Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Ten Tips for More Powerful Public Speaking

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I love presenting. Standing in front of an audience fills me with adrenaline and calm at the same time. The adrenaline comes from fear and...
Tuesday, March 06, 2018

This is What the Participatory Museum Sounds Like

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It's late in the afternoon. I'm cranking away on a grant proposal, when suddenly, a classical rendition of "All the Single La...
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Are Participant Demographics the Most Useful Single Measure of Community Impact?

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Let's say you want your organization to be rooted in your community. To be of value to your community. To reflect and represent your c...
Thursday, January 25, 2018

Introducing Community Participation Bootcamp at the MAH

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For the past five years, each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has hosted MuseumCamp . MuseumCamp is a professional deve...
Monday, January 08, 2018

Instead of Selling Objects, Build Public Trust

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You run a regional museum. It's been struggling financially for years. Now, you have a new vision--co-created with trustees and comm...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

What is the Turkey and the Bread (or the Sourdough Starter) of the MAH?

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Last month, I went to an amazing training called the Skid Row School for Social Change . The mission of the Skid Row School is to train le...
Thursday, December 07, 2017

Guest Post by Jasper Visser: Storytelling for Social Cohesion at Story House Belvédère

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I first read about Story House Belvédère on Jasper Visser’s excellent blog, The Museum of the Future . This small, startup cultural projec...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Introducing #museumfitness, a Side Project where Art & Athletics Mix

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When I have a day to myself, there are two things I like to do most in this world: work. work out. To celebrate the confluence betwee...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Reimagining Museums with Latin America Leading the Way

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Earlier this month, I went to a conference that renewed my faith in conferences. I first sensed the difference at the front door. There wa...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Learning to Love the Re-Org: How We Executed a Staff Restructuring

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My original "kitchen table" brainstorm. The Packard Foundation asked me to write a blog post about our 2016 staff restructurin...