Ethical Tech Implementation in Cultural Spaces: A Framework for Community-Centered Decision Making
The pressure to digitally transform your cultural institution is constant. But between vendor promises and community needs lies a critical gap: ethical implementation that serves your mission.
After working with many cultural institutions, I've discovered that successful technology projects share one key element – they start with community impact rather than technical specifications.
Here's a practical framework you can use tomorrow: Before your next technology decision, gather your team and work through what I call the "Community Impact Stack." Unlike traditional tech stacks that build from infrastructure up, this approach builds from community value down.
