Dedications
Table of Contents
Foreword Gretchen Sorin
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Confronting the Crisis
Chapter 1: A Wake-Up Call Kristin Leigh
Chapter 2: Making Lemonade: Learning from the Pandemic Judy Gradwohl
Chapter 3: Beyond Command and Control: Inclusive Leadership in a Crisis Su Oh
Chapter 4: Getting Lost on Purpose Andrea Jones
Part II. The Turn to Digital
Chapter 5 :The Virtuous Circle: From Local to Global and Back Again Robin White Owen
Chapter 6: Expanding Museums into Digital Spaces Lath Carlson
Chapter 7: I Went to a Bar for Time Travelers Michael Peter Edson
Part III. The Turn to Community
Chapter 8 :Beyond the Handshake: Effective Steps in Community Engagement Armando Orduna
Chapter 9: Notions of Permanence, Visions of Change Darryl Williams
Chapter 10: Slaves Lived Here/Esclavos Vivieron Aqui Meredith Sorin Horsford
Chapter 11: We Are Each Other's Harvest: Prospering through Partnerships LaNesha DeBardelaben
Chapter 12: Communities Over Collections: Three Principles for Partnership Nafisa Isa
Part IV. The Turn to Equity
Chapter 13: Speaking Truth to Power Begins Internally Kayleigh Bryant-Greenwell and Janeen Bryant
Chapter 14: What Keeps Me Awake at Night: A Letter on Decolonization Brandie Mcdonald
Chapter 15: Museums, Disability, and "Uncertain Afters" Izetta Autumn Mobley
Part V. Re-Thinking Stewardship
Chapter 16: Caretakers of Our Histories Sven Haakanson
Chapter 17: The Collective Collection: Active, People-Centered, and Collaborative Mariah Berlanga-Shevchuk
Chapter 18: Broadening the Institutional Purpose of Zoos in the Post-Pandemic Era Scott Carter
Part VI. Re-Thinking Visitors
Chapter 19: On Bearing Witness Erin Carlson Mast
Chapter 20: Holding the Space We Make Beck Tench
Chapter 21: Discovering Connections: Supporting the Quest for Meaning and Well-Being Dawnette Samuels
Part VII. Re-Thinking Leadership
Chapter 22: Self-Worth, Trust, and Wonder: Leadership Lessons from Fred Rogers Mariruth Leftwich
Chapter 23: Protect People, Not Things Franklin Vagnone
Chapter 24: Courageous Imagination Nannette V. Maciejunes and Cindy Meyers Foley
Part VIII. Re-Thinking Structures
Chapter 25: From Silos to Social Networks Christian Greer
Chapter 26: Equity and Collaboration: Transforming Structure and Narrative to Center Community Brian Lee Whisenhunt
Chapter 27: Collaborative Knowledge Production for the 21st-Century MuseumJ uliana Ochs Dweck
Chapter 28: Hitting Reset on Hiring and Advancing in Museums Sam Moore
Part IX. Re-Defining Success
Chapter 29: The (Unfilled) Promise of Evaluation Cecilia Garibay
Chapter 30: Word Processing Joanne Jones-Rizzi
Chapter 31: Measuring Our Value(s): Let's Start with Structure Ben Garcia
Part X. Expanding Purpose
Chapter 32: Museum Relevance in the Context of the Earth System Emlyn Koster
Chapter 33: Social Justice: Framework for the Future of Museums Elena Gonzales
Chapter 34: Are We Serious about Changing the Equation? Deborah Schwartz
Chapter 35: Purpose Is the Only Thing Dorothy Kosinski
Part XI: Voices from the Future of Museums
Chapter 36: Thoughtful Agility Marcy Breffle
Chapter 37: The Unredeemable Museum Rebekka Parker
Chapter 38: Museums, Aesthetic Experience, and Design Justice Rina Alfonso
Chapter 39: The Water We Swim In Tramia Jackson
Chapter 40: More Show, Less Tell Rachel E. Winston
Chapter 41 :The Optics of Museum Equity Karen Vidangos
Chapter 42: Will We Love to Labor at Museums? Shivkumar Desai
Chapter 43: Make Me a History Museum I Actually Care About Emma Bresnan
Chapter 44 :Collapsing Enclosures Qianjin Montoya
Chapter 45: A Constellation of Interpretation: Object Labels in the Polyphonic Museum Sara Blad
Chapter 46: "If an object sits on a shelf in a dark warehouse, does it make an impact?" Jonathan Edelman
Chapter 47: Change and Opportunity: Resilience in a VUCA World Deja Santiago
Chapter 48: Co-Designing the Future Kirsten Mcnally
Postscript: What We have Learned
About the Editors
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