A brainstorming exercise that uses bridge building as a metaphor for the work museums can do to engage with different communities.
A playlist of four videos highlighting the insights and voices of Cambio faculty and participants.
This custom version of the traditional Mexican game of chance reflects the Cambio Spokes, a set of principles for equitable practice in museums.
A framework for museums to build on as they engage with different communities, especially those that have been marginalized or underrepresented.
Cambio’s examined three intersecting areas that have cultural dimensions: Latinx communities, STEM, and organizational practices
A summary of Cambio’s culminating summit, complementing the project’s framework and describing cross-cutting themes from the summit’s keynote presentations, breakout sessions, and participant reflections.
The first field-wide study of how museums of all kinds approach equity and accessibility, including metrics for what inclusive practices can look like.
A tool for sparking conversation about organizational strengths and community assets to support relevant, responsive, and sustaining engagement with local Latinx communities.
A compilation of key words and definitions that surface frequently in discussions about equity, community engagement, and belonging.
Guide to collaborations between museums and youth-serving community organizations to increase access, improve STEM equity, and engage different audiences.
This framework for thinking about dimensions of diversity can be used to encourage thinking about values, beliefs, and dimensions of identity for people and organizations.
A co-created introduction to Comunalidad, a holistic approach to STEM as a culturally relevant and sustaining community practice, which is central to the Cambio approach.
Summary and recommendations from the 2017 GENIAL summit on increasing Latinx participation in informal science learning environments.
A full issue of Hand to Hand, from the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), dedicated to Cambio
Readily adaptable messages for frontline staff to communicate confidently, competently, and effectively with families and schools about afterschool STEM learning.
A GENIAL Summit white paper on shifts from simplistic to holistic and nuanced viewpoints of culture and Latinx audiences.
An interview about the evolving landscape of organizational learning that encourages leaders to think of their institutions as living systems.
A playful guide from the SciGirls program and network, offering tips for developing culturally sensitive approaches that engage Latino families in informal science education.
Two community-building activities for participants to share their experiences, values, identity, and cultural practices,creating connection and deepening understanding.
An activity that encourages teams to explore the ways in which their museum currently conceives of and portrays STEM, who practices it, and how.