12 December 2023

Complexity, Simplicity, and Collapse, Part 3: You Are Here

Museums use hierarchy to deal with complexity, but confronting collapse requires something else.

14 November 2023

Can Museums Prioritize Civics, Wellbeing, and Technology All at Once?

A brief virtual conference made a game attempt to link civics, in a partisan age, staff wellbeing, and technology.

07 November 2023

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?

17 October 2023

The Analytics and Intuition Dilemma for Museum Workers

Data and analytics are important for museums, but intuition and genius need to be democratized, too.

21 March 2023

Wrong, Revisited: Museum Worker Pain Points

Can we be wrong and right about museum-field pain points at the same time?

18 January 2022

The Illusion of Certainty in the Museum Field Has to End

Museums—and the western business model—are obsessed with certainty. Is there another path?

09 April 2021

Last Exit to Interview

Can museums do better with exit interviews? An immodest proposal.

12 October 2020

Is a Different Museum Org a Work of Fiction?

Everyone's asking questions about what a museum should be. Can we change what museums will be?

21 September 2020

Does Hope Belong in a Museum?

What will save museums—optimism or hope?