Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Yesterday, I had the delightful opportunity to participate in the 3six5 project , a yearlong participatory project in which 365 people write 365 journal entries for every day of 2010. Museums and traditional institutions are not typically set up to manage participatory projects at such a high level of detail.

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AccelEvents

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Here are just a few really great ideas for venues and event planners looking to host a killer virtual party! 7 Ideas for a Virtual New Year’s Eve Event. Hosting a virtual game night for New Year’s Eve is an attractive prospect for a friendly participatory experience. . idea is to host a virtual murder mystery party.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

It is not code for one idea. PARTICIPATORY: can people get involved or contribute to it? A community-based exhibition, full of life but rife with amateur design and poor editing. High participatory quality, low technical quality. Ideas cultural competency design' It can unlock several. TECHNICAL: is it masterful?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

ASTRSK founder Elliot Tomaeno has spent his life telling startups’ stories to the press. Finding Product-Market Fit: Validating your idea, through customer love for your product, may be one of the most emotionally and intellectually taxing parts of being an early-stage founder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Terms like social media, digital media, new media, citizen media, participatory media, peer-to-peer media, social web, participatory web, peer-to-peer web, read write web, social computing, social software, web 2.0, Conversations create buzz, which is how ideas tip, become viral. So, let’s look at these 4Cs in some detail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

I was part of the first-day that featured mobile expert Amy Gahran and Lee Raine , Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. ” He started off with the story of Chelsea Welch and Alois Bell to illustrate how civic life has changed in the last 5 years. Digital Trends. 2: Mobile Usage. #3:

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Qikfox, which has already raised seed capital from longtime venture investor Tim Draper and is exhibiting at TechCrunch’s Startup Alley this week, first started life as a browser extension. The idea for Qikfox came after Gaur’s tech-savvy mother fell victim to an online scam after clicking on a fake advertisement hosted on Google.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference. The culmination of these two and half very intense days was an Idea Accelerator Lab. Scribe: The role of the scribe is to capture ideas and build group memory.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

When Clubhouse was launched in its alpha form last year, it was discussed as being a new form of participatory media “that would change everything,” d’Sa said, and he wanted something like that for his work colleagues. He dug into how the app was being powered by Agora and began developing a desktop app for his idea.

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DataRobot

APRIL 7, 2021

Hood is credited with introducing the term systems biology and he advocates for what he refers to as P4 medicine: predictive, personalized, preventive, and participatory. At 82, he’s still coming up with new ideas and looking for ways to transform healthcare. That intrigued me and stayed with me for the rest of my life.”.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Perhaps the dramatic changes to work and home life brought on by the pandemic sparked a greater understanding of accessibility. Maybe that made a whole new set of people more empathetic to the idea of accessibility. The “I’m Determined” website focused on better addressing its audiences’ needs through a participatory design process.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2014

Or factory life in the 1700s. A strong participatory process is not a loosey-goosey, open the doors and do whatever strategy. It''s not a question of the participatory process being unidirectional, something that we are doing for you the community. design inclusion institutional change participatory museum' It''s serious.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

We are asked to contain those people and make sure they do what we want, and also ensure only the “good” ideas are accepted. People are writing their own stories and ideas about our cause rather than us publishing content. See, a movement compels someone to make your cause a part of their life, not just their Facebook profile.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Datamaking, as an aspect of knowledge building , can even contribute to civic engagement and participatory democracy. While exposure to data itself is one step, access is a more complicated notion that involves the ability to engage with the data and use it in ways that improve life outcomes in communities.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2013

This past weekend, in conjunction with our exhibition about Ze Frank's current participatory project, A Show , we hosted " Ze Frank Weekend "--a quickie summer camp of workshops, activities, presentations, and lots of hugging. Or that we take a group photo together at the end of the day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I also include my list of work/life habits that I want to maintain or modify. Each month I create the task list organized with different color codes for different types of work/life. In order to accomplish as much as possible, I have lived many of the ideas around self-care that in our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit.

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Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

3 And if the patterns that led you into unsustainable ways of life are reproduced in the machines that you build to automate society, thats essentially the same as seeing that youre heading over a cliff and then pressing on the accelerator. And you talk about reshaping this idea of risk. And sometimes they cant. Thats our task.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Nina Simon, the executive director of the museum, is an expert in participatory design and fantastic facilitator. We filled 8 flip chart pages with close to hundred ideas. The loudest clapping meant the idea was in the group of twenty. Next, I had participants review an inventory of ideas around self-care practices.

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Forum One

APRIL 21, 2022

Mission-driven organizations rely on Forum One to bring their ideas to life through designs that inform and inspire action. Using audience research and even participatory design, where we engage end-users in early-stage design, we help organizations break out of their own internal ways of communicating.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2010

Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. Teenagers are often the target for participatory endeavors, and they definitely have high interest in creative expression, personalizing museum experiences, and using interactive or technological tools as part of their visit.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

I will do what I can to ensure the blog continues to present well-written, diverse projects and ideas, both from me and guest authors. The best way I can really push my own participatory practice and thinking is to operate an institution and work with a community I care about over time. But I will not be going to zero. I promise.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

My story is more a case of "Getting Hired: It's What You Want, How Aggressive You Are, and What Ideas You Can Offer." I had a healthy second life as a slam poet, and I loved the world of artists and performance. I've always had confidence that I can make the life that I want, and I credit them for empowering me with that perspective.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Validating your idea, through customer love for your product, may be one of the most emotionally and intellectually taxing parts of being an early-stage founder. ASTRSK founder Elliot Tomaeno has spent his life telling startups’ stories to the press. Finding Product Market Fit. Terri Burns (GV). How to Get Earned Media.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I thought it was a perfect chance to put one of the ideas in Nina Simon’s book The Participatory Museum to the test. Her case study about Structured Dialogue in the Signtific Game in chapter 3 describes a project where people engaged in conversation online about wild ideas. This structures dialogue and makes it more productive.We

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2006

whether the collaboration is across sectors, disciplines and organizations, or within a given organization, with participatory decision-making and teamwork. I'd like to see people have a variety of purposefully designed collaborative learning experiences so they are prepared to work collaboratively in professional life. Evaluate it!

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2013

First up is Beck Tench, a "simplifier, illustrator, story teller, and technologist" working at the Museum of Life & Science in Durham, NC. I came to her with an idea I called "Gut Sense." game guestpost participatory museum Unusual Projects and Influences' author''s desk with brilliant colleagues who inspire me.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 8, 2013

When it comes to school programs, we are now actively exploring how our approach might shift to emphasize bridging--among students in the same school, among students from different schools, among students across their school and home life. It''s a thoughtful and intriguing paper, and I encourage you to read it.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 11, 2014

Having a lot of pop up museums and observing what did and didn’t work enabled us to learn more about our community while providing practical, real-life content for the organizer’s kit. Something about the idea of a museum carries a lot of weight, and the Santa Cruz community has responded well to pop up museum collaborations.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 29, 2014

I would guess that most people have no idea that this work is happening at zoos. fundraising participatory museum risk Technology Tools Worth Checking Out' I certainly didn''t. In contrast, check out charity: water , a non-profit that works to ensure safe drinking water for people around the world.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2013

You''re in for a treat, with upcoming posts on creativity, collections management, elitism, science play, permanent participatory galleries, partnering with underserved teens, magic vests, and more. I had no idea how to reasonably approach them or talk to them in the cocktail party milieu of big conferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 5, 2006

I did happen on the idea that providing a valuable service would be a worthwhile thing to do. I stumbled upon the RSS feed idea when I noticed it was available at the bottom of my del.i.cio.us " Here's my interview with her: I am curious as to whether or not you work for a nonprofit organization?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

When you see a set of larger than life drawings of Arnold Schwarzenegger in a record store (image), or a mist and projection installation in a loading dock, how do you interpret the experience? Have your own idea on this? Do I like this piece because it reminds me of the kinds of things I'm used to seeing in fancy museums? The prizes?

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Arts Experiment Social Museum 52

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Museums and other venues are offering special programs for teens, for hipsters, for people who want a more active or spiritual or participatory experience. I ask these questions because I think there's a pretty big gulf between the one-time or occasional arts experience and the idea of art and institutions as part of your life.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The idea was to make lots of these cards and lay them on the floor around the galleries so if you wanted, you could follow them to a (potentially interesting) work. At least, that was the idea. The pictures I took are full of life and reflect the diversity both of the museum collection and the audience. What would you do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I’ve been facilitating design labs for nonprofits and foundations, and continue to be excited about them because it is a way to generate feedback and ideas that can improve a strategy or program in service of the participants being served. In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”.

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