Going Rogue, Revisited

Is ignoring the org structure the best way to make change or just more safe, performative rebellion?

The Current Museum Model Has to Die

A new unconference series demands Death to (the institutional failures of) Museums.

Digital Museum Publishing is Still Trying in 2020

In a pandemic world, is digital publishing an answer for museums—or the same problem in different packaging?

Normal, Disrupted

What normal are all of us in museums—leaders, workers—trying to get back to? Is there a better "no-normal" out there?

Silos, Revisited

Museums figure to be chaotic workplaces as they re-open. Might silos help?

Museum Leadership for the Rest of Us

Is it time to stop looking for leaders to guide us out of this pestilential age—and start looking to networks of people to rise to the challenge?

Agile for What?

The museum sector has been talking for years about the need for agility. But just what are we trying to be agile for?

The Museum at the End of the World: "I Didn't Mean It Literally" Edition

What should museums do in the apocalypse? Stop talking about leadership, realism, and the new normal, to start.

The Museum at the End of the World: Alternate Timeline Edition

How might your life and career have changed if you didn't end up working in a museum?

The Top Ten Museum Excuses Not to Experiment

We've all heard the reasons museums can't try new things. Which ones are your (least) favorite?

How Museums Can Really Have Engaged Employees

Surveys on museum employee engagement are now commonplace. But real engagement comes from accountability, and that starts with respect for all staff.

Introducing Museum Human's Reading List on Organizational Culture for Cultural Organizations

Part One of this exclusive list of books and magazines on org culture and museums focuses on writing about and from museum professionals.

Thoughts on One Month of Regular Tweeting

I was once an occasional tweeter. This year, I resolved to share every day about museum org culture. Here's how Month One went.

Why All the Hating on Empathy?

Empathy is not a one-step solution to all organizational problems. It was never meant to be. Why all the piling on something which should be positive? Subscribe to The Museum at the End of the World to read more!

The Schrödinger's Career of Working in Museums

Museum workers are calling out the contradictions of their institutions and the field. Are museums—and workers—ready for the changes required?