The changes flagged here would not be easy to implement given that they challenge
entrenched perceptions, practices and understandings in Tasmania. Typically, when the need for change is articulated it is not uncommon for the rebuttal "if it isn't broken don't fix it" to be trotted out in defence of the status quo.
Nonetheless, arguably, there is a need for change in order to better sell Tasmania as
cultural destination. More importantly, change is needed for Tasmanians' investment in their musingplaces to deliver the dividends they deserve in a 21st C context.
With that in mind, change needs to be embraced in order that current governance models and contemporaneous management imperatives, and the opportunities they present together, can be explored towards achieving higher levels of productivity and accountability
With that in mind, change needs to be embraced in order that current governance models and contemporaneous management imperatives, and the opportunities they present together, can be explored towards achieving higher levels of productivity and accountability
Indeed, there are very good arguments that say change is an imperative! The questions often left hanging are those to do with the speed within which change can be implemented. The argument for 'timeliness' is typically elastic and set to the convenience of the status quo.
Machiavelli tells us that "there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things ... and ... Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times". On his advice the question of speed is subjective.
Machiavelli tells us that "there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things ... and ... Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times". On his advice the question of speed is subjective.
It should go without saying that any extra funding, enhanced interpretation and
improved access created by the kind of change being promoted here will enhance musingplaces' ability
to deliver richer cultural and social dividends to local Tasmanians. By extension it will enable them to learn and appreciate more about the collections they
have invested in via government, Local and State, on their behalf.
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek" – Barack Obama. However Shakespeare puts timeliness in perspective well enough ... "Make use of time, let not advantage slip."
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