Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. The exhibition is far from perfect, but it's a big step towards reflecting the "thriving, central gathering place" of our strategic vision. The Love Lounge I LOVE.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2011

In 2009 , students built a participatory exhibit from scratch. Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. This post shares my reflections on the projects and five things I learned from their work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 7, 2007

I personally really like any activism that includes individual expression like this (like www.sorryeverybody.com ) If someone gets out the crayons and makes a sign, they are definitely engaged in your cause. Consumer-generated media (CGM) multi-media (CGM2): First-person commentary posted or shared across a host of expression venues.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

This design was a participatory process and was intended to provide an opportunity for deep reflective process. We were asked to reflect on how the objective represents Women’s Leadership and to find a partner to discuss our observations and get to know each other. Needless to say, I learned a lot! Fish Bowl Exericse.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Raymond raised some good reflective questions about backchannels that are still very relevant four years later as back channels goe more mainstream and search for best practices on how to incorporate them into our conferencing experience. One of the reflections. Jeffrey Veen calls this person an ombudsman for the audience.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2014

Two years ago, we mounted one of our most successful participatory exhibits ever at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History: Memory Jars. Over three months, about 600 people filled mason jars with personal memories and put them on display. Some of the stories were quickies, but others were powerful and personal.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 18, 2011

In our quest to make the public areas of the museum more reflective of Santa Cruz culture, we moved these boards from a comprehensive display in the history gallery into a main stairwell, prominently visible from the lobby and throughout the building. We decided to approach the label-writing for these boards in a participatory way.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

This person is writing about a participatory element (the "pastport") that we included in the exhibition Crossing Cultures. In front of each of those paintings, you could stamp your pastport, reflect on the artwork and the question, and share your story. Each prompt was tied to a different artwork in the exhibition.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Reflective Practice. Participatory Gatherings. There is no better resource than “ The Facilitator’s Guide To Participatory Decision-Making ” by Sam Kaner. (They also offer workshops ). When more than one more person wants to speak, you acknowledge and give them a order to speak. Strategic Dialogue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. I've purchase a two copies, one for me and one to give away.

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Non Profit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

2 Because whats being reflected in that mirror doesnt look anything like us. Butand heres the first qualification these AI tools that are built to generate reflections of human intelligence dont reflect all of us. And a mirror can only reflect the light that reaches it. But what they do is very much like a mirror.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

The question forced me to reflect on my experience last summer. We also discussed personal fundraising and another excellent question. I just discovered a new site called " Great Nonprofits " another participatory philanthropy site. How do you know if a charity is legit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2010

So expect some live blogging, and reflections. Marc Payan, the person behind the Twitter ID Imarriage (a domestic violence prevention program) shared that he searches for the phrase, "She said yes" and educates people healthy, happy marriages. I was invited to participate in the first inaugural !deation

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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. Online, if something is appealing, a person can share it in a million ways via social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This allowed us to experience the whole design process – design a new wallet – and reflect on it. Which comes from the Participatory Facilitator’s Guide. It refers to the part of a participatory process where you know the problem or consensus won’t come easily. You might want to groan, but you need to keep on going.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 20, 2009

I’d never attended before and was impressed by many very smart, international people doing radical projects to make museum collections and experiences accessible and participatory online. Are participatory activities happening on the web because that is the best place for them? And then you show up in person and feel jilted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

Establish local networks of individuals and organizations using social media to help build stronger organizations and more participatory societies. Each person introduced their: “Five Things You Should Know About Me&# for this project. The debriefing question encouraged us to reflect on points of connection and reciprocity.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

In particular, we had a great group of 15 talking about participatory history experiences on Sunday. Participatory art and co-creation on the rise. OK, this one is personal, but I was amazed at how wonderful it was to stay with a good friend, in a house, away from the insanity of the conference. History and science museums.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. In early January, I read through the journal and think about accomplishments:What gave me a sense of purpose and feeling of personal and professional fulfillment?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 24, 2010

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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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

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

I believe my new library will help me achieve all three things by prompting me to: - FOCUS my personal learning in social media. The most interesting part of webinars is the q/a and Tara got an interesting question about how you measure Whuffie and she wrote her reflection here. and externally (with all of your fine readers!).

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2011

We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. I loved Jasper Visser's list of 30 "do's" for designing participatory projects earlier this month. Put out seating for two or more with every activity, unless it's something incredibly personal. It's just fun.

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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

JANUARY 11, 2012

I can't say that any one experience--working on a collage with other visitors, swinging on a hammock, discovering a participatory display for pocket artifacts in the bathroom--directly contributed to increased attendance and giving. This community was ready for a museum that reflected the unique creative identity of Santa Cruz.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Use reflective listening skills and clear communication to adjust. Emerging nonprofit leaders who engage in reflective listening are more likely to succeed. In this HBR article about asking empowering questions, the benefits are clear: An empowering question does more than convey respect for the person to whom it’s posed.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2019

I spent 2007-2011 traveling the world, doing participatory projects and consulting gigs, and writing my first book. You gave me support as I struggled to lead a museum through a participatory rebirth. Blogging is precious because it is an opportunity to reflect in writing. The response to this blog changed my life. Museum 2.0

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

The kind of strategic planning processes that I lead are inclusive and participatory which means that the group is consulted, the vision of the group, the energy, we kind of tap into the energy, vision, knowledge, experience of the people who will be doing the work in order to make plans. Well, does it reflect our mission?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

TechCrunch Early Stage marks our first in-person event since the pandemic started, and we’re absolutely thrilled to be back in the same room as our audience and speakers (with full precautions taken, of course). Brands are participatory, so you create your own brand story at launch, but others define it as you grow.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? Several artists offer surprising insights into making participatory projects appealing to visitors. At the time when you entered the lobby at the Hammer, the only person there to talk to was the guard.

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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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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. Reflective time is important, especially when your work is hectic. It is this community--you--that I want to reflect a bit more on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

But let me reflect on how amazing yesterday was. And, because those of work in the social good sector know that giving is to become a habit or part of culture, it can’t be transactional. We can’t treat donors like ATM machines, only asking for money. We have give gratitude and thanks and build ongoing relationships.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I've written before about the difference between participatory processes and products , but this question of frameworks and sensibility is more broadly applicable to community engagement strategies. In fact, I find that participatory products are often more likely to reflect a formal sensibility than their traditional counterparts.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

It can be inclusive and participatory. My goal is to design virtual experiences to be as inclusive and participatory as possible. In past days of in-person training, I presented a slide deck in front of the class and distributed a paper course reader that students could hold in their hands and take notes on.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Participatory grantmaking has been a big part of the Boston’s Women’s Fund since its founding. By sharing these stories, you can inspire others to continue the work they are doing, or even inspire a young person to take an idea and make it a reality.

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