Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

Most participatory projects were short-term, siloed innovations, not institutional transformations. Five years later, project director Dr. Piotr Bienkowski's final report for Our Museum tells a different story. Bernadette Peters' provocative 2011 report, Whose Cake is it Anyway? didn't mince words. In summary: read the report.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2010

She did several things over the course of the tour to make it participatory, and she did so in a natural, delightful way. Instead she drew people personally into the stories again and again, asking us to compare our own and our ancestors' experiences to those she described. She told family stories. What made it so special?

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Museum Participatory Model Seattle 51

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

In 2005, we got a chance to meet face-to-face in London at the Global Voices Blogging Summit after I transitioned from being the Cambodia bridge blogger. They also had a talented filmmaker capture the winners’ stories in brief videos. The IFCAsia delivered on all the reasons why someone should attend.

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Philanthropy Cambodia Impact Learning 77

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 3, 2014

I saw how participatory techniques were working in diverse museums around the world. In different countries, I''ve noticed broad trends in how people feel most comfortable sharing their voice. For example: American museum visitors often feel comfortable sharing their own opinions/stories/creative expression. Are we ok with that?

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Culture Participatory New Zealand Museum 49

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Voices That Inspire: Welcoming AAPI Luminaries to Your Stage When planning your AAPI Heritage Month event, consider inviting influential speakers and community leaders from within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community to participate. Share stories that inspire giving. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators.

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Celebrate Education Fundraising Culture 59

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

It''s neither "quick" nor "inexpensive" to mount exhibitions that include diverse community stories. There are many curator and museum director voices in the article, but not a single quote from a visitor who engaged in one of these community projects. The curators are the humans in the story. Projects participatory museum'

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Journal Participatory Museum Community 54

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. It showcases diverse voices. It combines personal stories with a sense of being part of something bigger.

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Participatory Project Museum Journal 34

Museum 2.0

APRIL 7, 2009

Which of these descriptions exemplifies participatory museum practice? Museum staff create an exhibit by a traditional internal design process, but the exhibit, once open, invites visitors to contribute their own stories and participation. In the first case, you are making the design process participatory. The exhibit opens.

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Participatory Design Difference Museum 27

Museum 2.0

MARCH 17, 2010

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. Tags: Book: The Participatory Museum. Check out the other parts here. What did they do? Why did they do it?

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Participatory Museum Process Experiment 32

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Courageous speakers from dozens of countries described bold, participatory projects. The examples were all around us, not just in the voices of speakers but in the physical sites where we met. Each room was a diverse mix of voices, perspectives, and language. I heard fresh ideas, stories, and challenges in each room.

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Museum America South America Participatory 40

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are not the only people with stories to tell.

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Teen Participatory Experiment Museum 24

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

This participatory event is offering two days of focused discussion about—how these networks, and the capabilities that power them, can be effectively leveraged to create greater impact. Annie Leonard , the director of The Story of Stuff Project , shared a rich story about they have built a global network of activists around the film.

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Global Network Participatory Netsquared 97

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 Question Participatory Vietnam 45

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 9, 2017

When should you turn down the invitation to share your voice? How should you make these decisions in an imperfect world where every host is using you for something, and every voice is in danger of being manipulated, misunderstood, or subverted? There are many ways for voices to get chopped and twisted.

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Participatory Museum Voice Press 20

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Our museum in Santa Cruz has been slammed by those who believe participatory experiences have gone too far. We always knew that the inclusion of participatory and community-centered practices in arts institutions was controversial. To me, the backlash against participatory and community-centered experiences is not surprising.

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Participatory Museum Arts History 53

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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Question Participatory Museum Vietnam 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

Nina has written a fantastic book engagement called The Participatory Museum. A third argues that the project won’t be truly participatory unless users get to define what content is sought in the first place. I’ve been using these participatory categories to talk about how we’d like users to participate in different projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Note from Beth: Since the concept of working in Networks is can be hard to explain to newcomers, learning from case studies, stories, and examples can be illuminating. Certain people were encouraged to be involved in these groups to ensure that under-represented voices, especially from the southern hemisphere, were heard.

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Open Source Open Case Study Wikipedia 92

Museum 2.0

MARCH 10, 2010

This is the first of a four-part series on the behind-the-scenes experience of writing The Participatory Museum. Overview: Stages of Development and Participation Types The Participatory Museum was written over a 15 month period that began in December of 2008. But this doesn't tell the whole story. Shift the tone of the book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2015

Share to Shape: How to use stories and other stories to develop shared understanding and shape people’s mindsets and actions. This means sharing stories and visuals. The chapter includes some great reflection questions: What stories can you share to advance your top goals? What won’t you share?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2010

The book looks at how ICT can help solve global poverty issues in a range of fields, including disaster relief, health education, micro finance, and education. It is filled with great examples and stories from around the world. The book is well-researched and offers frameworks for thinking about how to link technology to a theory of change.

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Amazon Social Media Nonprofit Oregon 119

Museum 2.0

MAY 24, 2011

Giskin Anomaly Right around Thanksgiving 2010 a strange story began to unfold in Balboa Park, San Diego. As I said, a strange story. The lesson here is a really important one for today, and it’s this: the storytelling ego that’s so important in non-participatory media can be a liability in participatory media. Mysterious!

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

Your friend who tells fascinating, colorful stories may not be the person you turn to for the straight dope. Museums aren't the only venues facing this question: news outlets, corporate brands, and educators are also grappling with the question of trust in the participatory age. You can't be equally committed to both. Be personal.

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Participatory Museum Teen Voice 20

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 5, 2008

I was captivated by Chris Alexander 's story about participatory online/onsite efforts at the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA). The comments, which were previously unmoderated, suddenly were overloaded with opportunists who wanted their voice to be heard on the YouTube homepage.

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Case Study Participatory Studies Museum 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

The session included an update of Celgene’s work in patient advocacy and an announcement of their Innovation Impact Awards Program , focused on incorporating the patient voice into pharmaceutical and biotech research and development. Some are describing this shift in perspective as “participatory medicine” or “person-centric care.”

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 23, 2014

I heard incredible—and often salacious—stories behind hidden gems I’d walked past numerous times. You now have exactly two minutes to concoct the epic love story that brings together the two characters you’ve chosen. It allows a little more freedom, and it also gives people many voices and personalities to engage with.

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Museum Interview New York Interaction 55

Museum 2.0

JULY 18, 2017

This month, we opened a new exhibition at the MAH, Lost Childhoods: Voices of Santa Cruz County Foster Youth and Foster Youth Museum (brief video clip from opening night here ). it uses art, history, artifacts, and storytelling to illuminate a big human story and an urgent social issue.

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Action Childhood Artist Info 44

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. Where are we not putting our energy? Okay, yeah.

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Video Nonprofit San Francisco Question 121

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

It is made by many; it is open, participatory and peer-driven.” From the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter, from the Ice Bucket Challenge to the Woman’s March, many of today’s most effective movements are less about single charismatic voices and more about the power of the chorus. Technology. How we live our lives. My Passion.

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People Structure Influence Voice 25

Museum 2.0

JULY 20, 2016

The objects were interesting, the stories surprising. At Riverside, I was impressed by the consistent integration of community voices in label text, and the very human take on a genre (transportation) that is often presented strictly in terms of technology and provenance. Of course, these are tools of user-centered institutions!

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 7, 2009

I don't tell this story with pride; I tell it with shame. But they are more importantly the face and voice of the institution to everyone online, a floor staff army of one. The more voices there are in the mix, the more the community management team can effectively welcome community members of all kinds. This is a problem.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

Two years ago, Bev Clark, the co-founder of Kubatana.net , was awarded a large grant in the Knight News Challenge for Freedom Fone, an open-source software platform for distributing news and information through interactive voice response (IVR) technology. . Capturing Voices from the Field in Tanzania.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

VozMob: Mobile Voices/Voces Moviles. Mobile Voices offers an open-source multi-media platform optimized for low-cost mobile phones that lets users create, share, and reflect on stories about their lives and communities. Third Place: $10,000. The Extraordinaries -- On-demand crowdsourcing volunteerism via smartphones.

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Mobile Malawi Netsquared San Jose 36

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Our archeology did not aim to uncover the hidden voice of my grandmother, but instead to begin an ongoing practice of recreation. Over time the movement and arrangement of things trails a layered aesthetic that convey histories and narratives of changing communities passing through this unfolding three-story artwork.

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Collaboration North Carolina Museum Artist 36

Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

This session was participatory in several ways, including interactive music-making machines in the audience and half the time reserved for Q&A. A few things I learned from the presentations and discussion: Dan shared a useful 4-step mental model for the progression of how institutions move towards participatory engagement.

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Slides Museum Los Angeles San Jose 22

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Showing voice. And they made the decision and there’s a story we tell in the book of there’s a conversation Henry has with his board and his board goes, okay, we liked this idea, but where does the logo go? And we tell a story in the book of a video game called Star Citizen and it’s really an allegory for our time.

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Social Game Model Fun 22

Museum 2.0

MARCH 27, 2009

Side Trip is an immersive environment full of interactive experiences that let visitors share their own stories of the 1960s, make their own rock posters, and explore the music and vibe of the time. There is no dissonance between the museum’s formal voice and laminate and the visitors’ pens and paper.

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