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Enabling a Participatory Culture using Creative Commons Licenses

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Enabling a Participatory Culture using Creative Commons Licenses by Gautam John. However, being a non-profit also allows for something very powerful – a community call to action around a cause, in this case that of reading. Like my friend Gautam John , I’ve been an advocate and donor to Creative Commons.

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12 Ways We Made our Santa Cruz Collects Exhibition Participatory

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The content focuses on the question of WHY we collect and how our collections reflect our individual and community identities. This exhibition represents a few big shifts for us: We used a more participatory design process. Without further ado, here's what we did to make the exhibition participatory. We had some money.

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Connected Citizens Report: The Power, Peril, and Potential of Networks

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Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute published a new report called “ Connected Citizens &# that looks at the impact of networks on communities, and asks, what do these emerging networks mean for community change? And, how can funders leverage them for good? What will be the nature of leadership in a networked world?

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The Participatory Museum Process Part 3: My Experience

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This is the third in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. When I decided to write a book about visitor participation in cultural institutions, I knew I'd do it in a way that reflected the values behind the book itself--transparency, inclusion, and meaningful community participation. Check out the other parts here.

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Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

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Clay’s book talks about the implications of a society shifting from passive consumption of media to creators of media or being participatory. Each chapter is takes us through a look at the future by examining the past. The book give us the 50,000 mile high view. There are some great quotes.

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The Participatory Museum Process Part 2: Participants' Experiences

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This is the second in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. Several hundred people contributed their opinions, stories, suggestions, and edits to The Participatory Museum as it was written. Several said things like, "I was curious to see how this kind of participatory, collaborative approach would work in practice."

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The Participatory Museum Process Part 4: Adventures in Self-Publishing

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This is the final segment in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. This posts explains why and how I self-published The Participatory Museum. Because of the blog and the speaking I do, I felt I had the ability on my own to get the word out within the museum community about the book. Why Self-Publish?