Posts Tagged ‘theft’

Welcome. With Conditions.

25 Jul 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Mission District
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How this church deals with the “welcome to the house of (our) god” versus a high level of street break-ins – security gates inside the …
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Profiting from Loss, Theft & Other Sustainable Business Models

I had the good fortune to lose my iPhone 4 this week, left in a taxi whilst juggling small child, the usual thing. In China …
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Tangible Support

30 Oct 2011
In: Camden, Cultural Norms
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Rare to see a pen(!) still attached to this ATM machine in the USA, admittedly in Camden Maine – a small town of ~5,000. Wonder …
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Our Shop is Under Surveillance

05 Aug 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Munich
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Motivations for displaying the ‘you are being watched’ sticker compared to this. For example – to what extent is the video sign related to anti-theft …
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Our Shop is Monitored By…

05 Aug 2011
In: Brighton, Cultural Norms
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By the police and neighbours. What if every professional and social association could be laid bare – how would this impact the likelihood of being …
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Bag, Unattended

21 Jun 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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A long weekend cruising around Seoul, including refills in many fine coffee establishments. This photo captures one of those fine ‘I’m not back home’ feeling …
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New Interactions in the Chinese Urban Vocabulary?

Start here. As anyone whose spent a day tailing consumers in Shanghai will tell you: a Chinese shopper and her bags are not easily parted …
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Man Down

26 Feb 2010
In: Hokkaido, Research Methods
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One of the metrics for a successful field study is unsurprisingly, ensuring everyone returns home safely. For our recent Accra field study this was, alas, …
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