Naper Settlement

The Naperville Heritage Society will implement a capacity building project to support institution-wide learning in organizational transformation, leadership, and new professional practices. The project will support the Society's vision to transform Naper Settlement, a 19th century pioneer history village, into a community-oriented museum relevant to the concerns and issues of a diverse, rapidly changing city. Staff members at all levels will participate in eight facilitated organizational management navigation sessions, six field study trips, a book club, and eight innovation workforce seminars led by transformational leaders in and outside the museum field. Staff learning and openness to contemporary museum practices will be assessed through pre- and post-evaluation results addressing attitudes, engagement, and learning. Each of the participating speakers will contribute to a compendium of essays, which will be shared with the field through blogs, publications, conference presentations, and webinars.