Key Words & Change
This EPIC keynote by Maria Bezaitis, Intel Fellow and former EPIC Board President, explores the past, present, and future of ethnographic work in industry and the...
A.I. among Us: Agency in a World of Cameras and Recognition Systems
This paper reports on the use and perceptions of deployed A.I. and recognition social-material assemblages in China and the USA. A kaleidoscope of “boutique”...
The EPIC2015 Conversation
Every year the EPIC Board opens the published conference proceedings with a Conversation—a reflection on key ideas and passions afire at the meeting and a...
Bridging Ethnography and Path-finding Business Opportunities
While ethnography has been integrated into the design research, new product development and corporate strategy, it has been less well integrated into path-finding...
The EPIC 2014 Conversation
Download PDF From September 7 through 10, EPIC convened in New York City at Fordham University’s Manhattan campus. This year’s conference was hosted by Fordham’s...
The EPIC 2012 Conversation
When we offer something to another person, community, or organization, we create the conditions for some sort of value to be created. This proposition about value...
Flux: Creating the Conditions for Change
To start to shape directions for new business opportunities, and to remain attentive to changing business landscapes, ethnographic practice must produce knowledge...
The EPIC 2013 Conversation
Oracles, fear, wonderment and magic graced the Faraday Theater of the Royal Institution of Great Britain once again. They appeared, appropriately, intertwined with...
Practice, Products and the Future of Ethnographic Work
Ethnographic work in industry has spent two decades contributing to making products that matter in a range of industry contexts. This activity has accounted for...