Is Museum Human Moving beyond the Valley of Org Culture?
Has org culture grown too big—or too small—for the subject matter of a blog?
Topic
Silos
A collection of 18 posts
A Review of Bootstrapped and a Webinar on Worker Self-Directed Nonprofits
Organizations too often believe the twin myths of individual self-reliance and worker disempowerment.
Links of the Week: May 24, 2024: This Deal Is Getting Worse All the Time
Has the new buzzword for being trapped in a platform finally come for the museum field?
Hustle Culture, Revisited, part 2: What I've Learned about Museums from Making Museum Human
What have I learned about the museum field from eight years of making Museum Human?
How Can Different Groups in the Museum Agree on Impact?
Museums—and their departments and workers—are increasingly concerned about impact beyond the institution. But can museums have impact externally when they may not agree on just what it means—or how to get there—internally?
Links of the Week: April 26, 2024: Process and Processing
Workplaces process trauma to the best of their ability—in our society, how good is that?
"Who's Defensive? You're Defensive!" Accountability in Museum Work
When all around is collapsing, internal mistrust can easily turn into defensiveness.
The Genius Delusion in Museum Work
Like most sectors, museums are in search of geniuses. But is that just the same old idolatry?
The "Cultural Translation" Burden in Museum Work
Is the fine art of cultural translation another organizational trap for museum workers?
Links of the Week: December 10, 2021: Everything Must Go, Part 2
Some end-of-year reading on museums, silos, learning, racism, leadership, and climate