Article by Stacey Mann, learning experience designer and interpretive strategist, Saralyn Rosenfield, Director of Learning & Engagement, Delaware Art Museum, and Amelia Wiggins, Manager of Gallery Learning & Interpretation, Delaware Art Museum. Building institutional empathy can strengthen inclusive…
Numerous studies have confirmed the benefits of art in raising patient’s spirits, even when they are confined to hospitals. The World Health Organization even operates an entire program dedicated to the study and support of arts as vital…
The result is a fatigued and fragile workforce that in many cases will collide with a senior leadership team that is keen to get back on track and resume a trajectory of rapid growth. This is a recipe…
Sharing the wisdom of Prentis Hemphill, author and co-founder The Embodiment Institute.
Like companies, museums develop processes to “reduce risk to the overall organization, but each layer of process reduces the ability to be agile and lean and — most importantly — responsive to new opportunities and threats.” For more…
In a competitive, complex, and volatile business environment, companies need more from their employees than ever. But the same forces rocking businesses are also overwhelming employees, driving up their fear, and compromising their capacity. Tony Schwartz
True inclusion requires viewpoint diversity, the educator Erin McLaughlin argues, and children should be taught how to think—not what to think. Conor Friedersdorf Find the full article “‘They Learn to Parrot What They Know They’re Supposed to Say’,…
This list of characteristics of white supremacy culture is a valuable professional resource used by the Empathetic Museum.
Every so often we at The Empathetic Museum experience a wave of comments against empathy. It may be on social media; in a museum conference session; or in a discussion on Zoom. Empathy is assumed to be a…
‘5 Mistakes We Make When We’re Overwhelmed’ by Alice Boyes is a helpful article as we transition back to workplace ‘normal.’
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