There are projects. The ones that shape, mould and refine our methods, allow us to iterate on how we think about collecting, analysing and applying …
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This is what 70,000 words looks like – the manuscript for this sitting on the desk of my publisher, Harper Collins imprint Harper Business.
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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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It’s been quite the ~year for travel, with as many days on the road/skies/mountain trails as off. The two things that have the biggest impact …
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I’m looking for a SF based intern or interns to work a day+ a week on various personal exploratory side-projects and administrative tasks. Send a …
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This article summarises the issues in conducting corporate ethnographic research in rural locations covering logistics to research dynamics. Rural communities are far from homongenous. Over the …
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Our home for the next few days before heading out to the four corners of Rwanda. Good crew. Great client. A research focus that can change lives. And …
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Been tracking the contents of people’s bags, pockets and car boots for a while now, to understand how people equip themselves for what lies out …
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In Tokyo for the week, days on the streets, bedrooms and boardrooms.
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For certain types of research – the highest compliment that a client can pay is that your findings are ‘common sense’. They usually point this …
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