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I hope you had a great holiday. I did a lot of walking, a little bit of trail work here on the home property, and a bit of planning work. I also found time to give my website a total makeover- have a look and let me know what you think.
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I hope 2025 brings you health, happiness, and fun.
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I've put together a brand-new course and I'm pretty excited about it.
In this program, you will learn to...
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- Define the purpose and benefits of interpretive planning
- Identify and apply the eight core principles of interpretive planning
- Conduct inclusive and efficient community consultations
- Use AI tools to streamline data analysis and reporting
- Scale the process of interpretive planning to projects of any scope
- Harness your community’s creativity to craft theme frameworks and interpretive products
- Evaluate potential products for impact vs cost
- Develop state of the art interpretive content matrices
- Create efficient evaluation frameworks for interpretation products
- Identify potential career paths in interpretive planning
This is a course that's dear to my heart. Please take a look.
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March 31st is coming up.
If you have any end-of-fiscal-year projects that I might be useful for, please let me know as soon as you can and I will put a proposal together.
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Articles
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2025: The Shock of the Possible
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Imagine a future where your site’s standards—from signage to equipment repair to cleanliness to visitor services—are not just good, but exceptional. That’s what’s possible when you take control of your standards.
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When process is the product
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In my undying efforts to become the world's best interpretive planner, I'm always looking at why some plans have impact, and others, well, seem to fall a bit flat. Lately it has occurred to me that so much of what we do in this kind of planning is to focus on shiny new products as the answer to meeting organizational …
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The most important pre-design question
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Before designing a visitor experience product, it’s crucial to clarify goals, audiences, and success metrics. But don’t forget to ask your sponsor: What promises have you made to your funders? This simple question can align expectations, sharpen focus, and set the stage for a successful project.
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