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.
Towards a New Museum Conference Ecosystem?
Nearly 50 museum-field professionals discussed evolving the museum conference-scape into something broader
Links of the Week: February 11, 2022: Let This Be Your Last Fake News
All the news that isn't can come from anywhere.
Roles, Responsibilities, and Hats in Museum Work
What does it mean if our museum jobs are doomed to be undescribable to other museum workers?
Links of the Week: February 4, 2022: the Non-Fungible Mind
If mindfulness is the art of noticing, then NFTs are the new noticing of art.
Next-Level Museum Conference Chess
Come to a Museum Human gathering about museum conference gatherings
Links of the Week: January 28, 2022: Stress Test
Workers are stressed, but the leadership radar is focused elsewhere.
Study Hall: The Org Culture of Self-Examination in Museums
Museum-field studies are interesting, but does institutional org culture prevent real learning?
Links of the Week: January 21, 2022: Traumatic Times
Exploitation around many individual issues is adding up to big trauma for museum workers.
The Illusion of Certainty in the Museum Field Has to End
Museums—and the western business model—are obsessed with certainty. Is there another path?
Links of the Week: January 14, 2022: Unconventional Wisdom
We're mistaken … about a great many things.
Can DAOs Help the Museum Field and Its Workers?
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations could be where blockchain meets museum org culture
Links of the Week: January 7, 2022: Powers of Ten
Some things don't change when the calendar flips, like unsustainable workloads.
The Museum Human Sangha is an Experiment in Liberation
We'll build on our shared knowledge and uncertainty with a Discord community for Museum Human subscribers.
Links of the Week: December 17, 2021: Everything Must Go, part 3
Museum Human finishes the year with links about hybrid work, tech, NFTs, and capitalism.
Top Museum Human Trends of 2021
What's Museum Human's take on 2021, and what's in store for 2022?