FLAME New York
Pathways to Leadership for Museum Education
November 30 - December 1, 2018
Please see below for a full Program Schedule.
Friday, November 30, 2018
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Opening Remarks & Welcome Breakfast
Glenn D. Lowry, Director, The Museum of Modern Art
Wendy Woon, The Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director for Education, The Museum of Modern Art
Judy Koke, Director of Professional Development, Institute for Learning Innovation
Rika Burnham, Head of Education, The Frick Collection
Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chairman of Education, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kim Kanatani, Deputy Director and Gail Engelberg Director of Education, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Session 1: What it Takes to Transition to a Museum Director
We will open with a program focused on Pathways to Leadership, featuring discussion with Sarah James, a recruiter of the executive search firm Phillips Oppenheim. Hyperallergic quoted Sarah in the article Study Finds Female Museum Directors Lagging Behind (2014). She will be joined in conversation by directors and deputy directors of institutions who have previously come from museum education leadership positions, including Kelly McKinley, Deputy Director, Oakland Museum of California; Bonnie Pitman, former Eugene McDermott Director (2008-2011) and Deputy Director of The Dallas Museum of Art (2000-2008), and current Distinguished Scholar in Residence for the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, Director Art/Brain Innovations at the Center for BrainHealth, and Distinguished Scholar in Residence for Arts and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas; and Deborah Schwartz, President and CEO, Brooklyn Historical Society, and formerly The Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director for Education, Museum of Modern Art (2002 – 2006) and Vice Director for Education and Program Development, Brooklyn Museum (1989 – 2000). The discussion will address the current field of museum leadership, skills and experience that museum directors need now and in the future, what museum educators bring to these positions, and what skills they may need to succeed. Each will share their insights on both the challenges they have faced, and the opportunities their background and experience has brought to their leadership, including Board leadership, key negotiations, motivational strategies, and change management.
Note: A survey will be sent out prior to the event so that we can elicit questions and areas of interest to address that are of interest to those FLAME representatives participating to shape the content of this program.
12:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Group Lunch with Community Building designed by Judy Koke
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., Free time in The Museum of Modern Art galleries to look at art
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Session 2: Skill Building: Negotiations
Led by Paul Ingram, Kravis Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
A key skill for leadership today is negotiating positions whether it is with partners, boards of trustees, donors, or staff. Paul Ingram, who will be leading this workshop, has won the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, the Commitment to Excellence Award, and has been chosen three times by graduating students to deliver the keynote at their commencement ceremonies. A dynamic and engaging educator, Paul has created workshops in the non-profit sector for museum directors, curators, and conservators. He has also consulted on issues of organizational design. Born in Canada to immigrant parents, he was the first in his family to attend college.
Note: A survey will be sent out prior to the event so that we can elicit questions and areas of interest to address that are of interest to those FLAME representatives participating.
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Group Dinner: 15 Toasts Format
A form from Priya Parker's book The Art of Gathering (2018)
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Post-event
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., Coffee & 15-minute Art Meditation
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Session 3: Skill Building: Motivation and Leadership
Led by Paul Ingram, Kravis Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
Motivation plays a key role in effective leadership. Recent scientific research on motivation has identified two motivational engines that, when identified and tapped into, can empower leaders to change behaviors. Led by Paul Ingram, this workshop will provide insight into emerging theories of motivation, help identify your key motivational engines, and provide interactive opportunities to practice how motivational strategies can influence organizational change using a relevant case study.
Note: A survey will be sent out prior to the event to help you identify your motivation profile.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Session 4: Skill Building: FLAME: Vision and Strategy for Impact
Led by Doris Rothauer, Business Consultant for Creative & Social Entrepreneurs
This final workshop will introduce and apply social entrepreneurship vision and strategy models using FLAME as a case study. Goals of the workshop are to build skills, change perceptions and institutional behaviors to promote the field, nurture the community, and foster data-driven decision-making that advances the museum education field. The skills and models focused on FLAME as a case study will be transferable to other leadership domains and projects. This interactive workshop is led by Doris Rothauer. Doris is an art manager, author, consultant, and coach connecting the art, creative, and social worlds. Prior to her entrepreneurial and freelance career, she worked and held leading positions in renowned art institutions in Vienna. She believes in the change-making power of art and creativity, and aims at designing and fostering cultural impact with her work. She is the author of Creativity & Capital, Art and Economy in Radical Change, and Vision and Strategy: Strategic Thinking for Creative and Social Entrepreneurs.
Note: A survey will be sent out prior to the event, so that we can elicit questions and areas of interest to address that are of interest to those FLAME representatives participating.
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Summary & Next Steps: Building a Sustained Community of Practice
Led by Judy Koke, Director of Professional Development, Institute for Learning Innovation
This concluding participatory session will invite participants to identify, given learning over the past four sessions, priorities for further professional development, and strategies for support for professional development and mentorship.
Survey
A post-event survey will follow to assess the satisfaction, and identify future topics and interests for future events and continued cohort learning to be facilitated by Judy Koke.