Interactivate
Profile
Interactivate’s Director, Dr Regan Forrest, has more than 25 years’ experience in museums and galleries spanning interpretive planning, exhibition development, visitor research and senior leadership.
Services include:
Leadership development – Regan created Museum Essentials as a foundation program for new museum and gallery managers. A certified 6 Types of Working Genius® facilitator, she also runs team development workshops and offers 1:1 coaching.
Interpretive planning – developing compelling interpretation to bring places alive through story.
Exhibition curation and project management – working with subject matter experts and exhibition designers to help craft engaging exhibits.
Exhibition text writing and editing – Regan is a skilled editor with experience in writing clear and concise exhibit text.
Audience and visitor research – Regan is a recognised expert in museum visitor experiences. Her doctoral thesis was based on detailed qualitative and quantitative research into visitor perceptions, attitudes and behaviour.
Program evaluation – surveys and stakeholder engagement to review exhibitions and programs.
Projects
2026 – Delivery of the Museum Essentials leadership program across multiple small group sessions. Participants joined from museums across QLD, ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, and WA.
2026 – Curatorial support services for the Adelaide Holocaust Museum, assisting the curator in text writing, image research and reviewing design proofs.
2025 – Facilitation of a two-hour workshop with the South Australian Museum’s leadership team, based on the 6 Types of Working Genius® model.
2025 – Developing and managing a procurement process for exhibition design and build services for the Adelaide Holocaust Museum.
2025 – Evaluation of the South Australian Museum’s “Nature Photographer of the Year” competition, through a survey of past entrants and detailed interviews with previous finalists and judges.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Regan ForrestDirector
Interactivate
South Australia
OPERATION AND STAFFING
Number of Staff: 1Staff Basis: Sole Operator
AICCM member: N/A
GST Registered?: Yes
ABN: 82191373876