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Well, it looks like an improved economy isn't changing the trend of millennials staying or returning home. Pew isn't even certain why. What do you think?

Well, it looks like one more "invention from the future" is about to invade the market. Let's just hope Big Brother isn't watching. The real question however is how can something like Google Glasses be used by the museum field. Actually, the possibilities are endless.

More info on work-life balance.  Not looking good for US.

The text of this blog is junk, but the pictures are food for thought.

1. Participants were less accurate in recognizing the objects they had photographed compared to those they had only observed 2. Participants weren't able to answer as many questions about the objects' visual details for those objects they had photographed

Not all of these are the usual suspects to be on such a list: Bogota, Melbourne, Copenhagen, Mexico City, Munich, Rio de Janeiro, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, and Tokyo.

A great blog looking at some new trends in museum membership programs.

Three maps depicting the "walkingsheds" of cafes in Cambridge, San Francisco, and Brooklyn. An interesting look at the possible areas of influence of specific Third Spaces.

Shoes based on literature. Looking for ways to cross-polinate can be an effective way of keeping customers interested in your product.

Gee, LA is still trying to get much of its underground transportation built, while London is looking to re-purpose old, unused tunnels. Among the possible uses imagined for these spaces is a National Fire Brigade Museum.

Nice questioning of what foresight and futures thinking are and could/should be. I like the idea that we shouldn't be looking for best practices as that partially defeats the purpose.

Look at all the categories (or maybe subcategories) of third spaces that have grown up in Boston and become civic spaces and viable(?) business opportunities.

From the blog: How do we "design for strangers"? Can people be "alone" and "together" just as easily in a space? From a comments: "we talk so much about the activities and the look and feel of places and don't spend nearly enough time thinking about the sound of a place"

Some important points in this Wall Street Journal article about the advantages of aging. It looks like the Boomer generation will continue to positively impact society for many years to come! How can museums take better advantage of this generation as more and more Boomers retire?

For one who finds shopping in stores a form of recreation, I hope the Brave New World of retail won't take away our real time fun (not that I don't spend tons of time already on retail sites, but I still like to go to the store and feel the merchandise). Trying on a top in a virtual dressing room just isn't the same as wearing it. Oh well, maybe I also will be able to virtually "feel" it-but. . .