links of the Week: April 15, 2022: Elite Is As Elite Does
How elite is the museum field, anyway?
Measuring the Unmeasurable in Museum Work
Worker feelings may be impossible to measure, and that's a good thing
Study Hall: The Org Culture of Self-Examination in Museums
Museum-field studies are interesting, but does institutional org culture prevent real learning?
Are Museums Really Ready for Audience Research?
Museums' audience research efforts are undermined by troubling organizational trends.