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Managing Expectations in the Org

11 Apr 2011
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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The Consequences of Guilty

04 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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I’ve had the very good fortune in the past month to witness three very different accidents: two colliding motorbikes in China; two cars in Afghanistan; …
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From ‘Is this You’ to ‘This Is Me’

17 Aug 2010
In: Future Perfect, Kabul
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The security protocols for working in Afghanistan dictate that the driver doesn’t hold up the name of the person they are picking up, but …
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Crowdsourcing Design Research?

Every time a client asks us to conduct design research we’re faced with two significant and often conflicting challenges: limited time to run the study; …
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6 Rules of Field Photography

01 May 2010
In: Kabul, Research Methods
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The extent to which you have the moral and legal obligation to protect your study participant’s privacy? The ways in which this conflicts with how the data will be used within your organisation and if the subject matter allows, how it might be used in the public domain?
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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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Ad Literacy

05 Mar 2010
In: Future Perfect, Tokyo
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Facebook’s ad platform is the Flip of advertising: smart, simple and just enough to be effective. If you haven’t already tried Facebook’s advertising platform you should …
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The Sound of Silence

09 Sep 2008
In: Kabul
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Yup, sure everyone connected, 24/7. During a recent study comparing China, the UK and Brazil exploring urban spaces and WiFi services we noted the extent that …
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Hush

27 Aug 2007
In: Copenhagen
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A tangible reminder of expected social norms for receiving and making phone calls in this space – the SAS lounge Copenhagen. The booth plays at …
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Separation of Clean and Dirty Spaces

27 Nov 2006
In: Akedake, Cultural Norms
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Shoes specifically for use in the male toilet room (the rest of the building, a mountain lodge is a shoe free environment) the result of …
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