EPIC 2016 Minnesota, 29 August-1 September The premier international gathering on ethnography and design in industry Call for Participation – Papers, … More
Category: ethnography
[Book Review] Practical Ethnography: A Guide to Doing Ethnography in the Private Sector by Sam Ladner
I always eagerly anticipate new contributions to the field of business and design anthropology because it’s an area of practice … More
Selling value by understanding values: advancing ethnography through client empathy
As a UX researcher, I get questions from time to time about the art, science and practice of user research … More
Anthropologists in Practice: An Interview with Bruno Moynié, Ethnographic Filmmaker & Consultant
Anthropologists in Practice is an ongoing series of interviews featuring anthropologists (and professionals with anthropology training) who work outside of … More
What do dinosaurs have to do with insurance? A lesson in advocating for anthropology in the workplace
Rummaging through some old folders recently, I came across an artifact from my last job that gave me a good … More
Anthropologists in Practice: An Interview with Donna Lanclos, Library Ethnographer at UNC Charlotte
Anthropologists in Practice is an ongoing series of interviews featuring anthropologists (and professionals with anthropology training) who work outside of … More
7 anthropology blogs and websites (and one listserv) you should know about
If anyone is looking for some good anthropology reading material, here is a list of eight online anthropology-related sources that … More
Starting a job in Corporatelandia? Work it like an anthropologist
These days, lots of anthropologists (including recent anthropology grads) are finding work in the private sector, oftentimes as researchers, analysts, … More
How people really feel when we ask them to participate in an in-home research study
I found this image by soldierant while browsing the Flickr Commons for photos tagged with “ethnography”. Cute 🙂
It takes two: How researchers and clients can help facilitate successful ethnographic fieldwork
Image courtesy State Library and Archives of Florida Ethnographic research is an increasingly popular approach for understanding consumers and users … More
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