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Links of the Week

Links of the Week: October 25, 2024: All Museums, All the Time (part 2)

Here's the second part of Museum Human's largest group yet of museum-focused links.

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Robert J Weisberg

• 10 min read
Artificial Intelligence

The "fAIt" Accompli of AI in Museums

Is the rush to AI obscuring a dangerous techno-solutionism in museums?

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Robert J Weisberg

• 8 min read
Links of the Week

Links of the Week: August 2, 2024: Some Great Links for Some Greatest Hits

Diversity, digital skills, metadata, careers, and leadership have been on Museum Human's mind over the past eight years—and still are.

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Robert J Weisberg

• 9 min read
Diversity

A "Fifth Tuesday" Bonus Post with Some Greatest Hits from the Blog

The more things change … 

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Robert J Weisberg

• 4 min read
Links of the Week

Links of the Week: July 12, 2024: The Workplace Evolution

Are we being honest about museum org culture problems?

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Robert J Weisberg

• 11 min read
Interview

In Search of Sustainable Strategy for Museums: An Interview with Uma Nair

What is the relationship between skilled project management and sustainable museum strategy?

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Robert J Weisberg

• 22 min read
Trust

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?

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Robert J Weisberg

• 13 min read
Links of the Week

Links of the Week: June 7, 2024: Days at the Museum

Museums can't find the answers unless they widen their view of who gets to ask the questions.

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Robert J Weisberg

• 6 min read
Museums

The Mindset to Matter: A Review of Why Museums Matter and Videogames and the Public Museum

Are museum leaders and workers speaking languages too different for institutions to thrive?

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Robert J Weisberg

• 11 min read
Links of the Week

Links of the Week: May 3, 2024: Deep Impact

Impact is what museums do and alignment is how they do it.

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Robert J Weisberg

• 7 min read
Links of the Week

Links of the Week: April 12, 2024: Innovation Station

Innovation is a practice, which is part of the problem but all of the opportunity.

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Robert J Weisberg

• 9 min read
Links of the Week

Links of the Week: April 5, 2024: Tech Tok

The ban-or-not TikTok controversy just shows how scattershot our approach to technology is.

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Robert J Weisberg

• 5 min read
Guest post

When a Colleague Dies—a Guest Post by Jen Holmes

On being human at work: lessons on leading through the unimaginable

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Jen Holmes

• 6 min read
Antiracism

Tough Love for the DEI Industry: A Review of DEI Deconstructed

A 2022 book has a damning analysis of why DEI hasn't worked so far—and how understanding org culture better is the first step to real change.

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Robert J Weisberg

• 11 min read
Links of the Week

Links of the Week: February 9, 2024: Leaders All the Way Down?

Leadership is a practice, not a set of positions. How are museums practicing their leadership?

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Robert J Weisberg

• 7 min read