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The anthropology of the Quantified Self

increasing penetration of data into the domain of the “personal” and to the management and care of the self suggest that something is afoot in how the self is understood... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 31, 2015 at 06:11 AM

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The startup “that helps companies fix their user experience problems”

Davey Alba explains in Wired how UserTesting runs an online panel of over 1 million testers—volunteers mostly—who can test products and other company materials... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 31, 2015 at 05:50 AM

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The rise of the Chief Behavioral Officer

After the Chief Experience Officer, the new trendy job title from corporate America is the Chief Behavioral Officer: “Dan Egan of the automated investing service... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 31, 2015 at 05:35 AM

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Privacy and human behavior in the age of information

Privacy and human behavior in the age of information Alessandro Acquisti, Laura Brandimarte and George Loewenstein (of Carnegie Mellon University) Science 30 January... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 31, 2015 at 05:30 AM

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Big Data and Small: Collaborations between ethnographers and data scientists

In the past three years, Heather Ford — an ethnographer and now a PhD student — has worked on ad hoc collaborative projects around Wikipedia sources with two data... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 27, 2015 at 12:52 PM

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New Wikipedia page on “Design for behaviour change”

The new Wikipedia page on “Design for behaviour change” starts as follows: “Design for behaviour change is a sub-category of design, which is concerned with how... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 27, 2015 at 12:39 PM

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[Book] Beyond Design Ethnography

Beyond Design Ethnography: How Designers Practice Ethnographic Research Edited by Prof. Nicolas Nova along with Lysianne Léchot-Hirt of HEAD–Genève (CH), and Fabienne... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 24, 2015 at 05:17 AM

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Designing a user experience for wearable devices

Gradinar Razvan discusses some of the questions that UX designers will need to consider when designing for wearables. In particular, he presents the key things... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 23, 2015 at 10:50 AM

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Ethnographic research of Davos delegates leads to some striking results

Every January, hundreds of politicians, CEOs, scientific experts, and celebrities gather for their annual meeting in the exclusive Swiss ski resort of Davos to... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 22, 2015 at 06:58 AM

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Pfizer uses ethnography and medical anthropology in drug development process

In 2013 Pfizer leadership realized that to better enable patient engagement throughout the entirety of the drug discovery, development, and delivery process, the... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 20, 2015 at 06:08 AM

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Microsoft survey in 12 countries highlights people’s concerns about privacy

Microsoft’s second annual survey (pdf) of Internet users around the world has many obvious insights on the benefits of technology for how people shop, work, learn... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 20, 2015 at 03:25 AM

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Time for Big Anthropology

Numbers don’t tell us everything we need to know [in health care], writes strategic consultant Dan Beckham. We must also consider human culture: “That’s often the... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 19, 2015 at 01:44 PM

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The agency is dead. Long live the agency.

The traditional agency model is physically more than alive on a small scale, but mentally has been stagnating, writes Tobias van Schneider, Product Design Lead... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 19, 2015 at 02:47 AM

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In the age of the Internet of Things, all products are software products

Esko Kilpi, the principal of Esko Kilpi Ltd, a leading research and consultancy firm focusing on the art of interaction, science of social complexity and the design... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 19, 2015 at 02:38 AM

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Behavioural Economics and Health: Nudging Toward a Culture of Wellness

Behavioural Economics and Health: Nudging Toward a Culture of Wellness Report by David Verbeeten The Conference Board of Canada, 52 pages, January 15, 2015 This... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 19, 2015 at 02:30 AM

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[Book] Inventing the Muslim Cool

At Experientia we believe in the importance of understanding cultural differences, no matter how wide they might be. There is not much qualitative research, it... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 18, 2015 at 02:21 PM

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Texting is family glue for the 21st century

Recent research from the University of Kansas looks at the way technological advancements influence interpersonal communication, with a focus on familial relationships... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 18, 2015 at 04:27 AM

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Case study: Service innovation in the public sector

Case study: Service innovation in the public sector Service Design Network site This case study is based on a series of public sector projects commissioned by the... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 16, 2015 at 05:22 AM

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Videos online of Service Design Global Conference 2014

On 7-8 October around 650 global thought leaders and practitioners from sectors such as hospitality, insurance, retail, telecommunications, finance, IT and healthcare... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 16, 2015 at 05:13 AM

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Ezio Manzini’s introduction to design for social innovation

Design, When Everybody Designs – An Introduction to Design for Social Innovation By Ezio Manzini The MIT Press, 264 pages February 2015 In a changing world everyone... Experientia
From Putting People First | January 15, 2015 at 09:36 AM