Hi.

I’m Bruce Wyman.

I’m a creative thinker and a problem solver, primarily for Museums.

I love working on hard and impossible ideas, finding a way to make them possible, engaging, and interesting. For the last twenty years I’ve been developing new kinds of technology-based experiences, doing high-level strategy, making stuff get done, and thinking deeply about the resulting experience. I work at the intersection of a lot of disciplines.

With my clients, I build trust and confidence. I listen thoughtfully and distill things down to their essence before advocating and implementing results. I’m one of those people that looks at that box that needs to be built and wonders why there’s even a box in the first place.

So, I’d love to hear what you’re up to and see if there’s a way we can work together.

Services

I’ve had the good fortune to work in a handful of senior positions which have afforded me the chance to learn and engage with large teams of experienced professionals on complex and tricky problems. Ranging from short-term solutions to long-term strategic engagements and implementation, I offer a range of services.

Digital Strategy & Development

digital strategyMy development of a cohesive digital strategy starts with reviewing all of the existing technology systems and infrastructure, staff interviews and discussions, and review of the organization’s strategies, goals, and future planning. The end result is a view of digital implementation for the next five years covering staff planning and reorganization, changes in existing systems and infrastructure, specific technology projects (including gallery, web, and mobile), and materials for fund-raising.

Digital Innovation and AI

innovationDigital innovation is a recurring thread throughout my work; I enjoy working with clients who wish to push the envelope of the museum experience. Increasingly, I’ve been developing custom pipeline and AI-based agents for a variety of museum-related needs.  I help clients conceptualize and implement experiences that engage and delight visitors. This work is best positioned at an early integration point with a broad development effort but can also be used for specific process improvements and refinements.

Buildings & Exhibits

Drawing upon my strong exhibit design and development background, I provide full range of building and exhibit planning development, ranging from media production management, project management, oversight of AV and IT infrastructures, content strategy and development, and RFP management and review. Often, these services overlap in practice and can cover both a very high level and very tactical and specialized range.

Museum Strategy & Operations

Digital innovation is a recurring thread throughout my work; I enjoy working with clients who wish to push the envelope of the museum experience. Bringing my knowledge of possibilities of design and the details of implementation, I help clients conceptualize and implement experiences that engage and delight visitors. This work is best positioned at an early integration point with a broad development effort but can also be used for specific process improvements and refinements.

Engagement Analytics

analyticsThis process begins to look at the existing methods of gathering data around the museum and visitor experience, including reports from business systems, evaluation research, and technology platforms. With this foundation, I develop new metrics, tools, and skills in cooperation with staff to ask better questions, set long-term key performance indicators, and evolve the behavior of the organization in response to this deep analysis and understanding.

Content & Experience

contentSome of my projects tend to flex more on the creative side of experience, engagement, and storytelling. In these instances, I provide a thoughtful review of the sequencing of a mobile application or directing the look and feel of a video narrative, or simply brainstorming new exhibit possibilities and digital interfaces. This process includes the full creative range from original concept and collaboration through development and into final installation and review.

About

Bruce Wyman brings a spirit of innovation and experimentation to some of the field’s most complex problems. He is valued by organizations and colleagues for his willingness to question prevailing ideas and processes and to explore new kinds of experiences for museum audiences. His approach is grounded in a robust knowledge of developing technologies and their potential and a strong technical understanding of infrastructure and support requirements. These qualities are paired with genuine respect for museum traditions and understanding of constraints—cultural, fiscal, and deadline-based. These skills provide Bruce with the ability to operate in many areas of museum practice, including the development and implementation of digital experiences, both online and in-gallery; business infrastructure and integration; evaluation and analytics; software development; and master planning and organizational strategy. His years of hands-on experience allow him to fit easily into teams as either a team leader or as a contributing member. He is as comfortable working on large-scale technology infrastructure as under-the-radar skunkworks; is at ease on exhibition and content teams and in cross-departmental task groups, and is a valuable partner to and expert manager of teams of contractors and freelancers.

Bruce’s signature is in the innovative use of technology and content in the development of exhibitions, interactive spaces, online experiences, and from-scratch multitouch tables. His work in exhibits has incorporated technologies such as vision sensing systems, RFID and Bluetooth, and custom circuitry. His past full-time positions include leadership roles at Second Story Interactive Studios in Portland, his current hometown; as the CIO / Director of Technology at the Denver Art Museum; and jobs at Nearlife (an MIT Media Lab startup) and New England Aquarium.

Contact

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Mailing Address
1815 NE 53rd Ave
Portland, OR 97213

Email | [email protected]

Phone | +1.720.208.6586

twitter | @bwyman

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