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Ken Finkel
@kenfinkel
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About Philadelphia : creativity, culture, past and place.
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2017-06-18 15:07
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kenfinkel
dpoll
2018-12-27 17:57
RE: How many people did you get into Steem?
Voted for 20+.
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dpoll
2018-12-27 17:56
RE: How many circles do you see?
Voted for 3.
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publichistory
2018-09-12 14:08
RE: Free and Open To All
Good post! There are so many opportunities for further research.
kenfinkel
blog
2018-09-07 17:36
RE: Could Steem Replace a Traditional 9-5?
Oh, that's such a great question to ponder! To consider it, I wonder what would be the agenda of a meeting in a digital version of a union hall? What collective actions could possibly threaten or at least
kenfinkel
art
2018-09-06 22:09
RE: Exploring The Life of Cities with KR Artist - Sunshine Yaya
Love this feel for a city. Reminds me of our Ben Leech in Philadelphia:
kenfinkel
history
2018-08-23 21:53
RE: Research Paths - From Coral to a Poem and Everything Inbetween
Here's a tempting tidbit from the first page of this wonderful poem by Jenna Osman: I really like "a shelter made from its interior life" and "collecting is the first step toward naming."
kenfinkel
education
2018-08-17 18:38
RE: The Wagner Free Institute of Science - A Museum Exploring the World of Blockchain
This groundbreaking effort with a real national treasure of an institution should go a long way towards answering the question: Can the Blockchain Help Reinvent Philadelphia's "History System"?
kenfinkel
publichistory
2018-08-16 15:34
RE: Can the Blockchain Help Reinvent Philadelphia's "History System"?
Yes! It's a place where the entire world is represented in scores of exhibition cases with specimens of all sorts. Turning this depth and variety loose on the web would be thrilling. Looking forward to
kenfinkel
art
2018-08-08 23:03
RE: Victorian Biology & Contemporary Jewelry
A wonderful and particularly creative example of how the arts can intersect with scientific archival holdings. And Leidy's work is so wonderful. (I could just get lost in that!) Also, readers might want
kenfinkel
sndbox
2018-08-08 14:18
RE: Join the Conversation #feedbackchain
...where I was told to leave and never return.
kenfinkel
sndbox
2018-08-08 14:17
RE: Join the Conversation #feedbackchain
Where I showed up with xeroxes of theoretical essays and...
kenfinkel
publichistory
2018-08-03 22:50
RE: A New Frontier for the Wagner Free Institute of Science
What a great platform this is to take an institution that’s been around (but in one place) for more than 150 years and share it with the world! Couldn’t and wouldn’t happen, though, without incubation.
kenfinkel
projects
2018-05-07 02:06
RE: Semester Summary: The Most Talked About Posts
Thanks for all of your efforts, innovations and good thoughts for the future @hourofhistory. A pleasure working with you! Good luck changing the field of public history. It needs you.
kenfinkel
money
2018-04-26 20:43
RE: So... Now What?
A long-overdue call for (call it what it is:) Board Reform But what would that look like, exactly? And who would initiate it?
kenfinkel
spain
2018-04-15 20:35
RE: The Camino and the Cultural Sector (Is no Museum the Best Museum?)
I'd like to think there's a "sweet spot" for an experiential balance between sites and stuff, outdoor and indoor, history that surrounds you and history that you can surround?
kenfinkel
explore1918
2018-04-12 20:08
RE: Fair Wages, or Why Steemit Isn't Right for Cultural Institutions...Yet.
I don't mean to come off as defensive. I do mean to challenge assumptions when they are (in my opinion) off target. Yes, it's important "to raise difficult questions about fair compensation and the
kenfinkel
explore1918
2018-04-12 16:30
RE: Fair Wages, or Why Steemit Isn't Right for Cultural Institutions...Yet.
I might not be understanding you fully, but don't cultural institutions depend largely on the stock market for their endowments? And aren't they at the mercy of factors entirely out of their control? We
kenfinkel
collaboration
2018-04-11 12:03
RE: "Build Capabilities Not Projects"
Yes! Connectedness is only step one. Interconnectedness would be a meaningful measure of successful digital strategy.
kenfinkel
museum
2018-04-09 03:28
RE: Opening More Than Doors: Grappling with Deaccession
So... what exactly is thinking beyond the market economy? Can anyone cite a worthy example for discussion in the case of a cultural nonprofit, past or present?
kenfinkel
history
2018-04-05 13:38
RE: Come for the Happy Hour, Stay for the History! - 3 Suggestions for Historic House Museums
Last year might have been the first for the apparently successful Parks on Tap which is launching its 2018 season at the Azealea Garden on Kelly Drive. Several of these sites are essentially at historic
