When people are not able to live authentically, that only exacerbates trauma. I think that, in and of itself, is a form of trauma. Being able to come out and allowing yourself to have that experience can be…
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, which received a $5.1 million PPP loan, spent tens of thousands of dollars on a union-busting law firm to fight their workers’ organizing effort. The museum then reduced its workforce by 127 during…
In our most recent blogpost, “An Empathetic Museum is an Antiracist Museum”, we explore what it means to be both empathetic and antiracist within our institutions. Our call to action: we need more empathy, not less. Empathy leads…
What would have to change to make our workplace feel like a trusting community?
Who are your communities? Where do you find your biggest sense of belonging? Reposted from @siguele.cabron.
In response to our last post, check out Gretchen Jennings “Can Museums Be Empathetic? Yes” in Museum Commons.
Our very organizational structure prohibits diversity, and that in order to embrace true diversity we have to change our organizations at their core. The aspects of traditional organizational culture (not just in museums) that prohibit diversity include things…
So long as organizations view employees with different needs as sources of friction, and solutions to those needs as examples of unfairness, they will continue to promote and retain employees with the capacity to make their personalities, needs…
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.
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