Mission Driven on a Capitalist Superhighway

Will museums always be monetizing from here on out?

Tag, You're It: Museums and the Internet of Stuff

The micro-location revolution promises more information for museums and their visitors than ever. But do we already have too much "stuff" in the museum? And how do we keep track of it all?

The Event Horizon of Digital Skills and Museum Staff

Museum workers need comprehensive digital skills that are fairly and equally distributed. Will we end up with digital haves and have-nots in the museum?

Diversity in Museums: a Follow-Up

Are the privileged—including myself—ready to look in that mirror? My post last week on diversity got a lot of positive responses, but I'm more grateful for the ones which pointed out mistakes and implications in what I wrote.

What We in Museums Talk about When We Talk about Diversity

Are museums ready for what a real commitment to diversity will entail?

What We Talk about When We Talk about Silos

It turned out that our collective war on silos was a war on other people's silos.

Can Museums be "Developmental Organizations"?: An interview with Dara Blumenthal

Dara Blumenthal isn't just diagnosing process problems in today's workplaces. She discusses the very way in which people are viewed—and view themselves—at work and in society.

Text and the Future of Museum Content

Is anyone reading museum wall labels—and if so, retaining what they're reading—any more?

Just what are we trying to "disrupt" anyway?

So we're all supposed to disrupt something, that much is clear. Just what that thing is, isn't clear, but it's not supposed to matter. And what does this mean for museums?

How much organizational risk can a museum take?

We all want our museums to be more innovative, free-flowing, unstructured … right?

Can Medium be a message for museums?

Can cultural institutions afford the money and time to try to make long-form reading—on someone else's platform—work?

Discuss: Deep Learning, AI, and Museums (4/8/16)

The latest on Deep Learning, AI, and what it all means for museums.

Links of the Week (4/6/16)

Those of us in nonprofits and/or cultural institutions groan/roll eyes at the idea of a "personal brand," but what's so wrong about having an idea of yourself and where you want to be?

Could museums use a bit more (internal) controversy?

What controversial architecture—and what really gets built—can teach museums about internal discussions and decision-making.

Discuss: Some Digital Publishing Points (4/1/16)

The latest from the (so-called) death-grip struggle between print and digital publishing.