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
Better listening is uncertain listening
Lack of imagination is a leading cause of death among surveys.
Psychiatric Help [August Caption Contest]
Plus: Register for Wardley Mapping for Museums 2.0 and “Design for Belonging” Book Clab
Challenge Accepted: Retrofuture Mapping Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
Maps of a museum that’s like a persistent friend — one who never gives up asking you to hang out.
Museums Need a Little More Sci-Fi
The start of a new year is a perfect time to imagine how we might get to an ideal future state.
Shifting Focus from Problems to Progress
Museums often fixate on the problems they need to solve. Reframing efforts around supporting people's goals and becoming better versions of themselves can lead to more positive, impactful work.
Join the Museums as Stagnation Community
A satirical look at what the opposite of the Museums as Progress community and "progress-space research" would be - and how reflecting on that inverted vision can provide insights into our real goals and methods.
Abandoning the Fetish of the Thing: The Case for Experience-Centered Museums
Odyssey Works co-founder Abraham Burickson’s TEDx talk challenges museums to prioritize experiences over objects. An upcoming interview digs into the implications of this “experiential turn”.