Three thoughts from ACMI's Future of the Arts, Culture and Technology symposium 2026 The mostly official site of George Dunford where he talks about travel, technology, creative industries, digital, books, arts and other guff.

Really enjoyed #FACT2026 and wrote up three notes on it here. Thanks again @acmimuseum.bsky.social and @sebchan.bsky.social for organising. www.georgedunford.com/2026/02/thre...

Proved we can do it!!

Great point. We've been struggling with this in #GLAM for a long time...

From primary school to the UN, we’re all humans in a climate crisis, says Jen. It addresses our reptilian brain. Colonialism, capitalism, all of the -isms sever our relationshoos. How do we proceed without being maladapted? Fundamentalism? Nihilism? No: activism. Know where the joy is. Go. #FACT2026

Oh no I hadn't. Thanks so much for the link!

#FACT2026 was terrific!

Thanks to @sebchan.bsky.social and the @acmimuseum.bsky.social team and all speakers, panellists and chairs

And to the blusky crew especially @anatolitis.bsky.social Was great to follow along, and make new connections

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Is 'exhaustion' the new norm for cultural workers?? 🤔

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ADVOCACY – ESTHER ANATOLITIS Posts about ADVOCACY written by Esther Anatolitis

Here’s a collection of my approach to advocacy, including live case studies and toolkits, across decades of impact: #FACT2026 estheranatolitis.net/category/adv...

The "save us" mentality just won't cut it anymore!

This was a good (and fiesty!) panel to end the day

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Sam is the 💣

More about his work here: samuelcairnduff.com

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Kate is making a huge lot of sense!

Boards need to be brave to unlearn, takes energy but exciting trigger knowing that current models don't work and we don't need to follow current governance practices

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But do androuds dream of electric sheep? 😁

Are we addressing those already engaged with climate change? How can we reach naysayers who are not involved in the arts?

Something I've been thinking lots about, my current audience research is finding other, more pressing, issues are top of mind for visitors (at this point in time)

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"Do dolphins dream in sonar?"

Playful questions that lead to discussing the human condition - Nell Whitley

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Keep the joy and be celebratory - Jen Rae

Agree that this has been missing from the climate change approaches in museum programs

Visitors want to see the joy, see the beauty and be positively inspired to act (my research has found this)

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Australian Posthuman Summer Lab 2024 YouTube video by future play lab.

The Posthuman Summer Lab is such a soothing idea...

youtu.be/oZje7DA-8aQ?...

@troy-innocent.bsky.social

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Ok hello! Second-last #FACT2026 session. Right now it’s Sophie Lieberman facilitating where climate and culture intersect with Jen Rae from Centre for Reworlding, Tim Shiel from Green Music Australia, Nell Whitley from Marshmallow Laser Feast, and Troy Innocent from Australian Posthuman Summer Lab.

Museum Shops Association of Australia and New Zealand (MSAANZ): 2022 conference #MSAANZ22 Very excited to be attending the MSAANZ conference this Thursday and Friday at the Australian Museum, Sydney. Be great to meet folks face-to-face again and reflect on how the pandemic has treated t…

Here's a bit of background on the conference where this work was presented FYI: musdigi.wordpress.com/2022/09/13/m...

I can connect you with them. As I recall it was mostly financial data based on floor space x product x visitor spend x profit and what different sizes and types of stores could be aiming for (benchmarking)

Great insights and a useful toolkit 👏👏

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A toolkit! Yay!

1. Gathering qualitative insights - observations, informal feedback, playful approaches

2. Analysing- practical tools to look deeply into qual data

3. Translating - insights to action, sharing understandings

Here 'tis: www.museumdigitalsocialfutures.net/toolkit/

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A toolkit! Yay!

1. Gathering qualitative insights - observations, informal feedback, playful approaches

2. Analysing- practical tools to look deeply into qual data

3. Translating - insights to action, sharing understandings

Here 'tis: www.museumdigitalsocialfutures.net/toolkit/

#FACT2026

The Museum Shops
Association of Australia and New Zealand have been doing shop benchmarking for many years and may want to share. I've also done many pricing studies. Its a bit of a moveable feast...

Happy to chat more!

I thought so...

Its a good space to be in for conferences I've found, and I use it to take notes.

Hope to chat more. I'm a big fan of your work!

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Great keynote - i enjoyed it very much and many lessons I can use jn my work

Sorry didn't tag you as I only just found your bsky handle!

Thanks for the re-posts

Interesting panel on the AMaGA digital residency program

'Post-digital' where digital is embedded in the exhibition, not stuck in a corner as an afterthought

Pervasive colonisation

Great digital work with audiences with disabilities

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Being an Australia Council Digital Strategist-in-Residence #DSIR IMAGE: The New School_Parsons School of Design I’m very excited to announce that I have been selected as one of the Australia Council’s inaugural Digital Strategist-in-Residence (DSIR). The D…

Shout out to the digital strategist-in-residence program at Creative Australia. A wonderful program pairing digital specialists with small arts organisations to work on their digital capability and strategy

Good times!

musdigi.wordpress.com/2021/09/06/b...

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Lovin' the slides!

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Step 3. Connection

Museum booster was founded to connect museum leaders globally to talk about common. Problems and challenges

And the Future Museum project since 2019

'Leadership can be lonely'

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