making risky projects possible
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How can you get your dream project off the ground? On Nov 24, 2009 at the New Zealand National Digital Forum, Nina Simon of Museum 2.0 presented six tips to making risky, innovative technology projects possible in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.TRANSCRIPT
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YOU CAN’T DO THAT!making risky projects possible
nina simon, museum 2.0
@ninaksimon on twitter http://bit.ly/ndfnina
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where i live
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what i dobalboa park online collaborativeboston children’s museum calgary science centerchabot space science centerchicago history museumdenver art museumexperience music projectgirls math and science partnershipinternational spy museummonterey bay aquariumoakland museumSFMOMA smithsonian museum of natural historystatens museum for kunsttech museum of innovation
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the participatory museum is a place where visitors can create, share, and connect with each other around content.
what i dream about
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Image credit: Dimitry van den Berg
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"The idea was not of great enough importance.
! The idea was premature.
! The idea was too overwhelming."
-Beyond the Silos of the LAMs
http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2008/2008-05.pdf
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"It happens two ways—when the place is little enough
and the stakes are low enough so the price invested can
be done in paper and pencil and scotch tape.
And the other way is when you have a director who has
so much guts and can charm the pants off the trees and is
willing to lose their job."
-Elaine Gurian
http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2007/07/book-club-part-3b-talking-institutional.html
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninaksimon/4121352130/
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six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
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six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
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MISSION? WHAT MISSION?
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We should do X because it will allow us to
better fulfill Y aspect of our mission by Z.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts aspires to be a center of creativity within the Bay Area; one that is recognized globally and locally for its dedication to artistic innovation, its imagination in the exploration of ideas and its sustained commitment to creatively engaging our community in the contemporary art experience. Inspired by living artists, we seek to create through them and with them a fully integrated center of artistic inquiry that embraces diverse aesthetics and ideas. We are courageous in pursuit of our aspirations, bold in carrying out our work and fearless in our commitment to place contemporary art at the heart of community life.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts aspires to be a center of creativity within the Bay Area; one that is recognized globally and locally for its dedication to artistic innovation, its imagination in the exploration of ideas and its sustained commitment to creatively engaging our community in the contemporary art experience. Inspired by living artists, we seek to create through them and with them a fully integrated center of artistic inquiry that embraces diverse aesthetics and ideas. We are courageous in pursuit of our aspirations, bold in carrying out our work and fearless in our commitment to place contemporary art at the heart of community life.
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“creatively engaging our community in the contemporary art experience”
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2009/07/09/fictitious-narratives-visitor-made-labels-the-odditoreum/
http://www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz/activities/label/
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“creatively engaging our community in the contemporary art experience”
http://sf0.org
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“sustained commitment”
http://broughttolight.wordpress.com/
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“sustained commitment”
http://online.ushmm.org/lodzchildren/
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“fearless... bold”
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/click/
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“fearless... bold”
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We should do X because it will allow us to
better fulfill Y aspect of our mission by Z.
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six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
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THE RIGHT TOOL
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/shifted/2589160616/
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Our Green Trail: how we got there...
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Our Green Trail: real-world actions, virtual world rewards
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/3465762639/
Balboa Park: cellphone interactions in physical spaces
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Giskin Anomaly: what we’re planning
find the symbol
call the number
jump into the story
(keep in touch online)
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six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
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WHEN IN ROME...
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/dbylibrary/322334460/
dream or nightmare?
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Minnesota History Center
a tale of two user-generated exhibits
Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
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Minnesota History Center
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six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
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EVALUATING OUTCOMES
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Lowell National Historical Park
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Denver Art Museum
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90,000 visitors
37,000 posters made
average time in Side Trip: 40 minutes
average time poster-making: 25 minutes
what does this mean?
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http://www.imls.gov/about/21stCSkills.shtm
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http://useum.tumblr.com/post/85903060/measuring-social-participation-in-a-science-museum
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six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
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TENDING THE GARDEN
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six steps to success
connect your idea to institutional mission and goals
find the tool that’s right for your idea
align your strategy with institutional culture
plan for evaluation
reserve resources for operation
develop a support network
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FINDING FRIENDS
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