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
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
Could trading your museum's mission for a community role transform its impact and strategy?

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’
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
Exploring the difference between challenges and opportunities in museums on August 8th.

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
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
We own our challenges, others own our opportunities.