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Refocus Group
Posted on April 23, 2013 | No CommentsI love Tom Fishburne’s cartoons! Don Norman and Roberto Verganti are asking in this article “Can design research ever lead to radical product innovation?“and they provide the answer “Yes, but this is unlikely to occur... -
Part 4: Synthesizing Data
Posted on March 7, 2013 | No CommentsRecording. Coding. Transcribing. It’s painful. But it’s necessary. And it normally doesn’t look like an orderly rainbow-colored layout of post-its on a ping-pong table. I’ve gotten to the point where I... -
Part 2: Research Methods
Posted on March 5, 2013 | No CommentsI’ve taken courses in statistical and research methods in psychology, and I’ve had the fun of discreetly sampling background music in various parts of Tokyo in an attempt to explore... -
Challenges: Gaining First-hand information in Second Language
Posted on June 16, 2012 | 3 CommentsAs a bilingual or multilingual speaker, have you ever conducted an interview in another language other than your primary one? When conducting an interview in another language, it is more... -
Human Computer Interactions: Creating Space for Recovery through Skype
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No CommentsSeth Godin, a prominent entrepreneur and author who was named the “the Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age” by Business Week, said it best in his post on empathy, addressing the catch-22 ... -
What We Do: Data Management
Posted on July 4, 2010 | No CommentsOne of the greatest challenges for ethnographers is what to do with all of the data we collect. In addition to the physical notebooks full of scratch notes, we also have... -
What We Do: Field Notes
Posted on June 18, 2010 | 1 CommentField notes are detailed descriptions of field work, interviews with and observations of people. Contrary to what the name suggests, field notes are not actually taken in the field while... -
Ethnography and the Bleedy Edge: Agile Deliverable Development and the Death of Perfectionism
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Recruiting interviewees
Posted on February 23, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis semester our group is researching German Lieder (art song) and recruiting classical music enthusiasts which has proven to be quite a different experience. Cora and I have been attending... -
Deep Dive Interviewing Tips
Posted on February 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsAs I find myself crafting interview guides and genrally preparing for two (and a half) simultaneous research projects, Steve Portigal’s sage advice on the art of the question (gleaned from...