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 159
- 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
![Redefining Audience Engagement: A Conversation with John Falk](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60155b892e514a5b86eb0571/1729793412508-3HKVKY717PGXEZFFPLI6/2024+Phrenologist+for+Blog+Super+Solid.png)
Redefining Audience Engagement: A Conversation with John Falk
John Falk and Kyle Bowen discuss why demographic-based audience engagement falls short and explore how museums can better understand and support community goals.
![Why your museum needs a role, not a mission](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60155b892e514a5b86eb0571/1710423473530-L97WQZWL9SDO3F0X3593/2024+Phrenologist+for+Blog+Super+Solid.png)
Why your museum needs a role, not a mission
Could trading your museum's mission for a community role transform its impact and strategy?
![Two critical challenges to diversifying audiences: Availability and Alignment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60155b892e514a5b86eb0571/1710423473530-L97WQZWL9SDO3F0X3593/2024+Phrenologist+for+Blog+Super+Solid.png)
Two critical challenges to diversifying audiences: Availability and Alignment
Are museums trapped in an echo chamber? Explore how rethinking availability and alignment can transform community engagement and support progress.
![This fall: A sneak peek into John Falk’s new book, ‘Leaning Into Value’](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60155b892e514a5b86eb0571/1710423473530-L97WQZWL9SDO3F0X3593/2024+Phrenologist+for+Blog+Super+Solid.png)
This fall: A sneak peek into John Falk’s new book, ‘Leaning Into Value’
Museums are shifting from being cultural repositories to supporting people’s progress. Join us this fall for a discussion with John Falk on how museums can better serve their communities by focusing on user value.
![Prioritizing People Over Products: Rethinking Evaluation in Museums With Opportunity Mapping](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60155b892e514a5b86eb0571/1710423473530-L97WQZWL9SDO3F0X3593/2024+Phrenologist+for+Blog+Super+Solid.png)
Prioritizing People Over Products: Rethinking Evaluation in Museums With Opportunity Mapping
Exploring the difference between challenges and opportunities in museums on August 8th.
![Museums can realize different results by prioritizing learning goals over performance goals](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60155b892e514a5b86eb0571/1710423473530-L97WQZWL9SDO3F0X3593/2024+Phrenologist+for+Blog+Super+Solid.png)
Museums can realize different results by prioritizing learning goals over performance goals
Our appetite for best practices can feed systemic problems.
![Continuous learning as a cure for busyness and burnout in museums](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60155b892e514a5b86eb0571/1710423473530-L97WQZWL9SDO3F0X3593/2024+Phrenologist+for+Blog+Super+Solid.png)
Continuous learning as a cure for busyness and burnout in museums
It’s easier to substitute one behavior for another than to stop doing something entirely.
![The difference between challenges and opportunities and why it matters to museums](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60155b892e514a5b86eb0571/1710423473530-L97WQZWL9SDO3F0X3593/2024+Phrenologist+for+Blog+Super+Solid.png)
The difference between challenges and opportunities and why it matters to museums
We own our challenges, others own our opportunities.