"Towards a New Mainstream?"


The next CFM lecture is on the horizon and we're excited! Gregory Rodriguez, founder and executive director of Zócalo Public Square will be with us at the Embassy of Canada on Dec. 9.



Voices of the Future

CFM’s “Voices of the Future” is an international, interdisciplinary discussion about the future of museums and society. We are recruiting creative, innovative thinkers from all sectors to capture and share their hopes and dreams on video.

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How we explored the future of museums at the 2009 AAM Annual Meeting!

 

We presented your Guide to the Future at the AAM annual meeting, April 30 - May 3, 2009 in Philadelphia featuring FutureQuest: a  real-time interactive game open to all attendees.


Was it fun? Yes! Was it simple? You betcha? Did it involve great prizes? Hey, this is CFM you are talking about. Trust us...


Want to see what activities our attendees participated in? Come find out!



"Gaming the Future of Museums"

A lecture by Dr. Jane McGonigal, Director of Game Research and Development, Institute for the Future.
The lecture was webcast on Jan. 28, 2009. Participants were encouraged to have group viewings, download the associated discussion guide and participate in online chats and activities associated with the free webcast.



Superstruct

Read the overview and results from the massive multiplayer forecasting game Superstruct run by the Institute for the Future (IFTF) in fall, 2008. Contribute to the crowdsourced Museums and Society 2019 report created by museum participants, and study the IFTF 10 Year Forecasting Report based on the game.


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