Except from the research report: In the Hands of God: A Study of Risk & Savings in Afghanistan co-authored with Cara Silver, Mark Rolston and …
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I wrote the following article for a research paper
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There are projects. The ones that shape, mould and refine our methods, allow us to iterate on how we think about collecting, analysing and applying …
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As some of you may remember in December I traveled to Afghanistan with colleagues Mark Rolston and Cara Silver to explore attitudes to savings and …
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In Cairo for a week of client research, workshops and keynotes – its good to be back in this great country – my fourth visit …
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In a land of imploding bank, and a distinct lack of ATMs that support withdrawals on an international card the man with cold hard cash …
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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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Given the situation in Afghanistan how smart is it to conduct street/ad-hoc research on the ground? To answer this it’s worth reflecting on the working …
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Start here. As anyone whose spent a day tailing consumers in Shanghai will tell you: a Chinese shopper and her bags are not easily parted …
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Documenting a city or country from a car is a bit like doing human behavioural research without ever leaving a laboratory – there is worthy …
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