Museum 2.0: Fifteen Random Things I've Learned about Design for Participation ... - The Diigo Meta page

• 09 Jan 12
  

  Sal Walker

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  Terry Kuny

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  Davide Tassinari

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• 03 Jan 12
  

  Jim Peterson

  How can we use these rules to make curriculum better?

  quote camp deisgn game theory participation

  • If you want people to write and/or draw, encourage them to draw. The timid ones will write anyway, and if you give them the option to write, no one will draw.
  • Prune for diversity and clarity, not quality.
  • You can put out full cans of coffee beans on a third floor hallway overlooking a stairwell and people will not throw fistfuls of coffee beans down the stairs. They will very conscientiously pick up any beans that drop on the floor. Small kids love this task.
  • Have extra coffee beans, index cards or whatever you're using on hand at all times. Make sure staff/volunteers know where they are. Schedule volunteers to prep more butterflies.
  • "Make and share" is more powerful for many people than "make and take." Most people--including kids--want to display their creations, not keep them.
  • People of all ages can use sledgehammers with minimal oversight. We had over 400 successful bangers with no injuries. The risk of liability was worth it.
  • People love pleasant surprises. Our most commented-on change by far is the brightly painted chairs in the elevator. This isn't even participatory. It's just fun. 
  • Find a way to get back in touch with people to let them know that their fish/butterfly/story/object is on display.

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