Do Museums Need to Go Bigger Than Just Minimally Viable?

Is there such a thing as too many MVPs?

The Trust Problem for Museums Doesn't Start with the Public

Museums say they're among the most trusted institutions in society. What happens when that isn't the case internally?

Hustle Culture, Revisited, part 2: What I've Learned about Museums from Making Museum Human

What have I learned about the museum field from eight years of making Museum Human?

Links of the Week: May 10, 2024: Ungrowth

Limits and rifts are everywhere—we've only chosen to ignore them in the name of capitalist growth.

Limits and Rifts: A Review of Post Growth and Marx in the Anthropocene

We obsess about growth but do we think enough about limits?

How Can Different Groups in the Museum Agree on Impact?

Museums—and their departments and workers—are increasingly concerned about impact beyond the institution. But can museums have impact externally when they may not agree on just what it means—or how to get there—internally?

Links of the Week: January 26, 2024: Finding Forward

Can museums and their workers move in the same direction at the same time?

We Are All Standing on the Edge

As we teeter on the edges of so many problems, can we take in all that we're facing?

Links of the Week: May 12, 2023: Time Costs

Museums are discussing big issues but lack the time to implement real changes.

Shrug Culture: Innovation, Help, and Sharing in Museums

All too often, one worker's innovation is another worker's meh.

Decision-Making Often Goes Wrong Before It Even Begins

Distributed decision-making is the real test of progressive workplaces.

Links of the Week: March 17, 2023: The Brittle

This week's links include the polycrisis, transparency, care vs fascism, and what museums should be doing about it all.

Museums and the X-day Workweek

A shorter workweek is under discussion, but are orgs still desperately avoiding real flexibility?

Links of the Week: February 24, 2023: Getting Back to Museums

Museums and their workers have a world full of problems to deal with.

Quiet Quitting in Museums is More than Just Taking It Easy

Quiet quitting is a journey of worker self-worth and one that museums have to take very seriously.