In 2022 The Frick Pittsburgh invited Michelle Moon and me to lead an interpretive planning effort to reimagine the visitor experience for Clayton, the Frick Pittsburgh’s Gilded Age Mansion. The result was award-winning.
Social science research shows that lifelong curiosity drives a raft of positive outcomes that we all seek as human beings: employment success, physical and mental well-being, creativity, and community engagement. How can museums increase curiosity in visitors of all ages?
Cultivating lifelong curiosity with History Nebraska
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Using a new experimental model of creative strategic planning, Laura Roberts and I collaborated on a living plan for Cambridge Historical Society that resulted in a name change to History Cambridge, stronger organizational decision-making capacity, and a commitment to history in the service of social cohesion.
Transforming History Cambridge through creative strategic planning
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“[Creativity in Museum Practice is a] veritable bazaar of ideas, activities, and references on creativity that will inspire museum professionals to open up, take imaginative risks, and develop their own methods for practicing in the creative spirit.” —Kathleen McLean
Building creative capacity and inspiring museum professionals
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Museums need a new model for collections stewardship. This is the core idea that animates my work with Active Collections co-founders Trevor Jones and Elee Wood.