Leaders of the Future 2012 workshops

The deadline to submit an application is Friday, January 13, 2012.

Are you working to make your museum more relevant in your community?

Are you wanting to stay informed of the latest trends and events, but feel overwhelmed by too much information?

Do you want to create a more sustainable future for your museum?

The coming decades will bring massive social, technological, economic, environmental, and political changes in our society and these forces will contribute to the stress that communities experience. The California Association of Museums (CAM) believes museums can play a role in preparing for, and responding to, these challenges by exploring where current trends may take us, identifying preferred futures, and helping bring them into being.

To help its members take on such a role and develop 21st century skills, CAM is providing FREE strategic foresight training to museum leaders, both longstanding and emerging. CAM wants to help you learn the skills to craft a preferred future for your institution.

Funded in part by a 21st Century Professionals Leadership grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the James Irvine Foundation, the Leaders of the Future: Museum Professionals Developing Strategic Foresight project will provide innovative foresight training to 40 California museum professionals. In this training, you will develop the habit for futures thinking by planning for long-term change, integrating insights into your daily activities, and creating a more responsive and relevant institution. Two training workshops taught by professional futurist Garry Golden will prepare you to turn the massive and expected external shifts in California into opportunities rather than challenges.The training will include two workshops and an opportunity to practice your new skills on a CAM Online Futures Forum.

Workshop #1

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Chabot Space & Science Center
Oakland, CA

Workshop #1 will be held in conjunction with the CAM conference and participants will learn:

• The history of futures studies
  The benefits and uses of foresight strategies
• Framing: Developing the scope and purpose of what you want to examine in the future
• Scanning: Undertaking research through a wide variety of sources (articles, blog links, trend information, etc.), both mainstream and fringe, and learning to identify trends and potentially disruptive events
• Forecasting and scenario development: Calculating the probable, or baseline, future and developing other scenarios of plausible futures

You will complete Workshop #1 understanding the basic techniques of futures work, and how foresight strategies can be integrated into your institutional planning.

Workshop #2

Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum
City of Industry, CA

Workshop #2 will provide you with:

• A review of framing and scanning
• Training on scenario development
• A chance to apply foresight strategies to visioning, planning and implementation: Creating vision, mission, strategy, and initiatives to take action

You will graduate from the Leaders of the Future program understanding how to develop detailed baseline and probable futures scenarios and use these techniques in your museum’s planning, as well as be able to share scanning and foresight practices with others in the museum field.

As graduates of the program, you will be invited to join the CAM Foresight Committee where you can continue your practice with other professionals to share scanning information, develop scenarios and lead discussions on trends and potential future events that will impact the California museum field.

To apply to participate in this professional development project please click on the link below to complete a short application form:

APPLY HERE: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LVHLST6

The deadline to submit an application is Friday, January 13, 2012.Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by January to make travel arrangements. If you have any questions please contact project director Lisa Eriksen at lisaeriksen@mac.com.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.

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CAM and their sponsors are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships for the 2012 conference, Museum Making it Happen. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 18, 2011.

CAM SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship recipients must meet at least one eligibility criterion, be
residents of California, and successfully articulate the benefit of
attending the conference in the application. Scholarships include a full
conference registration, ticket to the Welcome Reception, and a one-year
membership in CAM. Applications are due Friday, November 18, 2011. APPLY NOW

LINK: http://www.calmuseums.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=760

GETTY SCHOLARSHIPS
CAM and the Getty Foundation are pleased to offer scholarships to support
alumni of the Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship program to attend the 2012
conference, Museums Making it Happen. Scholarships include a full conference
registration, $450 travel stipend, a formal mixer for Getty Scholars and CAM
Fellows, tickets to the Welcome Reception and CAMMY Luncheon, and a one-year
membership in CAM. The application deadline is Friday, November 18, 2011.

CAM FELLOWSHIPS
CAM Fellows attend the 2012 CAM conference and write three “case study”
articles for publication in CAM e-News and on CAM’s website. Since the CAM
Fellows program is a central component of CAM’s multicultural initiative,
preference will be given to individuals of Latino/Hispanic, African
American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, or Native American descent. Each
Fellowship includes a full conference registration, a $1,000 stipend, a
formal mixer with CAM Fellows and Getty Scholars, ticket to the Welcome
Reception, a one-year individual membership in CAM, and networking
opportunities specifically for CAM Fellows. Applications are due Friday,
November 18, 2011. Funded in part through support from the James Irvine
Foundation
. APPLY NOW

RESEARCH INTERN
Posting and Description
Title: Research Intern
Type of Position: Temporary, Contractual
Rate of Pay: $2,500 stipend / approved travel expenses reimbursed
Period of Time: November 2011 – February 2012
Hours/Schedule: Flexible, to be determined
Preferred Deadline: Friday, November 4, 2011 / Position Open Until Filled

About The Project
The California Association of Museums (CAM), in partnership with other organizations
across the state, will embark on a one-year planning project titled California Networks for
Collaboration. The purpose of the project is to examine how museum service providers
can adopt 21st century practices and explore if collaborative learning networks that are
connected and leveraged statewide will produce more accessible and sustainable
support systems. A research intern is needed to inform the work of the Steering
Committee meeting.

Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Executive Director, and in accordance with the
organization’s policies and procedures, the Research Intern will:
▪ Attend an initial meeting with the Executive Director and the project
consultant (via telephone) to discuss expectations, timeline, and scope of
work. This meeting will take place at a mutually agreed upon time.
▪ Search for and identify learning networks that support museum professionals
in California through online searches, telephone calls, and a questionnaire
completed by Steering Committee members and others TBD.
▪ Perform a literature scan and review on collaborative learning, particularly
how these methodologies may be employed by associations or other service
providers, to inform the work of the Steering Committee.
▪ Participate in conference calls or face-to-face meetings with the Executive
Director and project consultant as needed.
▪ Review and discuss research with the Executive Director and project
consultant and change research methods and/or make edits to final report as
needed and requested.
▪ Submit a final report for distribution to Steering Committee members in early
February 2012.
▪ Attend the Steering Committee’s meeting in February 2012 in Berkeley to
report on the findings of the research and literature review.

Minimum Requirements
▪ Excellent research skills
▪ Good writing and communication skills
▪ Ability to work with little supervision with appropriate guidance/training
▪ Familiarity with concepts of collaborative learning, 21st Century skills, and/or
museum work preferred

Application Process
Interested applicants should email a cover letter, resume, and at least one writing
sample to Celeste DeWald, Executive Director of the California Association of Museums,
at cam@calmuseums.org, preferably by Friday, November 4, 2011. The materials submitted should clearly address or exemplify the applicant’s qualifications in meeting the minimum requirements. Position open until filled.