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Field Research in the Age of Data Servitude

A simple and very effective technique for simultaneously putting the participant at ease and putting moral boundaries around the data that the team captures is …
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40 Qs About The (Coming) Revolution

17 Apr 2011
See also: Is Internet Access a Human Right? These questions were originally meant to be weaved into a post here on Future Perfect – ended up …
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Orix Car Share

28 Sep 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Kyoto
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Orix Car Sharing service in Kyoto. If there’s a country where the tools to discover the spatial location of objects are omnipresent, it is Japan …
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Mobile Money Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a country with extremely low levels of access to banking infrastructure; limited trust in formal institution; and high levels of illiteracy. On the …
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Size & Consumption: Coke

16 Jun 2010
In: Almaty, Cultural Norms
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Kazakhstan advertising positioning Coke as a drink to be enjoyed by the family. Whilst Coke Cola is widely available in the region – its mostly …
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Closure for Dogs

28 Apr 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Why is it acceptable to the dog’s owner that the dog pees on wheel, but it wouldn’t be acceptable if it peed on the windshield? …
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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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The Lifestream of Objects

My first was a beat up, lime green 1968 Chrysler Newport bought for $390 from a used car dealer in Sante Fe – my …
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Debt Visibility

26 Mar 2010
In: Future Perfect, Tokyo
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To what extent is it desirable to visualise, and maintain an awareness of debt? What happens when things bought on credit by default reveal the …
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Flag For

26 Mar 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Xi'an
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Flags for waving; throwing; highlighting the current status; extenuating the body; entertainment; communication; ownership. How they are waved; held; touched; stored; displayed; burned. It’s difficult …
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