Museums as Progress

Join The Progress Circle

Assess your institution’s internal awareness and alignment on visitor impact and outcomes.

Your team talks about visitor experience in meetings. But those conversations happen in abstract terms that hide the real differences underneath.

When you map individual staff perceptions across specific user outcomes — from intellectual growth to social connection to creative inspiration — those differences become visible. Some outcomes reveal shared institutional confidence. Others expose gaps that explain why certain initiatives stall or why departments seem to work at cross purposes.

These perception patterns reveal more than performance data. They show what your team genuinely believes your museum can and should accomplish for visitors.

The Progress Circle makes these beliefs visible, then provides resources to build alignment around what matters most.

What You Get

Annual Outcomes Assessment — Your team completes a 15-minute survey; you get a 45-minute discussion of results. See how your museum compares to other institutions and where blind spots might be limiting progress.

Insights Library
Research findings, recordings, and contributor insights that inform institutional decision-making

Events Access — No additional cost for ticketed events and seasonal workshops

Priority Registration — Early access to limited-attendance programs and preferred pricing on courses and advanced workshops

Forward the Assessment to Your Colleagues

When multiple staff members complete the Progress Circle assessment, you'll see how different departments view your museum's impact — patterns that individual perspectives alone cannot reveal.

This creates a view of institutional confidence across your organization: where staff feel certain about impact and where uncertainty exists. These patterns inform strategic conversations about priorities, resource allocation, and areas needing deeper investigation.

$300/year

Get institutional support

We've created templates to help communicate the value of this program and request reimbursement for your participation.

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