museum
Syndicate content

Blog: The Seven Wonders of Powerful Places: How Where Matters

Philippe Duhamel's picture
Posted October 29th, 2007 by Philippe Duhamel

Maison des esclaves, Sénégal

photo cc: masoud.nyc 

How can museums do more than entertain us (or bore us) about curiosities of the past? How can change feed on the past? As part of October's tactical discussion on the Power of Place, I have compiled a list of seven wonders that historical sites tap into to bring some awareness, conscience, and change to the world.

Blog: On Creative Uses of History

Philippe Duhamel's picture
Posted October 23rd, 2007 by Philippe Duhamel
Every minute of camp life is a poisoned minute

 

In today's blog post, I talk about how a coalition of activist museums came to life and I invite you to join a week-long discussion about innovative tactics centred on the use of history.

New tactics are seldom found keeping your head down, dragging your feet on the beaten path. You want to create some quick-ass tactic or new institution from scratch? Here are two macro-sized creativity techniques. 

But be warned. Creativity sometime lands you in an awkward place. That's the price to pay.

1. Leverage instinct into tactic. One way to steer your creativity into new territory is to take a fundamental human need or instinct and look for ways to turn it into a deliberate, self-aware method of serving your goals.