Design by Anthropologists
10 Must-Read Books on Anthropology in Business and Design
In 2011, when I first began my career as a researcher in the context of business and design, I knew
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Anthropological Voice As An Imperative And The Ethical Issues of Loyalty
For most anthropologists, working in business isn’t just a career choice. Giving voice to the voiceless and bringing attention to
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Businesses As Communities of Practice and Maintaining the Anthropological Perspective from Within
Vitally important to being heard and understood as an anthropologist working for business is an ability to recognize and adapt
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The Concealed Utility of Theory In Business
Anthropologists serve as interlocutors of diverse cultural paradigms, interrogating, recontextualizing, and ultimately enmeshing them in a “rigorous formulation” to close
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Deadlines and Cycles
In the context of competitive markets and profit-driven motives, tracking progress and striving for efficiency makes sense as an imperative
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The Enduring Value of Anthropology For Business
New strategies and trends in business and design that derive from anthropological origins are presented as efforts to empathize with
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The (so-called) Quantitative-Qualitative Divide
With the advent and proliferation of digital technologies into nearly every facet of life today there is almost no research
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Business Needs Anthropology More Than Ever, But May Not Know It
Anthropologists are trained to find solutions to problems by approaching them holistically—from all sides—and through critical thinking, grounded in our
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AnthroCurrents July 19, 2017
This edition of AC is a bit fluffier than most–both in content & volume. But it’s summer and that’s what
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AnthroCurrents June 7, 2017
If you haven’t yet, you should check out the new season of the Invisibila podcast. The first 2 episodes feature
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AnthroCurrents May 10, 2017
Ever heard of neurodiversity? Anthropologists are studying how workplace culture, norms and beliefs are changing to be more inclusive
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AnthroCurrents March 15, 2017
Linguistic anthropologist Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein refutes the demonization of “filler words” such as “like” or “um”. She outlines how these discourse