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Mobile, Money, Chai, Delivery

Ahmedabad: chai delivery
Spent an hour this morning in the basement of my hard drive looking through the archives for photos related to mobile money service use for …



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27 Jul 2010

In: Ahmedabad, Cultural Norms
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Emotional Advertising

17 May 2010

In: Ahmedabad, Cultural Norms
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On the last night of a field study in Ahmedabad time spent taking in the city – ventured into this traditional movie theatre to catch …
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God In My Pocket

24 Apr 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Mumbai
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Blessed Transactions

21 Apr 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Dharavi
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The proximity of faith related icons to the money in this Dharavi chai-house – every time a transactions is completed the owner brushes the religious …
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Toothbrush Norms

16 Apr 2010

In: Ahmedabad, Cultural Norms
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Monsoon Portrait

10 Apr 2010

In: Dharavi, Research Methods
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Directly behind me are a family of 4, plus 2 team members conducting the interview, plus ~6 kids from the neighbourhood crammed into a 6 …
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Mobile Banking? Personal Banking

08 Apr 2010

In: Ahmedabad, Design Inspiration
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For those of you exploring the intersection of design and micro-finance I’ve started guest-blogging at the World Bank/CGAP – the first short post on the …
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Highly Qualified Small Print

From the Ahmedabad press.
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Train to Catch

10 Mar 2010

In: Delhi, Design Inspiration
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Early morning, close to the guesthouse in Bengali Market, commuter trains heading into Delhi.
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Location-Shifting / Field Hacks

05 Mar 2010

In: Ahmedabad, Street Hacks
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How many remote controls are in your home? In my sparse Tokyo rabbit hutch I count 6: one for the air-conditioner; the fan; home music …
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