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Resilient things
An exploration of things that have turned out to be ‘resilient’London Museums Group, September 2014
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‘Resilience’ is...
‘...an organisation’s capacity to anticipate disruption, adapt
to events and create lasting value.’
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Resilient things
• What can we learn from different types of thing that have turned out to be resilient?
• Resilient organisations• Resilient creatures
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Introducing the 60 longest continually- operating enterprises in the world
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Kongo Gumi
• In continuous operation (now as a wholly owned subsidiary) for 1,436 years
• Specialist woodworking & construction firm with expertise in the planning & construction of Buddhist temples
• Family-owned for 36 generations!
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Gekkeikan
• One of the oldest & most successful sake brewing companies
• In continuous operation for 370 years
• Attributes its resilience to its location – the region of Kyoto where Gekkeikan is based is protected on 3 sides by mountains, which maintain the temperature at 5⁰C
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Characteristics
• All of these long-lasting companies share several characteristics:
• Value - they produce something people need & want
• Prudence - they don’t grow faster than the market demands
• Symbiosis – they exist in a balanced relationship with their community
• Geography – their activity is optimised to their location
• Pride – they take pride in their longevity
• Heritage – they have a sense of cumulative investment & value
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Introducing the most resilient organisms in the world
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All hail the tardigrade!
• Can survive cold at close to -273 degrees centigrade and heat up to 150 degrees
• Can survive 1000 times greater radiation exposure than humans
• Can withstand pressures up to 6 x the deepest part of the ocean
• Can survive without water for over 100 years by losing 66% of their body mass & entering a cryptobiotic state
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Grass!
• Grass is among the most versatile and resilient forms of life on the planet
• Forms of grass survive in every physical environment on Earth
• Grass is incredibly diverse – representing 1000’s of species and mutations
• It has at least 3 different mechanisms for dissemination/distribution
• It is optimised as a food source for a huge variety of animals, which helps it propagate
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The common cold
• Adult humans typically catch 2-5 colds per year (children between 6-10)
• The coronaviruses that cause the cold have multiple paths for transmission (contact, aerosol, water-borne)
• In the US, 22-189m schooldays and 150m workdays are lost each year to the common cold, accounting for 40% of absenteeism from work (source: National Institute of Allergy & Infections Diseases)
• It mutates different variations & structures to achieve the same viral purpose
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Characteristics
• Resilient organisms use a number of different strategies to achieve their resilience:
• Toughness - they are over-engineered to optimise survival
• Diversity – they actively avoid homogeneity to maximise adaptability
• Pro-activity – they proactively propagate to survive
• Adaptability – they are in a constant process of adaptation
• Dormancy – they can survive drought by reducing activity
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Resilient to what?
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Resilient to what?
• If resilience is not about resisting disruption, but being optimised to adapt to it, then it is essential to understand what the disruption actually is
• What is the disruption facing your museum (as opposed to museums in general)?
– Changes in Local Authority funding model?– Competition for external funding?– Increased visitor numbers?– Too much stuff?– Lack of clarity/leadership?
• The biggest threats to a museum aren’t always external – they can be to do with internal cultures, behaviours, habits and values
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What are the characteristics of a resilient museum?
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Resilience in museums
• Which elements of a museum need to be made ‘resilient’ to adapt to changes in the political & financial climate?
• Buildings• Collections• People• Services• Trading activities• Brand• Reputation• Values
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RESILIENT
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RESILIENT
OPTIMISEDDelivers value
Optimised to location/ situation
Clear about core role/ purpose
Has good governance
Meets standards
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RESILIENT
OPTIMISED
NETWORKED
Delivers value
Optimised to location/ situation
Clear about core role/ purpose
Engaged with audience
Connected to profession
Has good governance
Able to access influence
Meets standards
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RESILIENT
OPTIMISED
NETWORKED ADAPTABLE
Delivers value
Optimised to location/ situation
Clear about core role/ purpose
Engaged with audience
Connected to profession
Can shrink without dying
Has good governance
Able to access influence
Proactive not passive
Meets standards
Has a positive working culture
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Conclusions
• There is (obviously) no single concept called ‘resilience’ and no single means of achieving it
• Resilient organisations tend to operate on the principle of symbiosis – they make things people need, stay close to the community with which they co-exist and avoid over-exploitation of resources
• Being resilient does not mean resisting change – it means being optimised to adapt to and benefit from change
• Nor is it just about surviving a crisis – it means both being able to see crises coming and avert them & turn them to advantage when they do happen
• A key feature of being resilient, therefore, is recognising (i) that change is happening and (ii) how things are changing
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Thankyou!
• Find out more about the Collections Trust’s work on resilience and change at http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk/blog
• Book now for our FREE Collections Management Skills Workshops, supported by the Arts Council England http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk/current-events
• Join our LinkedIn Collections Management group (9,600 members and counting!) http://www.linkedin.com (search ‘Collections Management’)
• These slides online at http://www.slideshare.net/collectionstrust