The book is a practical guide to working with community members and visitors to make cultural institutions more dynamic, relevant, essential places. Museum consultant and exhibit designer Nina Simon weaves together innovative design techniques and case studies to make a powerful case for participatory practice.' - from back cover.
Onsite
English
2010
371
9780615346502
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monograph
Chapter 1: Principles of Participation
Making Participation Physical and Scalable
Participation at its Best
What Does Participation Look Like
Who's Involved in Participation?
Outcomes for Participants and Audiences
How Does Participation Work?
Chapter 2: Participation Begins with Me
Audiences First
Treating People as Individuals
Profiles in the Real World
Designing Profiles for Cultural Institutions
Putting Personalization to Work in Cultural Institutions
Personalized Onsite Experiences
Personalization over Multiple Visits
Making Membership Matter
Chapter 3: From Me to We
The Network Effect
Designing Mediating Technology for Social Experiences
Platforms and Values
Creative Approaches to Platform Design
Platforms and Power
Chapter 4: Social Objects
What Makes an Object Social?
Designing Platforms for Social Objects
Social Platforms in the Real World
Asking Visitors Questions
Tours and Facilitated Social Experiences
Provocative Exhibition Design
Giving Visitors Instructions for Social Engagement
Making Objects Shareable
Chapter 5: Defining Participation at Your Institution
Models for Participation
Participation and Mission
The Strategic Value of Participation
Chapter 6: Visitors as Contributors
Three Approaches to Contributory Projects
Modeling Desired Participant Behavior
Curating Contributions
Audience Response to Contributory Projects
Chapter 7: Collaborating with Visitors
Two Kinds of Collaboration
Structuring Collaboration
Staff Roles in Collaborative Projects
Collaborating on Research Projects
Collaborating with Casual Visitors
Audience Response to Collaborative Projects
Chapter 8: Co-Creating with Visitors
Designing Platforms for Co-Creation
Co-Creation and Institutional Culture
Chapter 9: Hosting Participants
Hosting as a Launch Point for Deeper Engagement
Hosting Exhibitions in Community Galleries
Chapter 10: Evaluating Participatory Projects
Evaluating Impact
Developing Meaningful Measurement Tools
Incremental and Adaptive Participatory Techniques
Involving Participants in Evaluation
Chapter 11: Managing & Sustaining Participation
Participation and Institutional Culture
Participation Starts with Staff
Staff Strategies for Managing Participation
Managing Participatory Projects Over Time
Sustaining Participation
Imagining the Participatory Museum
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