Editing Modernism in Canada May 17, 2014 Tools from Post-Ac / Alt-Ac Careers: The Digital Engagement Framework Since finishing my MA and deciding to pursue a career outside academia instead of a PhD, I have encountered plenty of discussions and discovered several resources that could fit just as well within academic projects in the humanities. As a Museum and Communications Coordinator for a non-profit heritage organization, issues surrounding collecting, archiving, and organizing information, cultural objects, and historical narratives are always present in my work. I attended two workshops at the Canadian Museums Association conference in Toronto this April, one of which was about incorporating digital strategies into project planning. I found the tool very useful for streamlining ideas about crowd-sourced projects that depend on audience contributions.
Mobiliser les quartiers populaires Le community organizing suscite un réel engouement en France depuis quelques années chez tous ceux qui s’intéressent aux quartiers populaires. Des colloques ont été organisés, des rapports lui ont été consacrés, et il fait l’objet d’un intérêt croissant dans les milieux du travail social et de la politique de la ville en quête de renouveau. Les travaux en langue française sur la question sont pourtant rares, à l’exception de la référence à Saul Alinsky, père fondateur de cette mouvance, qui a fait l’objet de plusieurs ouvrages récents. En France, tous les spécialistes de la politique de la ville soulignent aujourd’hui la nécessité de renforcer les capacités d’action des quartiers populaires. « Empowerment », « pouvoir d’agir », « remettre les gens en mouvement », sont les nouveaux mots d’ordre face au désenchantement à l’égard de la démocratie participative et aux formes plus instituées de concertation. Ce travail de mobilisation peut prendre deux formes principales. J. M. H. T. S. M.
National Museum of Singapore explores digital avenues to engage visitors SINGAPORE: The National Museum of Singapore is exploring the use of data analytics and augmented reality (AR) to better engage with its audiences. The museum's senior assistant director Jervais Choo said: "We are constantly exploring with different technology and industry partners, how to engage with our audiences.” “(These are) means that we can use to engage with our audiences, and also to bring out the stories behind the museum and our collection a bit more," he added. Management of the National Museum, which turns 130 this year, did not reveal how it would use the technology - only saying that it would provide more details when it is ready to launch. The National Museum is keen to build on the digital model after witnessing how its earlier initiatives have attracted more visitors than ever before. For example, the museum unveiled Story of the Forest in October last year. In January this year, the museum launched Gallery10, a first-of-its-kind gallery that has no physical artefacts.
Ten Inspiring Museum Reads for 2017 – Museum Hack – Medium As we enter the new year, we’ve rounded up 10 recent articles and blog posts that touch on everything from important discussions in the museum world to cool museums we wish existed. Read on and ring in the new year with these great reads. Museums Will Rescue Us This succinct post gets to the heart of why it’s so important to support museums. Read the full article here. What Does a Great Distributed Digital Museum Experience Look Like? Focusing on the eternal struggle with audience engagement, Nina Simon imagines how museums could successfully have people interacting with their content once they leave the building (or in fancy terms have a “distributed content experience”). How to See More Art Online in 2017 A worthy New Year’s resolution for any museum professional, Glendon Mellow gives helpful tips on how to fill your online time with more art. In the Aftermath of Oakland’s Tragedy, How Museums Can Better Serve Local Arts and DIY Venues Top 10 Museums That Opened in 2016 The Digitized Museum
Knight Lab | Northwestern University Compromiso Digital en Patrimonio Cultural y Artes “Nuestra misión es ofrecer a las entidades culturales un uso de los medios digitales de manera más eficaz “. El compromiso digital nos ayuda a diseñar estrategias, procedimientos y tecnologías para involucrar sistemáticamente a todos los interesados en la institución maximizando así el valor de co-crear. La publicación reúne ideas y experiencias tanto individuales como de organizaciones, incluyendo personalidades de reconocido prestigio como Kevin Bacon, Rick Lawrence, Laura Fox, Mar Dixon, Bridget McKenzie, Carlotta Margarone, Dana Allen-Greil, Davide Baruzzi, Hans Henrik Appel, Luca Melchionna, Lynda Kelly, Mylee Joseph, Oliver Zietzke, Pierre-Yves Desaive, Rui Guerra, Ryan Dodge, Samuel Bausson, Steffen Boddeker, Stephanie Rosestone, Susan te Riet, Travers Lee, Tony Butle. Creemos que os puede resultar muy útil como herramienta de consulta. ¡Que lo disfrutéis!
Démocratie et citoyenneté: la France peut-elle s'inspirer du community organizing à l'américaine? Temps de lecture: 8 min Un remède à la crise que traversent nos démocraties existe déjà. Il a été inventé aux Etats-Unis il y a plus de 70 ans et permettrait de redonner aux citoyens le goût de la politique en même temps que la capacité d'agir sur ce qui les concerne. C'est en tout cas ce que pensent certains chercheurs et militants. Au centre de leur attention: le «community organizing», une forme de mobilisation et d'organisation de la population s'appuyant sur les communautés popularisée par le sociologue américain Saul Alinsky. En 1940, cet universitaire engagé a «organisé» un quartier de Chicago en regroupant différentes communautés et permettant à ses habitants d’infléchir le rapport de force habituel et de défier les pouvoirs publics locaux aussi bien que les entreprises. Créer du conflit Et cette forme de mobilisation de la société civile est originale à plusieurs titres. De Clinton à Obama L'exception française Qu'en est-il en France? Mise en scène du contre-pouvoir Emmanuel Daniel
Wanderway Warsaw Rising 1944 Hierarchy of Social Participation As part of the article I’m working on for the and Social Issues on using web 2.0 to promote civic discourse in museums, I’m developing an argument about the “hierarchy of social participation.” I believe that, as with basic human needs, experience design in museums (and for other content platforms) can occur on many levels, and that it is hard to achieve the highest level without satisfying, or at least understanding, those that come before it. One of the impediments to discourse in museums is that fact that designers want to jump straight from individuals interacting with content to interacting with each other. As always, comments are encouraged—and in this case, strongly desired as I work on refining this content for the article. Level 1: Individual Receives Content (Museum to Me) In this model, the content provider or museum delivers content for the user to passively receive. Level 2: Individual Interaction with Content (Museum with Me) This is the level where web 2.0 sits.
The Community Canvas Community participation, community development and non-formal education Contents: introduction • non-formal education and community education • competing definitions and perspectives in the contemporary context • the state and top-down v bottom-up approaches to community • programmes to promote non-formal education, community participation and development in the South – in practice • conclusions • references • acknowledgements • how to cite this piece Although community participation and community development are terms that have such current connotations, both have actually been around for some considerable time. In the post-Second World War period, community development was defined as a ‘movement designed to promote better living for the whole community with the active participation and on the initiative of the community’. But the term community development is still being used, both in countries in the South, and countries in the industrialised North, and not necessarily in paternalistic ways. Non-formal education and community education Conclusions
Marshall Ganz On Social Change Movements Beautiful Bill Moyers interview of Marshall Ganz, who worked closely with Cesar Chavez and deeply studied movement building: Few tidbits that stood out ... "Anatomy of a movement: story, strategy, structure." Movements are distinguished from interest groups – movements have narratives (tell stories because they are not just about rearranging economics and politics; they also rearrange meaning). They are not just about redistributing the goods – they are about figuring out what is good. They have this cultural piece of work, along with the economic and political. "Narrative stories matter -- to the heart; so also does strategy and structure. "12th century Jewish philosopher Maimonides said that hope is belief in plausibility of the possible, as opposed to the necessity of the probable. "Organizing is not about charity, but justice is working with other people in a way that respected and enhanced their agency and my own at the same time.
5 Ingredients for Building Community Over the past few years, people often ask how Designer Fund has built a community of over 100 top designers including founders, leads and angels. Building and sustaining our community from the ground up hasn’t been easy. I’ve learned that you need to intentionally design a community with at least five key ingredients: Purpose, People, Practice, Place, and Progress. People naturally gravitate to communities that represent their values and beliefs. For example, Designer Fund believes the world needs better designed products and services especially in markets that traditionally lack design innovation like education, health, and energy. A purpose statement can only go so far. “There’s a universal human yearning to belong—the desire to feel welcomed, respected, and appreciated for who you are.” By definition you need people to have a community. But there’s a catch. “You need to establish strong shared practices that reinforce your community’s values.” References: