Advancing the Value of Ethnography

Genre: Perspective

Ethnographers, Bearers of Bad News

Ethnographers, Bearers of Bad News

Ask any applied ethnographer what is the hardest thing about their work. Go ahead, just ask one. More than likely, she will exhale slowly, slump back in her chair, fix you with a steely stare and say, “I spend so little time on actual research.” Her gaze may drift away at this moment. She might...

Understanding AI’s Role in Qualitative Research and Ethnography

Understanding AI’s Role in Qualitative Research and Ethnography

HeyMarvin is an EPIC2024 gold sponsor. EPIC is a nonprofit organization, conference, and community, and sponsors support programming that is developed by independent committees members and invites diverse, critical perspectives. I’m bullish about AI’s potential — but I’m also the first to point...

Q&A with Tiffany Tivasuradej

Q&A with Tiffany Tivasuradej

Tell us about yourself in one sentence. Anthropologist that’s exploring the future of work for her work and baking a lot when she’s not at work. Why did you say ‘yes’ to being on an EPIC committee? EPIC is such a great organisation and the annual conference is always fantastic - who could possibly...

Q&A with Robin Kwong

Q&A with Robin Kwong

Tell us a bit about yourself. I'm neither an ethnographer nor a researcher, but found my way to the EPIC community through a curiosity about organisational culture and how to help people work better together. These days, I help news organisations adapt to a changing digital landscape, and, in my...

Q&A with Kristen Guth

Q&A with Kristen Guth

Tell us about yourself in one sentence. I am a social scientist research leader focused on change at the intersections of strategy, technology, innovation, and the digital space. Describe your presentation in less than 10 words. A technique to fight research amnesia in organizational memory....

Q&A with Romit Raj

Q&A with Romit Raj

Tell us about yourself in one sentence. I am a design researcher and technologist. Describe your presentation in less than 10 words. Identifying resilient community practices to better inform health system design. Without giving too much away, what is the most interesting finding from your talk?...

Q&A with Payal Arora

Q&A with Payal Arora

Describe your keynote in less than 10 words. I will debunk common myths about users in the Global South and share insights on the future digital creatives. Without giving too much away, can you give us a bit of provocation or inspiration to anticipate your talk? In the last few years, many tech...

Q&A with Kurt Ward

Q&A with Kurt Ward

Describe your keynote in less than 10 words. Mankind's irrational rationality and its impact on health and the environment. Without giving too much away, can you give us a bit of provocation or inspiration to anticipate your talk? What if we designed buildings that mimicked organic structures? Why...

Q&A with Kelsie Nabben

Q&A with Kelsie Nabben

Tell us about yourself in one sentence. I research the social outcomes of emerging technologies, especially decentralised infrastructures (eg. Blockchain). Describe your presentation in less than 10 words. The ethnography of a new form of participatory organising using software. Without giving too...