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American Alliance of Museums: Annual Meeting, May 2014
Moderator: Andrea Michelbach
Presenters: Laura Musikanski, Melanie Kwong, Paul Thistle (in absentia), Charlotte Montgomery (in absentia)
HAPPINESS, SUSTAINABILITY
and the MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL
#mpwellbeing #happiness #aam2014 @andrea_mchlbch @happycounts
• Laura MusikanskiHappiness overview
• Andrea MichelbachIndividuals
• Melanie KwongInstitutions
• Paul ThistleMuseum organizations
• ActivityReflecting on your workplace happiness
TODAY’S SESSION
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Andrea MichelbachIndividuals#mpwellbeing #happiness #aam2014 @andrea_mchlbch
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What does happiness & well-being have to do with museums?
VisitorsCommunity
the “Public”
Impact on
who we serve
Creativity,
longevity,
productivity
Institutional
effectiveness
STAFF WELL-BEING
?What is the overall well-being of museum professionals?
What characterizes their positive & negative workplace experiences?
Social
Sup
port
Educa
tion,
Arts &
Cult
ure
Psych
ologic
al W
ell-B
eing
Satisfa
ction
with
Life
Materia
l Well
-Bein
g
Enviro
nmen
t
Physic
al Hea
lth
Work
Exp
erien
ce
Govern
ment
Commun
ity
Time B
alanc
e40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
Comparison Between Happiness Initiative’s Opt-In Sample and the Museum Sample Opt-In Sample
Museum Sample
Control / Choice
Social Dynamics
Mission / Purpose
Strategic / Future
What can we do as individual museum professionals?
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Take action around “well-being commodities”:
• Time• Agency• Purpose
• What in your work enhances your well-being?
• What in your work detracts from your well-being?
ACTIVITY
• What action(s) do you want to take to improve your well-being?
• What do you want to remember from AAM 2014 that might influence your work well-being?
Photo: Linda Norris
SHARING
1. Pair up with someone at your table.
2. Share what you discovered.
#mpwellbeing #happiness #aam2014 @andrea_mchlbch @happycountsmpwellbeing.weebly.com
Photo: Linda Norris
“If the well-being of museum professionals is not cared for, then the museums suffer and
that can have far reaching consequences . . . The well-being of the employees, and the museum, are interconnected and impact one another in ways obvious and subtle.”
–Research participant
GET
IN T
OU
CH
Andrea Michelbach, [email protected], @andrea_mchlbch
Laura Musikanski, [contact information removed for privacy]
Melanie Kwong, [contact information removed for privacy]
Paul Thistle, [contact information removed for privacy]
Charlotte Montgomery, [contact information removed for privacy]
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