13 April 2022

Measuring the Unmeasurable in Museum Work

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

08 April 2022

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?

01 April 2022

Links of the Week: April 1, 2022: The Center Cannot Hold

Organizations are too often centered on leaders. How can museums shift to centering the humanity of everyone?

08 June 2021

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.

11 May 2021

TMPR for Museum Workers, Part 3: People

A four-part series continues with the place of people in the museum field. It's not as obvious as you think.

16 April 2021

Museums Can't End Projects Without a Map

Museums have no problem starting new work. Why is ending old work so difficult to get right?

05 October 2020

How to Fix Professional Development Classes in Museums

A broken museum model has made staff learning a failure. It's time to put workers in charge for a change.

14 September 2020

I, Jargoneer

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

24 August 2020

What Museums Mean by Transparency

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

17 February 2020

How Museums Can Really Have Engaged Employees

Surveys on museum employee engagement are now commonplace. But real engagement comes from accountability, and that starts with respect for all staff.