Does Hope Belong in a Museum?
What will save museums—optimism or hope?
Topic
Workplace
A collection of 89 issues
I, Jargoneer
Museum workers are done with buzzwords. So how do we move from words to real impact?
Going Rogue, Revisited
Is ignoring the org structure the best way to make change or just more safe, performative rebellion?
Normal, Disrupted
What normal are all of us in museums—leaders, workers—trying to get back to? Is there a better "no-normal" out there?
Museum Leadership for the Rest of Us
Is it time to stop looking for leaders to guide us out of this pestilential age—and start looking to networks of people to rise to the challenge?
Agile for What?
The museum sector has been talking for years about the need for agility. But just what are we trying to be agile for?
The Museum at the End of the World: "I Didn't Mean It Literally" Edition
What should museums do in the apocalypse? Stop talking about leadership, realism, and the new normal, to start.
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.
The Schrödinger's Career of Working in Museums
Museum workers are calling out the contradictions of their institutions and the field. Are museums—and workers—ready for the changes required?
The Museum at the End of the World: 2001, An Organizational Culture Odyssey
Let's look at the classic movie 2001: A Space Odyssey—for the meetings.