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CNN on anthropology and innovation

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“As trained observers of how people in a society live, ethnographers can help companies figure out what people need and then work with designers to meet those needs with new (or more often tweaked) products and services. In a world in which ever more people are using technology products on a daily basis, such skills are increasingly in demand. For ethnographers, anthropologists, and other social scientists, the upshot can be intriguing work around the globe”

Read more about the role of field-based research and anthropology in the identification and design of mobile tools, products and services in this latest CNN article. There’s more in our PC World column, published last July. And an interesting new course in Digital Anthropology at University College London in the UK.

Interesting times. Get out in the field, or study anthropology. That seems to be the message.

22 comments

1 Nour Diab Yunes { 10.22.09 at 1:34 pm }

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2 nourdiab { 10.22.09 at 1:34 pm }

Human Behavior: the key to future tech developments | by Kiwanja http://bit.ly/1adTSA

3 iPayStation { 10.22.09 at 1:37 pm }

RT @kiwanja: Interesting CNN article (and a cool photo!) on anthropology, innovation in the mobile world. Worth a read. http://is.gd/4vOBX

4 ipaystation { 10.22.09 at 1:37 pm }

RT @kiwanja: Interesting CNN article (and a cool photo!) on anthropology, innovation in the mobile world. Worth a read. http://is.gd/4vOBX

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6 changefeed { 10.22.09 at 1:44 pm }

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7 Thomas McIlwraith { 10.22.09 at 2:01 pm }

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8 tadmcilwraith { 10.22.09 at 2:01 pm }

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9 Kerim Friedman { 10.22.09 at 2:08 pm }

Ken Banks ( @kiwanja )is also interviewed in the article. http://is.gd/4vOBX

10 kerim { 10.22.09 at 2:08 pm }

Ken Banks ( @kiwanja )is also interviewed in the article. http://is.gd/4vOBX

11 TweetDiscovered { 10.22.09 at 4:47 pm }

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12 Ben Shoemate { 10.22.09 at 4:47 pm }

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13 Ory Okolloh { 10.22.09 at 11:34 pm }

RT @kiwanja:Interesting CNN article (and a cool photo!) on anthropology, innovation in the mobile world. Worth a read. http://is.gd/4vOBX

14 kenyanpundit { 10.22.09 at 11:34 pm }

RT @kiwanja:Interesting CNN article (and a cool photo!) on anthropology, innovation in the mobile world. Worth a read. http://is.gd/4vOBX

15 Heather LaGarde { 10.22.09 at 11:36 pm }

RT @kenyanpundit: RT @kiwanja:Interesting CNN article (and a cool photo!) on anthropology, innovation in the mobile world http://is.gd/4vOBX

16 heatherlagarde { 10.22.09 at 11:36 pm }

RT @kenyanpundit: RT @kiwanja:Interesting CNN article (and a cool photo!) on anthropology, innovation in the mobile world http://is.gd/4vOBX

17 Nicole Hunter { 10.23.09 at 12:31 am }

RT @kenyanpundit: RT @kiwanja: CNN article (and cool photo!) on anthropology, innovation in mobile world. Worth a read. http://is.gd/4vOBX

18 peacenicole { 10.23.09 at 12:31 am }

RT @kenyanpundit: RT @kiwanja: CNN article (and cool photo!) on anthropology, innovation in mobile world. Worth a read. http://is.gd/4vOBX

19 Kate Brodock { 10.23.09 at 1:21 am }

Good read RT @kenyanpundit RT @kiwanja Interesting CNN article on anthropology, innovation in the mobile world. http://is.gd/4vOBX

20 just kate { 10.23.09 at 1:21 am }

Good read RT @kenyanpundit RT @kiwanja Interesting CNN article on anthropology, innovation in the mobile world. http://is.gd/4vOBX

21 Becky Faith { 10.24.09 at 5:47 pm }

I’m ahead of the game! I just completed a fab postgrad course in Ethnography with the Open University. Ethnography rules!!

22 Josep Maria Miró { 06.20.10 at 8:24 am }

Get out in the field, or study anthropology http://ow.ly/20NFi

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