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.
Links of the Week (3/30/16)
Links from the week of March 30, 2016, featuring articles on community, transparency, and empathy.
Just How Different a Workplace is a Museum?
Can evolving workplace practices in the business world be applied to mission-driven non-profits like museums?
Discuss: Collaboration and Silos (3/25/16)
Collaborating our way out of workplace silos is all the rage … or is it? What are some responses to the collaboration conundrum?
Links of the Week (3/23/16)
The New York Times tells us that art books are surviving in a digital world. Whew! Also, jetpacks, leisure, and teamwork.