How to Make Museum Work Flexible, not Fauxible
Flexible work is not just schedules and policies. It's roles, skills, mindsets, and more. Otherwise it's fake flexibility: fauxibility.
Against the Museum Smartocracy
Museums aren't just meritocracies. They are organizations that identify with smarts above all else. (Yes, even money.)
Do Museum Workers Need a Demon of Their Own?
Is a deal with sinister forces necessary for museum people to get their work done?
Museum Human's Top Five Themes of 2020
What throughlines did Museum Human's posts traverse over the course of the year?
Museums Must Pivot Back to People
Museums have been pivoting to post-normal workplaces. What else are they pivoting to?
I, Jargoneer
Museum workers are done with buzzwords. So how do we move from words to real impact?
Going Rogue, Revisited
Is ignoring the org structure the best way to make change or just more safe, performative rebellion?
Normal, Disrupted
What normal are all of us in museums—leaders, workers—trying to get back to? Is there a better "no-normal" out there?
Museum Leadership for the Rest of Us
Is it time to stop looking for leaders to guide us out of this pestilential age—and start looking to networks of people to rise to the challenge?
Agile for What?
The museum sector has been talking for years about the need for agility. But just what are we trying to be agile for?
How Museums Can Really Have Engaged Employees
Surveys on museum employee engagement are now commonplace. But real engagement comes from accountability, and that starts with respect for all staff.
The Museum at the End of the World: 2001, An Organizational Culture Odyssey
Let's look at the classic movie 2001: A Space Odyssey—for the meetings.