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.’
Welcome! The Empathetic Museum is now entering the Instagram sphere! We are here to help inform, educate and guide conversations related to empathetic practice within museums and in our museum communities. Follow us for more! And check out…
The legacies of colonial and racialized violence, and white supremacy broadly, express themselves in myriad ways in contemporary museum practice. Internal and external transformation is required for shifting systems of power; interrupting the cycle of abusive museum culture;…
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