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The full programme is now available for the MCG Spring Event - 'Innovation': the Emperor's new clothes? The event will be held at the McDonald Institute of Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge on 14 May. Tickets are just £50 for MCG members (not a member? Join when you register and get the discounted rate). Museums are often told that digital projects need to be ground breaking in order to secure funding or capture the attention of the public and press. But what does this focus on the need for 'innovation' mean for museums, and does it provide the best outcomes for organisations, funders or audiences? MCG will take on this debate at its Spring event - challenging assumptions about innovative practice in museums; examining how some museums are achieving innovation and incorporating innovative practices into their ways of working; and exploring what funders mean when they use the term 'innovation' and how museums can engage with this agenda. See the full programme below. Tickets are booking up fast, so register now to avoid disappointment: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mcg-spring-event-2015-innovation-the-emperors-new-clothes-tickets-16421295537 Full Programme Doors open at 9.00am, registration from 9.30 10.00-10.15 - Welcome and introductions 10.15-11.00 - A history of media innovation in museums - Peter Pavement, Surface Impression Peter will provide an overview by exploring museums' long track record of experimenting with media technology and what this can teach us today about what innovation is and how it can be managed in order to improve the "hit rate" of initiatives. 11.00-11.10 - Comfort Break 11.10-11.40 - Innovation from the ground up - a new form of R&D - Sejul Malde, Culture 24 Sejul draws on his previous experience in the corporate sector and offers a different perspective on innovation in the cultural sector. He will invite practitioners to look at their assets and content, and think how to repurpose to find innovative ways of reaching audiences, and to change their processes, rhythms and ways of working. 11.40-12.10 - Raise the Curtain: Revealing Collections in Edinburgh - Scott Renton and Claire Knowles, University of Edinburgh This case study focuses on a project using a crowdsourced metadata 'game' to develop collections, and shows that once you have a process in place, it is not too creating e11.40ngagement with your collections. The public can help solve your problem, provided you have coffee and somewhere for them to sit. 12.10-13.00 - Lunch (included) 13.00-13.30 - Prototyping 'Innovation Lab' - Lizzie Edwards, Sumsung Digital Discovery Centre Digital tools such as tablets and smartphones were once considered innovative, but are now everyday technologies that guide peoples' learning, experience and understanding of the world. In this practical session led by Lizzie Edwards, the education manager of the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre at the British Museum, delegates explore how we can use technology to be innovative. 13.30-14.00 - Enabling Innovation - Jessica Suess, Oxford University Museums Jess will speak about a programme activity at Oxford University Museums known as the 'Innovation Fund', which offers colleagues the space and modest funding to experiment with new ways of working. Jess will share how the programme was established and managed, and how participants are encouraged to come up with new ideas and form new collaborations. She will mention some successful digital projects, and lessons learned. 14.00-14.30 - Coffee Break 14.30-15.00 - Lightning Talks A call for proposals will be released soon!! 15.00-16.00 - Q&A Session with Funders In this panel discussion, representatives from key funders will address questions on innovation and other aspects of funding digital and other projects. 16.00 - Close, followed by... Drinking about museums!!! in a local pub: come unwind and chat about the points that caught your attention during the day. Jessica Suess Partnership Officer Oxford University Museums 01865 613783 | 07768150465 | @JessicaSuess | @OxfordASPIRE [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.oxfordaspiremuseums.org/ [cid:image001.jpg@01D07CEA.0A06E580] [cid:image002.jpg@01D07CEA.0A06E580] [cid:image003.jpg@01D07CEA.0A06E580] + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + DLNET list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=DLNET + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +