Museums Trust the Process but Not the People

Museum workers are told to think in systems but put people first. So which is it?

Do We Need Museum Collectives?

Can the exceptionalist museum field move in a collaborative, networked direction?

Museums Must Pivot Back to People

Museums have been pivoting to post-normal workplaces. What else are they pivoting to?

The Capitalism Conundrum for Museum Workers

Is there another way for the museum sector besides all-encompassing capitalism? Thoughts on week two of MCN 2020.

Strategy for the Rest of Us

Thoughts from the first of two weeks of the Museum Computer Network's virtual 2020 conference

Museums in an Age of Redux

A look back at a post from four years ago—are museums any more ready to resist authoritarianism, even in their own org culture?

The Mindfulness Dilemma for Museums

Can a practice dedicated to being in the present moment help when museums fetishize the past while cannibalizing their future?

Museums and the Three Crises

What kind of org culture must a museum have to fight the interconnected crises of racism, climate collapse, and fascism?

Is a Different Museum Org a Work of Fiction?

Everyone's asking questions about what a museum should be. Can we change what museums will be?

How to Fix Professional Development Classes in Museums

A broken museum model has made staff learning a failure. It's time to put workers in charge for a change.

How Does Hope in Museums Turn into Action?

Hope can lead to transformation—are museums ready to support their workers in the days ahead?

Does Hope Belong in a Museum?

What will save museums—optimism or hope?

I, Jargoneer

Museum workers are done with buzzwords. So how do we move from words to real impact?

The Museum Field's Twin Obsessions with Scarcity and Growth

Museums are addicted to institutional growth but precarity for their people.

What Museums Mean by Transparency

"Transparency" joins the performative hit parade in museum organizational culture.