This paper proposes a model of researcher-AI interaction and argues that ethnographers can smartly leverage AI in...
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Friction into Traction: A Case Study of Friction in Strategic Ethnography
This case study highlights the transformative power of strategic ethnography in shaping frameworks that gain...
Local Frictions in the Energy Transition: Design Anthropology for the Emergence of Energy Communities
Critical challenges in energy transitions are social and cultural - not just technical and economic. This paper...
In Pursuit of Authenticity: Commodified Community, Curated Experience, and Fandom
This paper assesses the economic impacts of hyper-monetization, immersive advertising, and general shifts in...
Folded Map: Disrupting Chicago’s Friction Through Art
Tonika Johnson is a photographer, social justice artist and life-long resident of Chicago’s South Side Englewood...
Images and Imaginaries: Reflections on a New Paradigm of Ethnographic Images in Business
This presentation delves into the speculated impact of AI-generated images on ethnographic practice. Navigating...
Pulp Friction: Creating Space for Cultural Context, Values, and the Quirkiness of Humanity in AI Engagement
A design executive who has led several multidisciplinary teams and organizations at global companies such as...
The Sound of Friction: How to Do Things with Listening
This paper assesses listening from an ethnographic perspective and demonstrates its value and applications across...
Observing Friction through Ethnography and Experience Prototyping in the Postpartum Period
During the postpartum period, significant clinical and social supports exist for the care and wellness of a...
Fluid Friction: The Case for Friction in Public Safety Design
I Don’t Know What To Do… The moment she heard the beep come through her headset, Tess switched gears immediately. Moments earlier, she’d just wrapped up a non-emergency 101 call with a man who had found himself face to face with a weasel in his back garden. She and her colleagues had been shaking...