New Comments : Museum 2.0 community-building suggestion box

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Comment by smanny

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

This holds great potential. Would there be value in working with some group in a pro-bono capacity? Find a real need with an organization that may not even fit into a traditional museum mold.... Would keep it from becoming an academic exercise.

Comment by smanny

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

Conference overload is definitely an issue but if a small group day could be tacked on just before or after a big conference, it would be a start. Maybe best to ease into it rather than try to program a full-mini-conference the first time out.

Comment by Matthew

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

Agreed. This sounds like a good idea. Since it builds on travel people would already be doing, it makes sense to "double-dip" and turn those travel opportunities into additional networking opportunities! Also, it doesn't cost anything to let people know when you're going to be in the area, so we might as well have the feature as an option for those who want to use it.

Comment by Matthew

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

I haven't heard of this before, but I love the concept. I particularly like the ease of use, and that you can build it almost transparently to your normal online activities!

I would definitely use it, and I say we should give it a try.

Comment by Suzanne

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

I think this is a terrific idea. Working on a project together is a great way to build community as well as making something useful and cool. It would also be nice to have more things to bring back to my institution and point to as great examples of 2.0 ideas.

Comment by nina

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

Good idea, and there are definitely some ways to do this. I've been using Tripit for awhile to track my travel, and they are now connected to LinkedIn as an application. But there are others as well, like Dopplr, that are more socially-focused. If this one picks up steam I'll do some research.

Comment by Matthew

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I agree. I love this idea. This could be a really great way to galvanize and/or create the online museum community. It would provide some direction and a goal, and it could be a really visible way to draw more attention and get more people involved. Great idea!

I'm very interested in connecting real world museum/science center environments to online environments. I don't have a preference for content, but I think doing something that had a virtual and an IRL (in real life) component would be really interesting. (Especially if the IRL component was easily accessible and cheap, and the virtual component could be accessible to anyone who wanted to join up).

I'll think about this some more and post some more specific ideas soon. I like the idea of a music project...

Comment by Maria Mortati

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Yup, I've already iterated the same feeling.

Comment by Maria Mortati

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I really like the idea of a real project. I'd need a little more info to comfortably sign on to either one of those topics as off the bat they don't resonate with me. That said, I just got off the phone with a very talented exhibit builder/developer from the who also has an amazing background in guitar building, oddly enough. Contact me off line if you'd like more info on him.

Comment by Maria Mortati

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I love that idea. Last spring while I was getting pieces for the Power of the Prototype exhibit, I met with a number of exhibit developer folks in various venues. We talked about this very idea, and there definitely was consensus there for this sort of thing.

The thing that would make it work well is how closely you could match conference to attendees. The big conferences can be a bit much, smaller group events are golden.

Is anyone else interested in this approach?

Comment by Maria Mortati

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Hmmn, am happy to write and browse in general, but if you're asking me how to build on what we're already doing, again f2f or conference calls on a monthly basis would be good.

Comment by Maria Mortati

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Think this is a great idea, but a weekly frequency might be hard to sustain.

Comment by maria

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I think this is a great vehicle to step back a moment and look at larger issues. The monthly vs. weekly is better for me personally. I have also been talking with other exhibit developers here in the Bay Area who are interested in meeting up [f2f or otherwise] from time to time.

Comment by Matthew

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Just for clarification, I don't mean that there have to necessarily be other posters on the main Museums 2.0 blog, but the IDEA of a rotating primary poster with responses from the community is interesting to me, perhaps using another tool.

Comment by Matthew

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I think the blog is a great top-layer. It would be nice to be able to have discussions in a "reception area" so to speak. It's sort of like going to a really great talk and then having people to talk with afterward over coffee, and it's even better when you get to talk to the speaker! As I said in one of my other comments, the blog is a great "instigation" tool. It gets others thinking, and focuses the conversation for a time on one (current?) topic of interest. It might also be fun to see what other "instigators" might offer. That way there's not so much pressure on Nina to have to always come up with new stuff, and other people will undoubtedly have other interesting perspectives.

Comment by Matthew

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Just because I like contradicting myself, I will say, in contrast to my comment on the "asynchronous" idea, that this might be a good "sometimes" option. I've been playing around with videoconferencing software, particularly ooVoo, which supports multi-user video conferencing (unlike skype) and is cross-platform (mac and pc). It's not a perfect solution, but it is certainly a good start. I'd be interested to have other folks look at it and tell me what they think.

http://www.oovoo.com/

Comment by Matthew

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I find forums difficult to follow, especially when they begin to splinter into lots of different discussions. Depending on the format, it can be difficult to wade through all of the postings to find what you're looking for. I would also require some sort of active reminder system to let me know when there are new postings so I can go back and catch up.

Comment by Matthew

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I agree 100%. There is no substitute for getting together and bouncing ideas around. Obviously it's challenging because of geography, but it's worth doing when possible, at ASTC, for example.

Comment by Matthew

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

So I already voted, but I like this idea for the simple reason that this method benefits from someone (or several people) playing an "instigator" role. Like Nina does with her blog, it's nice to have someone regularly posting and presenting ideas to respond to. It's often easier to respond to something than to start from scratch.

Comment by Matthew

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I agree with Nina about the down-sides of Ning, however, if we set up an RSS feed, at least people can use it to keep track of new posts. I find that I loose track of some of the discussions in this format, as in forums. There are just too many ways to post information and too many threads to track.

Comment by Matthew

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

This option is my favorite because I can check in when I have time, and there is a record of what is going on rather than a live chat that is gone when it's over (if it's not recorded) or audio clips that I have to sift through (if it IS recorded)

Comment by esiegel

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Usenet and a zillion threaded forums on topics from everything from shoes to astrology have proven to be incredibly useful and durable ways of exchanging ideas and building a community. Dusty archive, maybe, but if you have the appropriate fairy dust, text based forums can be incredibly useful. I say fairy dust, because it is impossible for me to identify the common traits of successful forums that I have been on.

Eric

Comment by seth

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I voted for this but mostly because it is practical. A bit of real-time (and face-to-face) engagement is certainly healthy! - Seth!

Comment by seth

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I generally like this method although I think it could get a bit tedious if there were too many people posting. It would be like a listserv archives in that case. If only a couple dozen people were posting, it might be possible to follow a thread. That's my initial reaction. Of course, the need to go to yet another web site is a tic on the negative side. (This is just a more specific example of "asynchronous communication", right?) - Seth!

Comment by nina

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Adam,
Good idea--why don't you suggest a forum by clicking "New Idea" at the top?

Comment by arozan

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

I think this would be challenging, phone conference calls are tough. Might be easier to have a forum, in which you could leave your contact information, and willing parties could offer aid, and comment on your post.

Comment by sspero

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Weekly is probably too often. Once a month, or for topics that really call for various voices to add to the mix.

Comment by arozan

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

This would be tough. Phone conference calls are a tough challenge to operate. What might be better is the opportunity for people to comment, and or the community could post on the site, and solicit feedback opportunities? Almost a job board for challenges...

Comment by sspero

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Why I like this idea, timing is just too complex. Certain topics might make this option more alluring, but in general I am not sure it is a draw.