collaborate collectively

collaborate creatively

Kevin WalkerLondon Knowledge Lab / 

exhibit research

UKMW10 • 26 Nov 2010

about me

• Senior Software Designer, American Museum of Natural History 1996 - 2000

• Freelance exhibit design & consulting 2000 - present• Researcher, London Knowledge Lab 2004 - 2010

• PhD, Education (IoE London 2010)• Masters, Interactive Telecommunications (NYU 1995)• BA Honors, Anthropology/media studies (Berkeley 1992)

kevin@exhibitresearch.com

100 Objects

• 1 vision, 2 partners, multiple media• Consistency / branding• High production value

            (My role: none)

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My Ashmolean

• 1 medium, 3 partners, many perspectives• Consistency / branding• High production value

    (My role: none)

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trails at Kew Gardens

• 1 vision, 3 partners, 4 schools, 20 trails• Education-led, not technology-led• Commercial partner = quality & consistency

    (My role: researcher)

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trails at Centre Pompidou

• 1 interface, 4 partners,         many phones• Amateur-led = in-built quality• Support for any visitor phone

    (My role: developer)

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trails at the Foundling Museum

• 1 trail, 3 students, 4 partners• Education-led• Low budget, high engagement

    (My role: researcher/facilitator)

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summary

collaborations around collections

Approaches

• 100 Objects: 1 voice, many objects, many stories• My Ashmolean: Many voices, many objects, many

stories• Trails: 1 voice, 1 story, a few objects

Elements of successful collaborations

• 1 vision = consistency of branding• Commercial partner = quality of tech/design• Education-led not technology-led

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