Presenting another installment of a collection of most-highly-recommended articles and websites that shaped my thinking throughout the past few weeks…
So that “no anthropologist is an island”: Understanding and supporting practitioner networks
In an effort to engage anthropologists working outside academia, the American Anthropological Association’s Committee on Practicing, Applied, and Public Interest…
[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…
Anthropologists in Practice: An Interview with Liz Riedman, User Experience Research Assistant at ITHAKA/JSTOR
Anthropologists in Practice is an ongoing series of interviews featuring practicing anthropologists who work outside the academy. The goal of…
“Fixing Culture”: The Case of Olive Garden
Tasteless, hotdog-bun-like bread sticks. Bland pasta sauce. Operational inefficiency. Excessive corporate spending on private jets and a crappy new logo.…
Applying a values framework in career decisions
Red Flag by Ben Sutherland Understanding your personal and professional values can be a really useful tool for making career…
What I’ve been reading lately: the not-so-weekly digest (#2)
Photo by Isaac Sachs Presenting another installment of a most-highly-recommended collection of articles and websites that shaped my thinking throughout…
Anthropology: The Middle of Next Week (Volume I, 1966)
I recently came into possession of an original copy of “Anthropology: The Middle of Next Week” – a spoof “magazine”…
What I’ve been reading lately: the not-so-weekly digest (#1)
Presenting a most-highly-recommended collection of articles that shaped my thinking throughout the past couple weeks. The articles span across the…
Using a resume and a word cloud to visualize professional growth & change
Back in October 2012 I created a word cloud out of my resume to visualize the essence of my professional…
