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Coming To Aam? Want To Meet People For Real Conversations On Issues That Matter Most To You?

varfin January 27, 2019 Add Comment professional development, web2.0

Everyone always says that the best part of conferences happens outside the sessions, in the hallway conversations and one-on-one meetings...

Three Business Books That Deliver On Organizational Change And Leadership

varfin January 18, 2019 Add Comment professional development

Have you ever picked up an intriguing-looking business book, started to read it, and then realized it's just one five-page article...

Museumcamp 2014: Experiments In Social Impact Assessment

varfin January 15, 2019 Add Comment Museum of Art and History, professional development, research, social bridging, Unusual Projects and Influences

You run a program. It changes kids' lives. It builds more responsible environmental stewards. It strengthens your community. How do ...

Facilitating Creative Learning (For Professionals): More Notes On Museumcamp

varfin January 14, 2019 Add Comment professional development

Last week, I wrote about MuseumCamp , the annual professional development event we hold in Santa Cruz. MuseumCamp is a playful, intense, ...

Join Us At Museumcamp 2015 To Explore Making Space For Self And Others

varfin December 23, 2018 Add Comment Museum of Art and History, professional development

illustration by Beck Tench Each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History hosts MuseumCamp , a professional development experie...

Spend Summer In Santa Cruz - Or Just A Weekend - Exploring Community Engagement At The Mah

varfin December 20, 2018 Add Comment Museum of Art and History, professional development

Do you dream of a summer filled with learning, community engagement, and sea lions? Time to stop dreaming and start doing. This summer, ...

Hack Your Hellos: The Unofficial Way To Meet Someone New At Aam This Year

varfin December 12, 2018 Add Comment professional development

Everyone always says that the best part of conferences happen off the official schedule. Hallway conversations. One-on-one meetings. Late n...

Give Yourself Some Space In 2016

varfin November 15, 2018 Add Comment inclusion, institutional change, professional development, relationships, Unusual Projects and Influences

Every once in a while I look at my growing toddler and think: time will never go backwards. She'll never be this age again. Sometimes,...

Aspiring, Thriving, Or Struggling Changemaker? Join Us For Museumcamp 2016.

varfin November 12, 2018 Add Comment institutional change, professional development

Each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History hosts MuseumCamp , a professional development experience that is part retreat, par...

Two Opportunities At The Mah: Museumcamp And An Incredible Job

varfin October 20, 2018 Add Comment Museum of Art and History, professional development

Dear friends, I want to share two great opportunities to get involved at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in 2017. 1. APPLY...

Five Reasons To Come To Museumcamp 2017

varfin October 18, 2018 Add Comment Museum of Art and History, professional development

Dear friends, We're about a month from the deadline to apply for MuseumCamp 2017 at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (M...

Introducing Abbott Square Part 7: How Getting Sued Ruined My Vacation And Taught Me About Stress

varfin October 11, 2018 Add Comment Abbott Square, Museum of Art and History, professional development

This is the seventh in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History ( MAH )'s development of Abbott Square , a new...

From Mine To Ours - Sharing Ownership Of Our Expansion: Introducing Abbott Square, Part 8

varfin October 10, 2018 Add Comment Abbott Square, institutional change, Museum of Art and History, professional development

MAH staffer Sandino Gomez extolls the virtues of Abbott Square. This is the eighth in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Ar...

Think Like A (Real Estate) Developer: Introducing Abbott Square, Part 9

varfin October 09, 2018 Add Comment Abbott Square, creative placemaking, design, Museum of Art and History, professional development

This is the ninth in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History ( MAH )'s development of Abbott Square , a new...

Where Do You Learn Best? My Personal Learning Journey From Conferences To Trainings

varfin September 28, 2018 Add Comment professional development

The blog started because of a conference. In 2006, I attended a big conference for the first time (ASTC). I went alone, sent with a blessin...

What's Your Vision?

varfin September 27, 2018 Add Comment professional development, Unusual Projects and Influences

It's 8am in the classroom; 5am in my body. I'm sitting at my assigned seat, next to a man who sells trailers in in Indiana, a woma...

Reimagining Museums With Latin America Leading The Way

varfin September 25, 2018 Add Comment institutional change, professional development, public space

Earlier this month, I went to a conference that renewed my faith in conferences. I first sensed the difference at the front door. There wa...

Introducing Community Participation Bootcamp At The Mah

varfin September 20, 2018 Add Comment Museum of Art and History, professional development

For the past five years, each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has hosted MuseumCamp . MuseumCamp is a professional deve...

Ten Tips For More Powerful Public Speaking

varfin September 17, 2018 Add Comment professional development

I love presenting. Standing in front of an audience fills me with adrenaline and calm at the same time. The adrenaline comes from fear and...