The Progress Report
A newsletter for museum professionals that’s serious about audience progress but playful about the process.
Contributors
- Alexa Magladry 1
- Aubrey Bergauer 1
- Ben Mosior 1
- Erin Milbeck Wilcox 2
- Isabel Singer 1
- Isabella Bruno 2
- Jennifer DePrizio 1
- Kelly Cannon 3
- Kimberlee Kiehl 1
- Krista Dahl Kusuma 1
- Kyle Bowen 158
- Lynda Kelly 1
- Nameiko Miller 1
- Rachel Ropeik 1
- Randi Korn 1
- Rebekah Harding 1
- Robert Weisberg 1
- Rosie Siemer 11
- Ruth Hartt 1
- Steve Boyd-Smith 1
- Susan Hawksworth 2
People’s goals don’t change. Museums do.
Do people’s goals change quickly? Or is it that the solutions available to them to address those goals change?
Community Goals takes the stand
The Court of Ideas will now hear the case against Community Needs.
Museums As Progress v. RELEVANCE, NEEDS, & ENGAGEMENT LLC
A leaked transcript from recent proceedings in the Court of Ideas.
Relevance points to goals
Just as a fool, on seeing a finger pointing to the moon, looks at the finger and not the moon, so a museum that pursues relevance does not see the goals of the communities it hopes to support.
Point! Counterpoint!
A study reveals how empathy is easier when we think in analogous terms, but true empathy requires continuous exposure and deep listening. Try applying this approach in your museum, remembering that listening is a skill everyone can develop.
“But you’re a museum.”
Museums must sometimes use demographic definitions of audiences, but that doesn’t mean we have to always use demographic definitions.
Will museum professionals go beyond only CAREing for audiences?
As AAM winds down its professional networks, will museum professionals view this as an opportunity to shake up their groups?
General Practices vs. General Progress
Two generals from two different field armies want to learn through listening. Both want to improve conditions and results but for different reasons. Let’s call them General Practices and General Progress.