Speaking
Introduce your audience or team to MaP’s core concepts. MaP Founder Kyle Bowen can speak at your in-person conference or virtual event.
Talks and Topics
The Road to Relevance Is Paved With Goals: How Museums Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Progress Space
A one-hour talk that challenges the idea that museums should “meet people’s needs” and strive for relevance. Participants learn about the three types of goals people have and why museums might prioritize progress toward goals instead of engagement.
Visitor Typologies and the Damage Done
Visitor typologies center museums. They also undermine museums’ efforts to support communities, reinforce stereotypes, and extinguish curiosity. In this session, we look at how typologies are broken and how Thinking Styles offer an alternative that centers people’s goals and can fuel the creative talent within museums.
The How and Why of Listening
This session introduces participants to the practice of listening for interior cognition and how it differs from the kind of listening museums typically do (e.g., listening done in evaluative research or market research). Participants get hands-on practice and guidance on how to begin building a habit of progress-focused listening within their organization.
Keynote Comments
“Poses good questions.”
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“Thanks for bringing Kyle.”
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“I really enjoyed the way this session worked to change what gets centered in museum work.”
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“Very well done, interesting, longterm philosophy to work toward.”
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“Poses good questions.” ⁃ “Thanks for bringing Kyle.” ⁃ “I really enjoyed the way this session worked to change what gets centered in museum work.” ⁃ “Very well done, interesting, longterm philosophy to work toward.” ⁃
“Very interesting + thought provoking”
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“Great conversation. Looking forward to the breakout session.”
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“Interesting lens; Think there is a balance between engagement and progress.”
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“Very interesting + thought provoking” ⁃ “Great conversation. Looking forward to the breakout session.” ⁃ “Interesting lens; Think there is a balance between engagement and progress.” ⁃
“Great conversation! Feel this could have led naturally to a conversation or presentation on Restorative History.”
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“Very interesting. Good choice. Money well spent.”
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“Very inspiring and thought-provoking session that provides new mindsets.”
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“Great conversation! Feel this could have led naturally to a conversation or presentation on Restorative History.” ⁃ “Very interesting. Good choice. Money well spent.” ⁃ “Very inspiring and thought-provoking session that provides new mindsets.” ⁃
Fees
Fees start at $2,500 for in-person engagements and include the cost of travel and accommodations. The price depends on a number of factors, including your org’s budget, type of event, and location.
Bio
Shorter
Kyle Bowen is the founder of Museums as Progress, a research consultancy specializing in progress-space research for cultural organizations.
Longer
Kyle Bowen helps cultural organizations identify and achieve their strategic goals through progress-space research. Kyle is the founder of Museums as Progress (MaP) a research consultancy and community of practice based in Northport, NY. For over 10 years, Kyle has helped nonprofits understand the people they support more deeply so they can achieve greater impact.
Session Feedback
“Thank you! You've got a real Alan Rickman Delivery. Perfect for Day 2! :-)”
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“Appreciated the chance to apply this information.”
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“Loved the breakout groups + conversation. Would have liked running from observations to gals all the way through possible changes / outputs, etc. just to try the whole concept.”
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“Thank you! You've got a real Alan Rickman Delivery. Perfect for Day 2! :-)” ⁃ “Appreciated the chance to apply this information.” ⁃ “Loved the breakout groups + conversation. Would have liked running from observations to gals all the way through possible changes / outputs, etc. just to try the whole concept.” ⁃
“This was very helpful for development in knowledge of how to keep museum goals to be aligned with the goals of visitors.”
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“Hands on and informative in a way that let us do some practice of the methods discussed [in the keynote].”
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“This was very helpful for development in knowledge of how to keep museum goals to be aligned with the goals of visitors.” ⁃ “Hands on and informative in a way that let us do some practice of the methods discussed [in the keynote].” ⁃
“A nice intro to a process less familiar in museum practices.”
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“It was helpful to work in small groups & identify behaviors & goals. It helped identify some common ‘traps’ we can fall into.”
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“A nice intro to a process less familiar in museum practices.” ⁃ “It was helpful to work in small groups & identify behaviors & goals. It helped identify some common ‘traps’ we can fall into.” ⁃
Contact
To learn more about bringing progress-space principles to your audience or organization, email kyle[at]museumprogress.com.