Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2010

This is the third in a four-part series about writing The Participatory Museum. This post covers my personal process of encouraging--and harnessing--participation in the creation of The Participatory Museum. As the participatory content review progressed well, I started looking for other ways for people to help.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Over the last year, I have had to explain how social media works to diplomats, defense officials, and academics and students focused on fields as diverse as international affairs, management and sociology. Most users prefer to consume user generated content, by reading blog, watching videos, or browsing through photos.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Photo by Trav Williams. The Leading Change Summit was more intimate (several hundred people), participatory and interactive, intense, and stimulating. Documenter: Using a digital camera, the documenter should capture photos of the process – the set up, the activity, and the products from the activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

GIVE BACK by reporting out on what I have learned and how I am using the books, both internally (within my org.) . - ADAPT my existing social media strategy based on the new things I learn and ideas I have as a result of reading the books. and externally (with all of your fine readers!). It takes content, strategy and elbow grease.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

On Sunday I hosted a Flickr Bootcamp, where I worked with non profit, "accidental techies," and helped them learn about better online photo sharing techniques. Working for a non profit, I had very few resources, and I didn't speak the local languages well enough to gather the stories alone.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

On Sunday I hosted a Flickr Bootcamp, where I worked with non profit, "accidental techies," and helped them learn about better online photo sharing techniques. Working for a non profit, I had very few resources, and I didn't speak the local languages well enough to gather the stories alone.

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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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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Photo by CLoé Zarifian, MAH Photo Intern We're working with a guest curator, Wes Modes , on an upcoming experimental project at our museum. This is the question I ask myself anytime I'm working on something with a participatory intent. I said to him: I can't really answer that question. Developing new staff policies.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

JANUARY 28, 2018

This is not actually a photo from the dialogue series. We refrained from taking photos, because we wanted to foster an atmosphere of candor and comfort as grantors and grantees engaged in conversation about a difficult topic. However, it is a favorite photo from another recent Tech Networks of Boston event.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? For this reason, I see history museums as best-suited for participatory projects that involve story-sharing and crowdsourced collecting (e.g.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Photo by Fred Dawson. ??? Build internal allies. The topics include: Control and Transparency: How comfortable is the foundation with the participatory nature of Web 2.0 Come On In. The Water's Fine. An Exploration of Web 2.0 The getting started tips include: Assess your organization's appetite for innovation. Be strategic.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

To make the process transparent and participatory, we also asked other values-aligned organizations for feedback on our initial framework before putting it into action. We are committed to fostering an organizational culture that encourages diversity of perspective, respectful dissent, and continuous learning, both internally and externally.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Photo from my flickr stream View the Tagging Screencast Presented by NTEN. I personally want to move away from the metaphor of making movies of the computer screen to more shoulder-to-shoulder instructional media and perhaps something that is more participatory or for lack of a better word, social. Maybe it is more like moment capture.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2008

The internal team is led by a non-curator. This highlights the fact that while participatory design is by no means exclusive to the Web, that is the place most of the current experimentation is happening. There are implications of Click that represent more than just photo arrangement. They kept the interface simple.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 29, 2020

Learn how grantmakers can drive operational efficiencies for better outcomes with internal controls. Sentiment indicators, photos, IoT data, and direct input from project beneficiaries can contribute to new ways of demonstrating and evaluating impact.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

We''re offering internships this summer in: Participatory Exhibition Design. Help take the participatory elements of this permanent gallery to the finish line. Curious how we develop participatory family festivals with 20-100 collaborators every month. Video/Photo. Community Programs. You can help make the magic happen.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Bartholomew Sullivan, a regional ICT officer for AFRRI, and Farm Radio International had been in touch with Kubatana, the parent organization of Freedom Fone, in Zimbabwe and thought IVR technology could be used to improve programming at the stations by making the experience and content more interactive. . Photo: Bart Sullivan .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Flickr Photo by qwrrty. Dipping: This is checking in with yourself and to notice any internal distractions or feelings – not to judge them but be aware. These techniques are described in more detail in “ The Facilitator’s Guide To Participatory Decision-Making ” by Sam Kaner.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Anna had been the founding Curator of Education at the National Building Museum, led the Rolling Rainforest project, and was a real innovator in developing in-depth participatory design experiences with community members (though I wouldn't have used those words at the time). It was going to be developed by contractors and overseen by Anna.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 7, 2009

With the horticulture team, she set up the Flickr Plant Project , in which the scientists upload a single image of a flower with some information per week and then encourage communities of flower-lovers to share their own photos, stories, and questions about the same plant. Projects participatory museum professional development inclusion.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

The Museum of Art & History is now in the hands of internationally known innovator Nina Simon, while the community eagerly awaits what happens next By WALLACE BAINE Posted: 06/30/2011 01:30:40 AM PDT Click photo to enlarge Museum of Art & History Director Nina Simon. where she worked at the International Spy Museum. "We

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I consider this the greatest obstacle to the inclusion of participatory practice in cultural institutions because it fundamentally changes the way organizations staff and fund projects. And despite the exhaustion of the end of a long conference, everyone got up and moving in their quest to hit the gong (as evidenced by photos like this one ).

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Museum 2.0

MAY 13, 2010

Oh, and they wanted it to be participatory. I talked with Sarah Rich , one of the project’s instigators and staff members, to learn more about 48 Hour Magazine and its implications for other participatory media projects. For example, we received a photo essay that featured images taken months ago in French Guyana.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In the following test we had two photos. Previous tests showed that large photos with focus on the President increased conversions. The second photo had a wider frame that revealed the First Lady and two dinner guests. By changing the photo on the splash page we lifted conversions by more than 19%.” ( kylerush.net ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Jessica Colaco who is the manager poses for a photo. She kindly live tweeted the workshop and took some photos. Photo by Tiffany von Emmel - MissionFish. I was also surprised that Facebook loaded easily, even posting photos. I favor a participatory approach with full room discussion. Book Giveaways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

The internal team is led by a non-curator. But as Nina notes, they are doing research from this experiment about the role of independence and influence in a participatory experience. Why not send us your own photos and join the discussion here at The Great Tate Mod Blog? They kept the interface simple. Launched in Jan.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 29, 2013

A colleague who''s out on maternity leave posts photos of her baby and makes everyone jealous. Sometimes, I look at the internal Facebook group and I think, "this is what our regular Facebook page should look like. participatory museum professional development' Kudos to Sarah for making it happen.

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The Verge

JUNE 8, 2021

Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge. What’s interesting is that half of YC’s investments now are international. So the meeting has become more participatory. But in the meantime, I’m actually seeing in the startup world, and especially in the international startup community, more mission-driven founders, not less.

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Google Research AI blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

For example, we look to external communities to guide understanding of when and why our evaluations fall short using participatory systems , which explicitly enable joint ownership of predictions and allow people to choose whether to disclose on sensitive topics. The 10 shades of the Monk Skin Tone Scale.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

which heralded a new, participatory web culture. You had to say something on the blog, or post a photo on Flickr, or organize a Meetup. Net Tuesdays became a series of national and international face-to-face meetings connecting industry and nonprofit techies. TechSoup was then called CompuMentor. The Iraq War was raging.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 27, 2025

Photo: Cheney Orr/AFP/Getty Images] Trump made a campaign promise to his followers to bring back the name of Fort Bragg if reelected. Photo: National Park Service] President Barack Obama changed Alaskas Mount McKinley to Denali in 2015 to acknowledge Indigenous heritage and a long-standing name for the mountain.

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