Our 6 Most Popular Blogs of 2019
What did you enjoy reading the most in 2019? It’s always good to reflect at the end of the year before starting a new one… Read More »Our 6 Most Popular Blogs of 2019
Claire Bown
Thinking Routine of the Week: Looking Ten Times Two
The ‘Looking Ten Times Two (10×2) Visible Thinking routine allows participants to slow down and make careful, detailed observations. By repeating the exercise twice, it… Read More »Thinking Routine of the Week: Looking Ten Times Two
Visible Thinking Routine of the Week: See-Think-Wonder
See Think Wonder is a thinking routine that focuses on the importance of observation, interpretation and stimulating curiosity. It is an excellent thinking routine to… Read More »Visible Thinking Routine of the Week: See-Think-Wonder
Verbal Facilitation Tools to Make Your Guided Tours More Interactive
In my previous post on facilitation skills, ‘A Quick Guide to Facilitation Skills on Guided Tours‘, I talked about the many skills required to being… Read More »Verbal Facilitation Tools to Make Your Guided Tours More Interactive
Slow-Looking: In-Depth Experiences with Art and Museum Objects
Much has been written about the power of art works, objects, artefacts to inspire, provoke curiosity and interest. It is generally accepted that looking at… Read More »Slow-Looking: In-Depth Experiences with Art and Museum Objects
A Quick Guide to Facilitation Skills
During Visible Thinking in the Museum training, I teach participants facilitation skills for guided tours or educational programmes with art and museum objects. I use… Read More »A Quick Guide to Facilitation Skills
How to Use Visible Thinking Routines on Guided Tours
Routines are an important part of the guided tour experience. As you welcome guests or visitors at the start of a tour, you will take… Read More »How to Use Visible Thinking Routines on Guided Tours
Visual Thinking Strategies and Visible Thinking
When I am talking about Visible Thinking people often assume that I mean Visual Thinking, otherwise know as Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). I thought here might be… Read More »Visual Thinking Strategies and Visible Thinking
For the Joy of Learning: Adults, Museums and Thinking Routines
When we talk about engagement in the museum, we are often referring to engaging young people, teenagers, non-traditional museum-goers and school groups. However, museums are… Read More »For the Joy of Learning: Adults, Museums and Thinking Routines
More than a Strategy: Building a Culture of Thinking
I was recently talking to a fellow museum docent about how they were given a 10 minute training on how to use thinking routines (from… Read More »More than a Strategy: Building a Culture of Thinking