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TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

Museums are in trouble. That’s not news to anyone in the field right now. We need big ideas to take us forward into this next century – we need to reimagine what we’re doing, and why, and how.

Your guess is as good as mine as to where those ideas will come from. But that’s no reason not to keep searching. One great place to turn for ideas is the TED Conference. The conference describes itself as “riveting talks by remarkable people.” The technology industry has turned to this conference for years to get pointers on the future.
Why not museums next? Check it out.

TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

The Future of Museums

Courtesy of the Boston Emerging Museum Professionals, here’s a link to futurist Gary Golden’s recent webinar with AAM:

Gary Golden on the Future of Museums

Lots to think about there. For a reaction/review blog post, check out Guzel DuChateau at the Emerging Museum Professionals blog, here.

PS – Are you following the Boston Emerging Museum Professionals on Twitter and Facebook? If not, then you definitely should be! You should also sign up for their mailing list by emailing BostonEMPS[at]gmail[dot]com.

PPS – How does one become a trained futurist, anyway? Inquiring minds want to know.

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