"Connection before Contact" – From Idea to Book with Claire Bown (English)

In this episode of Bogen Lever! we meet Claire Bown – educator, facilitator, and founder of Thinking Museum. Claire has recently published The Art Engager: Reimagining Guided Experiences in Museums (2024), where she presents The Thinking Museum® Approach – a method for creating meaningful, interactive museum experiences through dialogue and curiosity. She talks about the journey from idea to finished book, the emotions and expectations that come with self-publishing your own work, and the joy of seeing a long-held vision take physical form. The conversation revolves around courage, vulnerability, and the creative process – from early drafts and doubts to that moment when you finally hold the book in your hands and know it’s truly your own. My website: ⁠www.thinkingmuseum.com⁠ Book website: ⁠www.theartengager.com⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠linkedin.com/in/clairebown⁠Instagram: ⁠@thinkingmuseum⁠Podcast: ⁠podcast.artengager.com/listen⁠London Writers' Salon: ⁠https://writershour.com/⁠ Maggie Jackson's book: ⁠Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure⁠ Maggie Jackson on The Art Engager Podcast:  ⁠https://podcast.artengager.com/episode/uncertainty-finding-wonder-in-not-knowing/⁠ ---- Do you have a question, a book recommendation, or a theme you’d like us to cover in the podcast?Write to us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ – and find us on Instagram and Facebook. Thank you for listening – Bogen lever!