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: June 10, 2022: the Human Touch

It's too easy to forget the people behind various processes—especially when it's us.

The Other Side of Rogue in Museum Org Culture

Can museum workers respectfully and humanely balance accountability and experimentation?

Links of the Week: June 3, 2022: Crypto Island

Museum workers should pay attention to the recent crypto turbulence—the field doesn't need this instability right now.

"Severance" and Museum Org Culture

The most recent show about work/life (im)balance has some lessons about org culture in the museum field.

Links of the Week: May 27, 2022: Culture Fit

As the Great Exhaustion continues apace, can museum workers get past cultural tyrannies?

The Museum Overwork Dilemma—Us or Them?

We've met the museum overwork enemy—but is it us? Join a co-hosted conversation on June 9 to talk it out.

Links of the Week: May 20, 2022: Grabbing the Remote

Remote work is only one element of respectful workplaces. What are some others?

Are We Approaching Museum Org Culture All Wrong?

What if we're approaching museum org culture backward?

Links of the Week: May 13, 2022: Change Like You Mean It

Whose change? And changing into what? What does change mean for museum workers?

The Genius Delusion in Museum Work

Like most sectors, museums are in search of geniuses. But is that just the same old idolatry?

Links of the Week: May 6, 2022: Museums and More

Museums may not get enough attention in this economy—but they may be important canaries in the coal mine.

Beyond Remote Work: A Review of Out of Office

A book on remote and hybrid workplaces quickly pivots to the place of work in our lives.

Links of the Week: April 29, 2022: Work That Work Media

Can a blog about museum workplaces have too much about work?

The Trouble with Defining "Digital Transformation" in Museums

Everyone talks about digital transformation, but no one can define it.

Links of the Week: April 22, 2022: Museum Field Hot Takes

Museum professionals have no shortage of hot takes about the field