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I’ve been interested in Professor Michael Wesch’s teaching methods for some time and have followed his use of social media in the classroom (via social media naturally). So I was fascinated to read this Chronicle of Higher Education piece on Wesch’s decision to ‘reboot’ on hearing that his ideas aren’t working as well for others as [...]
András Szántó’s analysis of the mission statements of 60 museums makes for interesting reading. The accompanying Wordle is a graphic account of the most commonly used words in mission statements (which is also interesting for what is omitted). Composing a mission statement isn’t as easy as it sounds. Should a mission describe what a museum [...]
A number of people at the ICP Conference today and yesterday asked for some references on emotion in organizations so here are a number of books I have found useful – enjoy! CAMPBELL, D. 2000. The Socially Constructed Organization, London, Karnac Books. FINEMAN, S. 2000. Emotion in Organizations, London, Sage Publications. FINEMAN, S. 2003. [...]
Diane Ragsdale has a fascinating article about the value of direct subsidies to artists. Although it’s about the American context, the points she makes are equally relevant in Europe. She references Hans Abbing’s book Why Are Artists Poor? The Exceptional Economy of the Arts in which he makes these points about why the poverty of artists is structural [...]
Summarise your thesis in 140 characters or less – great meme that has gone viral all over the world today
