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Two Wheels Good

05 Mar 2010
In: Research Methods, Shanghai
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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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A Nod and a Wink

28 Feb 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Seattle
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After a week of shuttling to meetings in and around Seattle not one taxi receipt signed by a driver. It is in part, an implicit …
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Car Customisation

13 Feb 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Espoo
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Espoo Taxi driver adds rear door handle to make it easier to pull the door to. The Japanese have solved this issue through the use …
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Luggage

07 Feb 2010
In: Research Methods
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Going solo &#187 Arc’teryx Silo around the world on 30 litres &#187 Gregory satchel the ultimate field research bag &#187 Granite Gear stuff-sacks and pack liners for additional …
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Processing Field Study Experiences

31 Aug 2009
In: Monterey, Today's Office
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They’ll be tears before bedtime. After six weeks on the road, clocking up over 5,000 land-miles in China alone, it’s time to head home. Flight UA …
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Touch Points

02 Mar 2009
In: Today's Office, Washington DC
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Touch points from a long, long day: the 5am cashier in Chicago O’Hare with a world weary ‘how are you today?’; cruising across a rush …
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Weaving For Profit and Pleasure

11 Nov 2008
In: Shanghai, Today's Office
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There’s no choice but to sit back and relax when your driver weaves in and out of airport to city traffic with skills obviously learned …
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A Space, Lingered

21 Jun 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Mishuku
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This corner of Mishuku, fairly close to my home where the taxi driver’s pull up their rigs, take a pee in the nearby pubic lavatory, …
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Take Breakfast, Not Lunch

31 May 2008
In: Ahmedabad, Today's Office
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It’s quite some feat to be first off the plane and through immigration and the very last passenger to clear customs. The silver lining to …
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Money, Not a Bank in Sight

19 Mar 2008
In: Mumbai
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Imagine a world without access to banks and the services they provide – baseline services such as credit, money transfers, savings. For many of the …
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