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Laundry

24 Apr 2010
In: Johor Bahru, Research Methods
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In any study over a few days the team members will need access to laundry services – a trivial enough issue in normal circumstances but …
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Field Research Dress Code

A dress code? For field research? Really? Well sort of. The first rule of field research is to dress for comfort – working days tends …
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Auto-Asphyxiation

From a street market stall selling headscarfs in Medan, Indonesia.
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God In My Pocket

24 Apr 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Mumbai
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People, Positioning

23 Apr 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Sao Paulo
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Human hoardings in a Sao Paulo street – there were at leat 16 different information hawkers. Love the blend of people + technology (the billboard) …
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DRM In A Different Age

22 Apr 2010
In: Future Perfect, Hokkaido
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What are your mental triggers to remember where you’ve been? What you’ve done? With whom? The tools to take photographs are widely accessible. But what are …
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Device Customisation

21 Apr 2010
In: Shibuya, back of, Street Hacks
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Customised iPod Nano encrusted in rhinestones – photo taken during a night out with friends in Shibuya. Extreme customisation of devices such as mobile phones, iPods …
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Blessed Transactions

21 Apr 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Dharavi
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The proximity of faith related icons to the money in this Dharavi chai-house – every time a transactions is completed the owner brushes the religious …
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Censorship? Sensorship!

20 Apr 2010
In: Future Perfect, Las Vegas
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One of the details tucked into the recent leak of the 4G iPhone story was the remote locking of the device once it was reported …
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Building a Field Research Team I

20 Apr 2010
In: Medan, Research Methods
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You’re a practitioner and are considering taking colleagues and clients into the field. What blend of personalities do you want on your field research team? …
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