A month ago, one of our front-line staff members, Sarah Groh, came to her supervisor and me with a concern. Sarah and some of her collea...

Early this month, I got the chance to hear legendary game designer Will Wright (Sim City) give a talk. I've followed Wright's work...

I'm heading to the American Alliance of Museums' annual conference this weekend, and I'm psyched to reconnect with friends an...

Like a lot of organizations, my museum struggles with two conflicting goals: The museum should be for everyone in our community. It...

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Ready for something ridiculous? Check out this inane AT&T commercial about a woman whose absorption in her smartphone is so great that...

When we talk about museums or cultural institutions as vehicles of social and civic change, what does that really mean? Last week I had a co...

I'm starting this post with an annoying, fabulous number: 73. That's the predicted high temperature today in Santa Cruz. It'...

A genius has just created a major body of work. Her work is monumental in her field, but her achievements are somewhat opaque to the gener...

There's a constant dialogue in participatory work about how to make peoples' contributions meaningful. I've written about di...