Posts for Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone


The Rise of the Starry-Eyed Nonprofit Entrepreneur

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
October 9, 2009 at 11:29 am
I’ve called generation Y an entire generation of entrepreneurs, and I was relieved to read recently that the Gen Y entrepreneurial mentality has finally seeped into the ... (more)

Take Risks: A Life Lesson Courtesy of the Red Bull Soapbox Race

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
October 4, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Last weekend, I headed into downtown L.A. to watch the incredibly goofy and downright amazing Red Bull Soapbox Races. Now, I’ll admit that when Ian suggested that we attend, ... (more)

Popular iPhone Applications to Aid Museum Marketers

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
September 26, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Just conducting a quick search on an iPhone app store reveals that folks weren’t joking: there really is an app for (absolutely) everything. Thus, it’s no surprise ... (more)

Got a Minute? 3 Exercises to Make You a Better Leader

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
September 18, 2009 at 2:45 am
The single most frequently discussed concept in my graduate courses thus far is the concept of leadership– positive and effective public leadership, to be (only slightly ... (more)

Museums Are (Right) Now

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
September 10, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Photo from okaygreat.com This installation, designed by Scott Reinhard, uses the front staircase at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago to relay an important message that ... (more)

How Personal Branding is Hurting Nonprofit Organizations

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
September 3, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Photo from trendbouwers.nl At first thought, personal branding and the strength of nonprofit organizations appear to have little to do with one another, if anything. However, the ... (more)

Physical Interaction with Artwork in Museums: What is Appropriate and What Will Get You Fired?

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
August 26, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Amanda Mae, a gallery guard at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), claims she was “unceremoniously fired” last Thursday  after interacting with with a work of art that encourages ... (more)

5 Reasons to be Proud That You Majored in English

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
August 21, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I’ve always been baffled about why the English major gets such a bad rep. Perhaps this is because it’s an open-ended degree that requires the recipient to ask him ... (more)

55 Low-Resource Ways for Museums to Connect with the Community

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
August 19, 2009 at 2:27 am
photo from artolog on flickr “It’s not about the collections anymore… It’s about community.” This is what a recent article by the Christian Science ... (more)

Art Insight TV: A New Way to Share Knowledge About Art

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
August 17, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Check out this video in which Art Insight TV creator, Aladine Vargas, uncovers the design and composition behind Norman Rockwell’s Triple Self Portrait. It’s a left-brain ... (more)

Where are Museum Studies Graduate Programs Going Wrong?

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
August 12, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Photo from success.co.il Recently, I’ve come across several interesting blog posts about museology/museum studies graduate programs and everything that is going wrong or ... (more)

7 (Surprisingly Difficult) Things to Consider When Applying to Grad School

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
August 11, 2009 at 2:22 am
My graduate school application process is over. The tests are long since taken, applications long since sent out, my program selected, and my financial aid secured. I’ve ... (more)

Is Generation Y Particulary Nostalgic, or Just Human?

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
August 4, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Photo from imissmytvshow.com I was pretty stressed in the few months before I left Seattle. I was deciding if and where I should go to graduate school and trying to summon the ... (more)

10 Reasons to Visit a Museum

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
August 1, 2009 at 12:23 am
Sue at the Field Museum in Chicago. Photo from commons.wikimedia.org Note: Museums, in this article, include art, history, and specialty museums, science centers, zoos, aquariums, ... (more)

Welcome to the Blogging World: Candid Tips from a 3 Week Old Newbie

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
July 29, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Image from radio.weblogs.com I dove into the blogging world a little over three weeks ago. Since then, I’ve joined communities of bloggers, made several connections to inspiring ... (more)

“The Two Cultures” Meet in Museums

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
July 29, 2009 at 12:49 am
Photo from blogs.discovermagazine.com In a sense, the modern-day threat of science illiteracy persuaded me to seek out C.P. Snow’s Rede lecture “The Two Cultures.” The ... (more)

The Mind-Numbing Evolution of the Term “Entrepreneur”

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
July 23, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I’ve found that nearly everyone nowadays calls themselves an entrepreneur, is interested in other entrepreneurs, and strives to be considered a successful entrepreneur. Photo ... (more)

Finding and Hiring Generation Y Nonprofit Leaders

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
July 20, 2009 at 2:44 am
Here’s an interesting tidbit: According to a 2006 study by The Bridgespan Group, the nonprofit industry will need to attract and develop an estimated 640,000 new senior managers ... (more)

Why I Don’t Regret Leaving my Job During an Economic Recession

From Colleen Dilenschneider- Know Your Own Bone
July 15, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Everyone has cut back due to the economic recession and it is no different in the museum industry. Websites like Artinfo.com have been meticulously documenting layoffs and cutbacks ... (more)