Robert J Weisberg
I work on a bit of everything in museum content. I find human solutions to tech problems. I geek out on workflow. No, really. I learn and teach and write everything down.
Links of the Week: September 9, 2022: Digital and the Museum
The digital revolution only papered over workplace problems.
September Opener: What Does Digital Mean to Museums?
Museums' issues with digital and technology reflect a greater struggle for identity and meaning.
Links of the Week: August 31, 2022: The System
Considering their educational pedigrees, museum workers aren't used to thinking of their institutions as systems.
Links of the Week: August 26, 2022: More on the Long View
Taking a long view without centering humanity is no view at all.
Links of the Week: August 12, 2022: The Fairness Spin
Are efforts to make museums fairer workplaces—including with DEAI—just going in circles?
Links of the Week: August 5, 2022: Just Eff It?
The dividing line between "just eff it" and "no effing way" has shifted, and museum workers have taken note.
Links of the Week: July 29, 2022: Going Deep
When a story is ending, what needs to change—the story or the storytellers?
Links of the Week: July 22, 2022: What Vibrations?
Some leaders think the Great Resignation is caused by bad vibes. It's more than that.
Links of the Week: July 15, 2022: (Northern) Summer Grab Bag
Here are some links on mission creep, DEIA, crypto, and burnout.
Links of the Week: June 24, 2022: The Commons
Strategy and democracy are all part of the debate over the museum commons.
The Dawn of a New Org Culture?
More thoughts about The Dawn of Everything and lessons it holds for museum org culture
Links of the Week: June 17, 2022: Do the Contradiction
Remote/hybrid work contradictions are a sign of how far museum workplaces have to go.
We Need to Complicate Our Narratives of Progress
A new book questions the progress narrative of Western civilization, and museum workers should take note.