One of my organization's core values is radical collaboration. We believe that partnerships build a stronger museum and a stronger com...

When you hear the word "community," what do you envision? I see people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, and income levels. I...

At every talk I give about The Art of Relevance , no matter the audience, there's one question I always hear. Librarians and museum di...

I've been traveling a lot recently, exploring the ideas behind The Art of Relevance  with colleagues around the US. Here are two artifac...

Museum technology nerds: this post is for you. I've been thinking recently about distributed content experiences--ways for people to...

The first thing I noticed about Temple Contemporary were the chairs. Desk chairs and theater seats, sleek modsters and dilapidated stuf...

Co-pilot sadly not attending these events. One of the basic criteria for relevance has to do with effort. The more effort it takes to at...

Six years ago, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation set out on an ambitious quest. They wanted to help museums and galleries across the UK make s...

Let's say your organization has a mission to increase X (art, healthy kids, clean water, community cohesiveness, etc.). Is it more eff...

Yesterday, the local paper in Santa Cruz published a great article about my new book, The Art of Relevance . I loved the piece... but I...