Lab for Radical Museum Futures

Imaginary museum FORTUNES, FICTIONS about the preservation of the past, sci-fi FORESIGHT, ∞ optimism for planetary FUTURES

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

its a bird its a plane... nah, it's @drelabre talking about his prolific design fiction practice. so envious of his commitment...

https://t.co/9JNGTLUw9L

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

"What design fiction does...is that we can dig into the future in the inverse of the way an archaeologist does. And rather than telling master narratives of what the world will be, we just look at it in this partial way, with a certain sense of humility."
https://t.co/oEEvc1HTyP

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

@profuturists 's most recent issue of Compass is out and chockfull of interesting, light reading.... an adjective not often heard in the futures world. Check out @LatinoFuturist interview with the irreplaceable @darthjulian

https://t.co/YEi3JXCEKR

[Smithsonian Education @SmithsonianEdu]

Attention mid to late-career academics and educators! The deadline to apply for the Smithsonian Fellowship in Museum Practice is fast approaching. Don't miss out on the chance to promote knowledge exchange in museum education. Apply by May 1 at https://t.co/TszM8sBdOS

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

We need to learn to love uncertainty, and to choose it over the temptation of knowing. We need to sit quietly in the dark, even if it hurts."

– Jeannine Ouellette
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[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

Courtesy of @WritersSalon

"[...] as writers we need to notice our surroundings with a sense of interest, wonder, and awe. We need to cultivate a searing curiosity about everything and everyone, because curiosity is the genesis of empathy... 1/3

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

Our job as writers is to ask why, why, why, why, and be doggedly interested in the multiplicity of possibilities rather than relying too surely on what we think we know. We need to build great tolerance for uncertainty. 2/3

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

Where would I begin if I wanted to understand "healing"? Is there a field of study around the concept of healing, its domains and influence over time? @lauranissen help?

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

Are you surprised at my tears, sir?
Strong futurists also cry.

New post: https://t.co/dG6JEMm1Q2

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

@lauranissen Let's make it happen! In the meantime, wishing a happy turnover to 2023 for you and yours

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

@designcouncil, noticed that videos of the recent Design Festival are going up on Youtube. Can we expect all the sessions to be uploaded over time? If so, awesome! I regret having missed these sessions! https://t.co/c0Q3BCBz2j

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

I just finished a speculative fiction piece about a museum, now I think I might be able to turn it into a book. Read his thread and think about how GPT could perform your job.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

People demo ChatGPT like a toy. They ask it to write a essay, maybe a song, & write it off as a a worse Google. I showed it to my class & that is what had happened to the five (our of 70) students who had already tried it

A longer demo changed everything. https://t.co/N9WpXw745K

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

@impractknow @laniwhatison @ShitFacilitator can you rephrase as an open-ended question?

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

@futuryst Ok as a museum person this is ripe for so many questions.....

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

Help honor activists who have been arrested for their resistance. They offer their time to save our children's children. https://t.co/ivGGjbx0l5

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

@museumprogress Wow, AI speaks with authority!

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

@dunagan23 @puptheband for your consideration

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

@anabjain This is a subtweet and I'm here for it. Whatever you're makin', we want! :-P

[Lab for Radical Museum Futures @museumffff]

We found a wallet, looking for help to find owner: https://t.co/2s2W4vfSaa cc @lauranissen @futuryst @nearfuturelab