Jan 7, 2019Prototyping a Change Network with the OF/BY/FOR ALL First WaveOF/BY/FOR ALL is an initiative which seeks to help organizations become more of, by, and for their communities. Through this program, we’re building a Change Network — a training program to help organizations take concrete action to involve new communities in their work. …Ofbyforall7 min readOfbyforall7 min read
Published inBarnes Foundation·Oct 16, 2018Moving Forward with Barnes VR: Lessons Learned and Measuring ImpactIf you are just joining this discussion about this project, get caught up on previous posts. This one will detail what we learned, how we measured, and moving how we’re going to move it forward. …Virtual Reality9 min readVirtual Reality9 min read
Published inBarnes Foundation·Oct 11, 2018Creating a Community Driven VR ExperienceIn my last story I introduced the idea of what the Barnes is doing with VR and why we’re doing. In this post you’ll find me detailing how we put the project together. Neighborhood Library Selection We used the first two months as a planning period to determine which neighborhood libraries would be…Virtual Reality6 min readVirtual Reality6 min read
Published inBarnes Foundation·Oct 9, 2018Bringing Barnes VR to Philadelphia Free LibrariesI will admit that I went into into this project with some trepidation. We’ve all seen the discourse surrounding VR projects in the sector — there’s nothing quite like seeing an all out brawl on social media as you are in the implementation stages of your own initiative. I was…Virtual Reality4 min readVirtual Reality4 min read
Jun 19, 2018Marfa bound.I’m excited to say I’m joining the OFBYFOR ALL team — a movement to help civic and cultural orgs become of, by, and for their communities. …Personal Development4 min readPersonal Development4 min read
Published inBarnes Foundation·Jun 8, 2018Did we connect with new audiences through Let’s Connect?I mentioned in my last post that 2,226 ballots were submitted and 21,658 votes were cast during the two weeks that Let’s Connect was open to the public. This post will look at who cast those ballots and take a deep dive into how we’re measuring impact. Breaking Down the Ballot Holders 2,226 ballots were…Letsconnectphilly5 min readLetsconnectphilly5 min read
Published inBarnes Foundation·Jun 7, 2018The beauty of going analog with Scantron ballots.At the close of the Let’s Connect exhibition the Scantron ballots were loaded into the trunk of a car and driven to Lancaster, PA to be scanned at a processing facility. I will admit the idea that we were carrying ballots to a car and driving them somewhere to be…Letsconnectphilly4 min readLetsconnectphilly4 min read
Published inBarnes Foundation·May 15, 2018Measuring our Partnership with Indego Bike Share.We just won gold for this partnership in the Public Outreach category of the AAM Muse Awards and ten more wrapped bikes just launched on the streets of Philadelphia. The time feels right to look back and report on how things are going. In this case, measurement requires looking at…Bike Share9 min readBike Share9 min read
Published inBarnes Foundation·Apr 17, 2018Using Authority of the Resource Technique at the Barnes.We are so far from done with this implementation it’s hard to blog about it, but having worked on this for a year there’s a sense we’ll never be “done” and it might be good to release some of our progress. This post is about user experience at the Barnes…Museums7 min readMuseums7 min read
Published inBarnes Foundation·Mar 27, 2018Embracing constraints to create foundations.The first post about Let’s Connect detailed the “whys” of the project — things we felt important in the participatory design. This story will discuss some of the “how.” In previous participatory projects that I’ve organized— Click! A Crowd-Curated Exhibition, Split Second: Indian Paintings, and GO: a community-curated open studio…Art6 min readArt6 min read
