This session took place during the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting
In the process of developing a new strategic plan, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) developed self-reflective questions regarding its mission and vision. UMFA staff visited museums in Seattle, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and Austin with the aim of studying variations of best practice to guide this work. By...
Strategic foresight
By Lisa Eriksen
A first glance at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting Program
Like adopting a healthy diet, or a new exercise regimen, employing futures thinking is about behavior change—a new way of doing things over the long-term. Practicing good foresight techniques does not involve picking up an instruction book or completing a checklist of tasks while in the midst of museum...
A first glance at the Western Museums Association 2013 Annual Meeting Program
Like adopting a healthy diet, or a new exercise regimen, employing futures thinking is about behavior change—a new way of doing things over the long-term. Practicing good foresight techniques does not involve picking up an instruction book or completing a checklist of tasks while in the midst of museum...
