1. museum consultant and author of The Participatory Museum Nina Simon believes that every cultural institution can grow its audience if it is willing to grow with that audience through shared experimentation. She has been called a "museum visionary" by Smithsonian magazine for her participatory, audience-centered approach to exhibition design. In this presentation, Nina talks about the ways museums can become more engaging, community-based, vital institutions. Nina Simon This event was co-presented by Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and Slover Linett Strategies Inc.