Artist Children Participatory Video 
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 1, 2009
When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. The point, in the context of this conversation, is that a minority of social media users are creators—people who write blog posts, upload photos onto Flickr, or share homemade videos on YouTube.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 26, 2006
gThe above video is one of the many social networking strategies that The Genocide Intervention Network used to transform itself from a small student group to national non-profit. A participatory culture is also one in which members believe their contributions matter, and feel some degree of social connection to one another.
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Museum 2.0
MARCH 16, 2009
When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. The point, in the context of this conversation, is that a minority of social media users are creators—people who write blog posts, upload photos onto Flickr, or share homemade videos on YouTube.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 21, 2012
I grew up professionally in the science and children's museum field, where touching is guaranteed and floor staff spend more time helping visitors learn and ensuring their personal safety than they do protecting the objects. Engagement with local artists. What if you WANT them to touch certain things? This was amazing.
Museum 2.0
JANUARY 18, 2012
In children's museums and science centers, this relationship is at its most extreme. They're playing video games. There are many participatory experiences that appeal primarily to adults, and they are designed distinctly for adults. For example, one of the little participatory projects we're doing now is on the butterfly effect.
Museum 2.0
JUNE 12, 2012
It was exhilarating to see them inspired to create their own meanings in response: lovers whispering together in alcoves, people of all ages writing and drawing on walls and post-its, children painting, everyone sitting rapt before screens. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 6, 2011
Let's say you spend a year working with a group of teens to co-create an exhibition, or you invite members and local artists to help redesign the lobby. In many cases, once the final project is launched, it's hard to detect the participatory touch. Not every participatory process has to scream "look at me!"
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