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Walking backwards into the future - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - 0 views
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A general TV interview, but some interesting thoughts; more found on DaVinci Web site, forwarded separately.
Art appreciation is measureable - 1 views
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"By measuring brain activity, interviewing test persons about thoughts and reactions, and charting their artistic knowledge, it's possible to gain new and exciting insight into what makes people appreciate good works of art. The model can be used for visual art, music, theatre and literature"
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this is one of those interesting angle on trends in neuroscience / quantification; push back will be on 'why do we need to measure everything' ; push towards this world will say - but if we know how people process arts experience we can improve the level of engagement.. Great scan hit!
The Reality of What Makes Silicon Valley Tick - Marina Gorbis - Harvard Business Review - 0 views
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Interesting thoughts on what makes SV successful - including artists.
Museum 2.0: Museums, Divided Attention, and Really Bad Commercials - 0 views
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For those of you who don't subscribe to Nina Simon's blog, I thought that what she's saying is important for all of us.
» The Economist hosts online debate about the future of driverless cars - Blo... - 0 views
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Since so many folks were interested in this topic after it was brought up at our first workshop - thought it might be interesting to follow.
Top 5 Spending Trends of 2013 - 0 views
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It's good to see where people are putting their money. I thought it was particularly interesting to see how important brand loyalty is to the public.
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Open Objects: Thoughts towards the future of museums for #kulturwebb - 0 views
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Blog post musing on the concept of "crowdsourcing" and museum programming--application to collections management implied?
iBrain, a Device That Can Read Thoughts - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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The iBrain is part of a new generation of portable neural devices and algorithms intended to monitor and diagnose conditions like sleep apnea, depression and autism... Help people to communicate by merely thinking...researching signals that look for intent
Green Streets Cut Pollution More Than Previously Thought « The Dirt - 0 views
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Will we have more museums on green streets in the future?
The Cheapest Generation - Derek Thompson and Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic - 1 views
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What would it mean for museums if indeed the next generation buys fewer homes and cars? My first thought is a struggling construction and auto industry - and will that affect donations/sponsorships... but I'm sure there are more ramifications (let's make sure we have ample bike parking and bus stops!)...
7 trends affecting the nonprofit sector - TheNonProfitTimes - 2 views
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Celeste shared this article and thought it might be interesting to compare to the trends the LF participants identified at Workshop #2 and in their domain groups. I think we discussed most of them.
Chicken With Ball Bearings: How To Cook Like A Futurist | The Awl - 0 views
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Futurist Cookbook -- food for thought as we continue our training as futurists
Museum Audience Insight: Free Admission Days and Daily Deals - 1 views
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about deals - "It also trains the consumer to wait for deals instead of supporting places outright, and with that mentality, we all lose." Food for thought.
GAGA07-huber - 0 views
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This 2007 paper has some interesting general thoughts about sustainability and the future of museums with reference to what museum conservators, curators and others might consider in looking ahead at museum operations.
Starving for Communal Spaces - 0 views
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This article suggests to me that senior centers need to be re-thought. Seniors want to be in the thick of things even if they are just sitting with friends over luke-warm coffee. Enter the museum's third place...
The Library as Third Place - Annoyed Librarian - 2 views
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Interesting thought piece as we get ready for CAM and the 3rd Spaces session. Are museums more like the library as 3rd space or the one described at the end of the article?
The Future is Fiction: Playful Future-Thinking About Climate Change with FutureCoast - 2 views
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The heart of the game design seeks to create a playful, inclusive common ground where information and idea sharing happens, where everyone's thoughts about the future have a place, and where a meaningful dialog and a common ground can be created to replace the animosity that these topics can evoke. And this is done using an "old-time" technology: voicemails!
We need more 'third places' - 0 views
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An interesting thought piece on the issues around third places. What is the etiquette of using a third place, particularly when it is a place of business? Lingering vs. loitering?