Designing new exhibits is hard work, and it’s not something that happens all the time. Many organizations plan to update their exhibits every 5 to 10 years (the really lucky ones look at a 3 year cycle), but with the curve that technology advancements is on, there are things that can be done to enhance…
Recent advances in technology has opened up some incredible opportunities for organizations that rely on exhibits. Museums, Interpretive Centres, and Science Centres, can now take advantage of new technology in their exhibits and capitalize on potential that most don’t even know they are missing. Traditional exhibits have obviously been around for a long time and…
I recently had the great fortune to be involved with the creation of a first of it’s kind Interpetive Centre. Speaking in very general terms, usually, when you start creating museum exhibits you dig through your collection and figure out what you want to show. You group artifacts together in some meaningful way and you…
I recently heard a great episode if six pixels of separation with guest Bob Knorpp. They ended up in a fairly heated debate about the idea of disruption. The tech industry as a whole seems fascinated with the idea of disruption. If the newest sexy startup isn’t ‘disrupting the industry’ it’s not actually all that…
“Brand” is such a loaded term. One definition out there is your brand is what your customers say about your company behind your back. Cute right? Let’s put the brand definition discussion aside for a moment, and let’s talk about what your employees think, and how they influence your brand. Companies of all types and sizes collectively…
Or why your chain letter needs an exit strategy. Regardless of what you think about the #IceBucketChallenge in support of ALS, and lots of people have thoughts, it’s clear that they, ALS society, are on to something. The challenge has caught on with a number of celebrities big and small. And it seems that most…
And that’s not the same thing. The sooner the nonprofit sector as a whole realizes and comes to accept this the better. The belief that nonprofits are special, that nonprofits are an exception, that nonprofits need special treatment, that nonprofits need a different set of rules, that nonprofits are victims, is damaging and is holding…
So here’s the deal. You may have “The next big idea.” The thing that is going to turn everything we know on its head. It could be so big that people won’t be saying they want to be the Uber of weasels speed dating. They will want to be the ‘your thing‘ of for legged romance….