Morning rituals require the most attention – it’s the moment when the team are at their lowest ebb, when the reassurance of a familiar brew …



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When you need a map, hire a cartographer. Our local fixer did a good job of tracking down a cartographer-cum-illustrator in rural Myanmar to help …
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A sustained healthy diet is difficult to keep to on the road, and rituals around good and drink are especially important to ground the team. …
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A few thousand notes, 15 frameworks, and lots of conversations to turn observation into insight into opportunities and recommendations. After doing dozens of these at …
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A key consideration for any popup studio is how to accommodate drop-ins in a way that is meaningful to the project and everyone on the …
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Dawn terrace, this morning’s office for writing up notes. Good coffee, brisk hill station air, chanting from the local monastery wafting over and an hour …
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Today’s office is up in the pines. Popup studio set up includes putting in Internet, daily local village bakery, fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries. The …
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Up at dawn for the long commute out to village interviews. Today’s the donation ceremony so a chance to meet an otherwise dispersed community with …
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Overnighting to the border. The choices were private car or slumber party on a public bus. Experience wins every time.
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