Sitting with a bunch of adults and arguing about what's going to be most effective for kids is just sort of self-defeating. Jake Barton adultarguebunch Change image and share on social
People come to museums for storytelling and engagement, and the technology needs to facilitate that. Jake Barton engagementfacilitatemuseum Change image and share on social
From a UX standpoint, the toughest battle is how to make a platform that's really open so kids can use it but has sort of hooks and constraints so it's actually driving towards revealing parts of the world through science or through mathematics. Jake Barton battleconstraintdrive share on social
It's not very hard to be clever. It's far harder to be simple, obvious, and meaningful. Jake Barton cleverhardmeaningful Change image and share on social
A lot of our insights are based on the ways in which people spend time at museums. They're curious, open, interested, and engaging. They want to express themselves and see their own identity refracted through the museum's. Jake Barton basecuriousengage share on social
You don't want to pretend that 9/11 ended in 2002 with the first anniversary. So how do you frame the post-9/11 world and play a productive role in discussing it? Jake Barton anniversarydiscussend Change image and share on social
The Memorial Finder covers the gap. It tells you the specific panel and number where you can find an individual but begins to reveal the connections between the names themselves. As you move around the site itself, a smartphone app will reveal adjacencies as well as the stories behind the names. Jake Barton adjacencyappbegin share on social
People are moving into modes of participation and self-generation, which apply to everything from museums and television to architecture. Jake Barton applyarchitecturegeneration Change image and share on social
Kids are prone to be on their phone and their iPads, prone to sharing things and making things. Instead of trying to divorce education from that, let's lean into that. Jake Barton divorceeducationipads Change image and share on social