Video of the week: Designing the workplace of the future
Jacki O’Neill is a Xerox ethnographer who spends her time studying people in workplaces. This…
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Obama’s ‘Ethnography Project’ Key to His 2012 Victory
Editor’s note: Ken Walsh writes about his new book that looks at how deep ethnographic research of voters helped Obama to a second term of president of the US.
Global Ethnographic – Online Multimedia Journal
Editor’s note: Global Ethnographic is a free to access online magazine-journal designed to popularise and disseminate anthropological perspectives. It’s first issue is out now – this should be a useful resource to keep an eye on.
Why Wikipedia is no ‘proxy for culture’ (Part 1 of 3)
Editor’s note: Fascinating look at the idea of Wikipedia as a proxy for culture and an analysis that lifts the lid on page creation in different languages.
Instagram ethnography in Uganda
Editor’s note: Researchers An Xiao Mina shares her approach to gathering research in the field using Instagram and Tumblr. Fascinating look at tech use in Uganda.
In between is the place where you have to understand people: social science, stigma, and data big or small
Editor’s note: Fascinating interview featuring Judd Antin a social psychologist and user experience researcher at Facebook.
Advancing Ethnography in Corporate Environments
Editor’s note: How can ethnographic techniques impact on the business world? This book aims to provide the insight.
Can ethnography save enterprise social networking?
Editor’s note: An in-depth look at why designing enterprise social software for humans and human interaction is key to getting colleagues to start using such tools. As the author says, ‘we need to do a much better job at understanding the cultural context in which people work and how “work” fits into a broader social context’.