Digital Partners
Digital strategy and the integration of digital engagements ought to be incorporated into any overarching planning process. With this in mind, chiodo.DESIGN is aligned with selected digital partners to provide creative and technical support to clients seeking to incorporate digital strategy into their overall planning efforts.
foam
Foam is a new web-based curation and creation platform under development by Synthro Inc. The founder and thought leader, Michael Greco and I have been in conversation for the past three years on the shape and form this product could take. The CEO Yannick Namia is aggressively evaluating different markets for this new product.
Balboa Park Online Collaborative
BPOC is a nonprofit technology collaboration that connects audiences to art, culture and science. BPOC creates digital experiences for web, mobile, apps, and in-gallery. The CEO, Nik Honeysett has been a colleague and friend for over a decade.
Ideum
Ideum is a creative company focused on using emerging technologies to design public installations and products that lead to meaningful visitor experiences. I’ve known the founder and Creative Director Jim Spadaccini since he launched his company.
Stimulant
Stimulant is an experience design and interactive installation agency in San Francisco. They craft human-scale, site-specific digital experiences and touchscreen applications that enchant audiences, drive conversion, and create lasting memories. I’ve known and worked with the founder and CEO Darren David since 2016. Darren also has started a second company offering a smartphone based touchless interface - Freetouch.
Yumebau
Yumebau is a smart and agile start-up and makers of YumeGo, a smartphone-based platform for learning games and museum experiences. Yumebau is dedicated to creating fun and enriching AR experiences that can bring people together, with interactivity that encourages active play. I’ve been a design strategy advisor to the founder and CEO Wilson Tang and his team for the team for this past year.
Suggested Reading
Below is a partial list of articles and books I have found informative on the subject of Digital Engagement
BOOKS
Idea Colliders, The Future of Science Museums, by Michael John Gorman
Building More Equitable, Relevant and Impactful Museums, Chapter 7: Sustainability, Resilience and Growth through Digital Innovation in Museum Innovation, by Nik Honeysett,
ONLINE ARTICLES
Digital Transformation: It’s a Process and You Can Start Now, by Jack Ludden, John Russick
Digital Strategy 2018–2021, by the Science Museum Group
Digital Engagement Strategies For The 21st Century Museum, by the Arts Management Technology Laboratory
Strategy 3.0: What is Digital Strategy Now, From 2017 Museums and the Web Conference Cleveland, a professional forum hosted by Rob Stein (American Alliance of Museums), Dana Allen-Greil, Emily Lytle-Painter, and chaired by Max Evje
#digital first The Museum Experience as Digital First — Strategic approaches to content, conversation and audience engagement, by Kajsa Hartig
The Museum Digital Experience: Considering the Visitor’s Journey, by Catherine Devine, Microsoft, USA