Hedwig Arinaitwe·Oct 21Virtual Ethnography: Approaching Master’s Research like a Genz.Let’s start by dismantling a baffling but incredibly common misconception: studying gender is not just about women and dry feminist…
Alma Gottlieb·Sep 16Courageous Ethnography: Anand Pandian Explores the Dark Underside of the American ExperimentNovember 9th, 2016 found me as shocked and depressed as any Hilary Clinton supporter — and not only because the xenophobic, racist, sexist…
S Shreedarshni·Sep 9Bypassing Institutional Distrust: UX Lessons from Redesigning PhilanthropyHow do you design a donation platform for a demographic that distrusts your client?
Bhargavi Junagade·Jul 17Ethnography: The UX Research SkillHow Marcel Mauss and the anthropology of gift-giving taught me UX research in a whole different wayA response icon1A response icon1
Maitreyi Mandrekar·Jun 1Week 4: I feel like an outsider while doing my research.(This is week 4 of my final major project blog for the MA Service Design course at UAL LCC)
Harleen kaur·May 17Ask MTA: Understanding the Disruption Moment for NYC’s Aging RidersAn ethnographic study on aging, transit, and designing for the moment everything goes wrong.
Yash holkar·May 16The First Salary, The First SpendWhat young India’s first independent purchases reveal about how they evaluate value, and why “price-sensitive” is the wrong label.
Sriya Benjaram·May 14Ask MTA: Understanding the Disruption Moment for NYC’s Aging RidersAn Ethnographic Study of Mobility, Independence, and the Aging Rider designed for Woven by Toyota.
Meenakshi·Apr 15Everyone Said “It Looks Great” — Their Behavior Said OtherwisePeople will tell you your design looks great, while quietly struggling to use it. As designers, we’re trained to ask questions, gather…