Future of Museums

Signal that expertise is being shared and new ideas is what is mot important.

I think this is an issue in non-profits - often they don't value and take care of their employees which is kind of ironic...

"Purpose" is emerging as a powerful new driver of attraction, retention, and productivity. on average, 57 percent of respondents (64 percent Germany, 58 percent US, 48 percent UK) said they would favor joining an organization that has a clearly defined Purpose. Moreover, an average of 65 percent of respondents claimed that Purpose would motivate them to go the 'extra mile' in their jobs and 64 percent claimed it would engender a greater sense of loyalty towards the organization they work for.

tiny units could be the answer to a growing urban population of singles and two-person households

A backlash to our "busy" culture.  Will the next gen have less on their plates in response?  

see page 5: .2% of California's population visit museums on an average day = about 44,000 people

How does one switch off from work and make the transition?

demonstrating that "creativity" isn't some abstract phenomenon bestowed upon the fortunate few but, rather, a deliberate mindset and pragmatic ethos we can architect for ourselves

Is their wisdom in the crowd? 

We might want to also check out Zite for additional ways to keep on top of content.

No More Play: Conversations on Urban Speculation in Los Angeles and Beyond

Crowdsourced group activity creates a place where people want to be on their lunch hour despite noise and sweat.

combining art and commerce, this hotel plus museum keeps visitors coming back and is expanding to more cities

It's getting closer and cheaper -- 3D printing

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

no doubt there has been good measure of skepticism and backlash; idea of walking around 'distracted' - or possibility of always recording-- lends to some dystopian images of the future... I'd say the TV was a similar technology that led to distraction/couch potato culture. (But we've moved on) This is more mobile - and in the world. I think it's exciting -- and needs some healthy skepticism. For CAMLF-- I look at these glasses- in more specific applications--where context is more controlled. Imagine the 'layering' of experiences. Providing visual learning element to the objects inside our walls Museum environments seem perfect--- even more so than (what I think is a poor vision) walking around public streets. In private situations for Google Goggles seems more ideal.. Maybe?

Final evaluation of retrofit using LED lamps in track lighting for photography exhibit at Getty Museum finds cost savings and deterioration no worse than filtered halogen lamps for equivalent exposure