About this item
What do the London Science Museum, California Shakespeare Theater, and ShaNaNa have in common? They are all fighting for relevance in an often indifferent world. The Art of Relevance is your guide to mattering more to more people. You'll find inspiring examples, rags-to-relevance case studies, research-based frameworks, and practical advice on how your work can be more vital to your community. Whether you work in museums or libraries, parks or theaters, churches or afterschool programs, relevance can work for you. Break through shallow connection. Unlock meaning for yourself and others. Find true relevance and shine. This item is Non-Returnable.
About the Author
When I was a teenager, I desperately wanted to do two things: quit school and design pinball machines. To my parents' relief, in college I translated these passions into a dual pursuit of electrical engineering and radical educational theory. When working at NASA proved decidedly less creative and social than I'd hoped, I shifted into science and children's museums, designing exhibits, producing puppet shows about math, and generally loving work in a free-choice learning environment.
I worked on staff at the International Spy Museum and The Tech Museum of Innovation before striking out on my own as an interactive exhibit designer focusing on visitor participation.
Writing has always been part of my life. I was a slam poet throughout college, and in 2006, I started the Museum 2.0 blog, which set me on a trajectory away from traditional interactive immersive exhibits and into the world of user participation. Now I write, consult, and design exhibits from a cabin off the grid in Santa Cruz, CA. And I couldn't be happier.
