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15 January 2015 // Thoughts

Trends in Design 2014: The Art of Breaking Down Barriers, by Shawn McCoy

Part One – Conquering Role Barriers Through Crowd-sourced Creations  As we have for the past four years, this past November, Thinkwell’s Cynthia…
14 August 2014 // Thoughts

Learning Through Side Doors: The Intersection of Design and Theatre

Blogger-in-Chief Clara here. Welcome to our brand new blog series, Learning Through Side Doors, where we explore other industries that, while…
24 July 2014 // Thoughts

From Ghosts to Shoes to Railway Stations – A Brief History of Projection Mapping

As we wrote last week, The Grand Hall Experience at St. Louis’ Union Station incorporates projection mapping to transform an historic venue. …
13 March 2014 // Thoughts

Defining Your Story, Conclusion: You Are The Storyteller

Through his IAAPA Leadership Conference presentation, “Defining Your Story”, our CEO Keith James has explained  Why stories are used to create compelling…
12 March 2014 // Thoughts

Defining Your Story, Part 3: A Place for Fact and Fiction

Through his IAAPA Leadership Conference presentation, “Defining Your Story”, JRA CEO/Owner Keith James has so far answered the question of why stories…
11 March 2014 // Thoughts

Defining Your Story, Part 2: Rooting Stories in Place and Time

Yesterday, we introduced Keith’s IAAPA Leadership Conference presentation on “Defining Your Story”. Today, Keith identifies the eight different types of stories. Today, we’ll…
10 March 2014 // Thoughts

Defining Your Story: Creating Experiences By Telling Tales

Last week, our JRA CEO/Owner Keith James presented to an eager group of listeners at the IAAPA Leadership Conference 2014 in San…
12 February 2014 // JRA Culture

The Art of the Sketch, by Colin Cronin

You may not know that by night, designer and JRA+blog contributor, Colin Cronin, is a sketch comedy artist!  His troupe, The…
02 October 2013 // Thoughts

Old “Stuff”, New Strategies: Taking Museums into the 21st Century

This week, Designer Colin Cronin takes over the blog to talk about why museums sometimes get a bad rap, and…