Posts Tagged ‘ad-hoc’

Shifting Beans

29 Aug 2011
In: Ibadan, Today's Office
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The crew slips into the local grain market in Ibadan – a sprawling throng of stallholders and hawkers selling grains, vegetables, heavy-earthy yams, to conduct …
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The Consequences of Ad-hocs

31 Aug 2010
In: Mazar e Sharif, Research Methods
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Darting around Mazar e Sharif on the back of a trial-bike doing ad-hoc interviews with manual labourers. There are consequences to asking questions and taking …
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Contextual Understanding

28 Feb 2010
In: Accra, Research Methods
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Homeward bound and one of our local crew ad-hocs his way along the train. Me? Just along for the ride. And yeah, we’re in the …
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Packaging in Context

06 Nov 2009
In: Design Inspiration, Kabul
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Ad-hoc interview at a tailor’s.
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Tokyo Through a Different Lens, Darkly

23 May 2008
A short lull between field trips heightened by a visit from an old friend. Summer’s arrived and life in Tokyo is pretty simple, ta RB. …
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Mental Conflict Resolution

30 May 2007
In: Chongqing, Future Perfect
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Some days simply work better than others – the extended research team fans out to gather data from some of the 32.8 million Chongqingites and …
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Uncondusive Spaces

22 Oct 2006
In: Research Methods, Tehran
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Ad-hoc interviews in a bowling alley seemed like a good idea at the time – after all the same location had worked well on a …
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Sublime happiness

23 Sep 2005
In: Seoul, Today's Office
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The person who takes you the last leg of the journey often turns into the first local subject of the day. Sit in the front of …
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