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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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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Following on from Part I. The decision about which country to research is often intertwined with a choice of city as the primary research base. To …
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For our field study in Medan, Indonesia we rented someones newly built, not-yet-moved-into home for a week. A rather nice setup since you ask – …
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Given the range of research destinations its no surprise that one of the frequently most asked questions is how we choose our study locations. Some clients …
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You’re planning a project and are wondering how many people to commit to the field study. Whilst there are a lot of variables that will …
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One useful distinction when it comes to planning field work is to think in terms of core and extended team members. Core team members are usually …
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How do street survey’s evolve when the surveyor has the ability to check the validity of answers to (control) questions in real time? Which unique identifier …
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Somewhere down there in the haze that is Kabul is my home for the foreseeable. This visit is an opportunity look beyond what ends up in …
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If you’ve ever tried managing a cross-cultural project where the team hails from Europe, China and India you’ve probably come across decimal place separator issues. …
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