We need a bigger definition of governance, says Kate. Who is around the table? Do we even need a table? Are the actual decision-makers actually in the room? Bring the board to the rehearsal room: forget nonsense moving and seconding! Design something that serves us now and into the future. #FACT2026

We’ve got more flexibility to explore governance practices than we think, says Kate. A lot of the ageing models we use are actually optional. Sustainability is ouch and burnout is real. The high-profile governance failures are more and more frequent and entirely avoidable. Embrace change. #FACT2026

On the next #FACT2026 panel, Kate Larson sums up the GLAM sector leadership challenge during a poly-crisis: "Fewer people making bigger decisions about more difficult problems".

And now for the final #FACT2026 session it’s How We Get to Next: This panel of experienced Australian changemakers looks at the challenges for organisations aware of the need for change, but struggling for financial, infrastructural, and cultural reasons. Sam Cairnduff, Kate Larsen, Nick Pickard.

By asking, listening and unpicking the ways ‘things have always been done.’ And by learning the right lessons. Grateful for the wisdom and discussions at, around and about #FACT2026 at @acmimuseum.bsky.social this week.