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Bribing/Incentivising the Driver

15 Jun 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Private car companies such as Uber provide a tiered service: the black limo provides a superior service at a higher cost than Uberx or regular …
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Rooftop Games

09 Jan 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Lhasa
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Islands in a sea of On the roof of a market, Lhasa.
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The Value of Used Objects

12 Oct 2012
In: Design Inspiration, San Francisco
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Gazelle.com appealing to base instincts feels very much like its 2005 all over again. The perceived and actual value for used objects? What happens when you know …
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In the Wireless Corner

09 Aug 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Huye
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We’re heading down to Huye for the first real day’s research in Rwanda, and Ali our driver-cum-hustler pulls over and we pile out to catch …
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Walking Out of Social Contracts

02 Jan 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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A small but significant social nudging behaviour by this street food seller next to Dongdaemon fabric market Seoul: as customers pass by she invites them …
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Grain/Pulse Filter

15 Sep 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Ibadan
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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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Tailored

23 May 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Hand-sewn, hand-hewn – is such as integral part of the experience of being in China.
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Personal Data as Asset Class

Those of you looking to stretch your thinking on the personal data discussion will want to peruse the WEF’s Personal Data: The Emergence of a …
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The Going Rate

Gun market, Kabul.
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