Links of the Week: August 31, 2022: The System
Considering their educational pedigrees, museum workers aren't used to thinking of their institutions as systems.
The Genius Delusion in Museum Work
Like most sectors, museums are in search of geniuses. But is that just the same old idolatry?
Measuring the Unmeasurable in Museum Work
Worker feelings may be impossible to measure, and that's a good thing
We Ignore the Museum Busyness Elephant at Our Peril
Museum workloads are undermining the entire remote/return discussion and so much more.
Towards a New Museum Conference Ecosystem?
Nearly 50 museum-field professionals discussed evolving the museum conference-scape into something broader
Roles, Responsibilities, and Hats in Museum Work
What does it mean if our museum jobs are doomed to be undescribable to other museum workers?
Study Hall: The Org Culture of Self-Examination in Museums
Museum-field studies are interesting, but does institutional org culture prevent real learning?
Links of the Week: January 14, 2022: Unconventional Wisdom
We're mistaken … about a great many things.
So I Missed My Museum's Orientation
Is museum onboarding too inconsistent to make "museum citizenship" a reality?
Links of the Week: October 29, 2021: Museum Field Scares
The museum field is full of fear, and not the fun kind.
Introverts and Extroverts in Museum Work
Is a museum workplace possible which benefits introverts, extroverts, and everyone who's both and in between?
Last Exit to Interview
Can museums do better with exit interviews? An immodest proposal.
Links of the Week: March 23, 2021: Are U Capable?
This week Museum Human looks at capabilities (not just skills). Which matter more for a museum?
How to Make Museum Work Flexible, not Fauxible
Flexible work is not just schedules and policies. It's roles, skills, mindsets, and more. Otherwise it's fake flexibility: fauxibility.
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.