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Urban Beachhead

23 Dec 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Entertainment complex on Shanghai’s bund, complete with sandy beach. All the elements are there but it’s crassly implemented, and framed by Shanghai pollution.
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Warmth

10 Dec 2012
In: Herat, Today's Office
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A research trip to Afghanistan with colleagues Cara and Mark for a short study on mobile savings, as a follow up to this research. In …
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Truck Stop Dynamics

10 Dec 2012
In: Kabul, Research Methods
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Trucks from Pakistan on the outskirts of Kabul. 8-person group dynamics that were both humbling and a little hairy.
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The Experience of Experience

08 Jul 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Guilin
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Late night chats with Chinese colleagues about their holidaying experiences reminded me of this photo: waiting to catch an early flight out of Guilin, China …
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Wii Ad

25 Dec 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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All Together Now

As any early morning stroller of Chinese cities will appreciate – this is a country that stretches to the tune of a group exercise – …
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Street Dynamics

One method we’ve experimented with here in Afghanistan is a varient of the ad-hoc, group street interview – an example above showing Panthea (interviewer) and …
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Trigger Finger

05 Mar 2010
In: Future Perfect, Lhasa
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I’m a fan of design provocation – little projects that challenge the way we think about and see the world. Which is why Sasha Pohflepp’s …
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For Me For You

09 Dec 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Sangenjaya
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The Power of 15+

19 Mar 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Shibuya
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The practice of kitting out a bunch of students in a uniform and sending them out onto the streets, in Shibuya.
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