The Analytics and Intuition Dilemma for Museum Workers
Data and analytics are important for museums, but intuition and genius need to be democratized, too.
Storytelling with Clarity and Confidence: an Interview with Abhay Adhikari
An open-minded and multi-disciplinary approach is making Digital Identities more than just technology.
Links of the Week: March 3, 2023: Minding the Gaps
Sometimes it's what's missing that defines our workplaces.
Links of the Week: August 5, 2022: Just Eff It?
The dividing line between "just eff it" and "no effing way" has shifted, and museum workers have taken note.
Links of the Week: April 15, 2022: Elite Is As Elite Does
How elite is the museum field, anyway?
Measuring the Unmeasurable in Museum Work
Worker feelings may be impossible to measure, and that's a good thing
Study Hall: The Org Culture of Self-Examination in Museums
Museum-field studies are interesting, but does institutional org culture prevent real learning?
Are Museums Really Ready for Audience Research?
Museums' audience research efforts are undermined by troubling organizational trends.
Museums Trust the Process but Not the People
Museum workers are told to think in systems but put people first. So which is it?
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?