At the AASLH meeting a month ago, I spoke at the Small Museum luncheon and at the end, asked participants to write a message to themselves, on a postcard, about what they wanted to be reminded of in the next thirty days. One of the questions that Rainey and I often hear is "How can I be a creative leader from my position in the middle?" These notes to your future self are great evidence of how we all, no matter where we are in the organizational chart, or how large or small our museum is, that we all can begin creative work. Here's some of what might be happening around the country!
And my personal favorite,
Just in case you think future resolutions can't take root, here's a sketch by Lauren Silberman of Historic Londontown Museum and Gardens that she did in a workshop last March:
And here's the photo she posted this summer. That's the museum's director, Rod Cofield, taking a bit of time to incubate.
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It always amazes me how much we know intuitively but fail to take what we know and put it to use. Your exercise uncovers what lives deep within and makes it real. A just look at all the great actions people identified as their 'next step'! Thanks, Linda and Rainey, for your good work.
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