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| 5 Tips for Conducting Contextual Inquiry | Other | Op-Ed | Contextual inquiry at its core is about observing engaged users in their natural context to see first hand what a user … |
| A Call for an AI Anthropology | Publications | Scholarly Article | An argument for establishing AI anthropology as a recognized subfield that integrates the critical study of AI, the use… |
| A Town Hall Forum on Revitalizing Anthropology Programs in a Changing Landscape | Events | Event | Panel presentation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada. |
| Aalborg University | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | Danish public research university (founded 1974) with campuses in Aalborg, Copenhagen, and Esbjerg. Known for its probl… |
| Adam Gamwell | People | Person | Anthropologist and founder of Anthrocurious. Creator and host of This Anthro Life podcast. |
| Adam Gamwell on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Adam Gamwell discusses his journey from cultural anthropology to working as a senior researcher at MotivBase, and his i… |
| Advancing Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI: Insights from a Founder-Anthropologist | Blog | Blog Post | A discussion from the AAA annual meeting on how anthropological methods, including ethnography and cultural analysis, c… |
| AI Agents and Social Sciences | Events | Event | A hybrid participatory workshop co-organized with Debora Lanzeni and Sarah Pink examining how AI agents are reshaping s… |
| AI and Business Anthropology: Introduction to the Themed Essays | Publications | Scholarly Article | An introduction to the Journal of Business Anthropology's themed issue on AI, surveying nine essays' divergent views on… |
| AI and Computational Anthropology | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| AI and the Future of Anthropology | Blog | Blog Post | An argument that artificial intelligence is transforming the future of anthropology, examining how technologies from kn… |
| AI Anthropologist | Concepts | Occupation | An anthropologist who studies AI systems through anthropological methods and builds AI tools that embody anthropologica… |
| AI Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | AI anthropology applies ethnographic theory and methods to understanding, designing, and governing artificial intellige… |
| AI Anthropology Toolkit | Other | Software | A suite of computational tools for anthropological and qualitative research, operationalizing the Multi-Agent Ethnograp… |
| AI Anthropology: A New Opportunity for Anthropological Work | Other | Op-Ed | "AI Anthropology: A New Opportunity for Anthropological Work" argues that anthropology's current disciplinary crisis—de… |
| AI Anthropology: The Future of Applied Anthropological Practice | Publications | Chapter | A chapter introducing AI Anthropology as an emerging subfield of applied anthropology, examining AI as a cultural artif… |
| AI For Anthropological Research: Advanced Digital Methods | Events | Event | Pre-conference workshop at the SfAA 86th Annual Meeting (Albuquerque, NM, March 20, 2026). Teaches advanced AI methods … |
| AI in Anthropological Education: A Design-Inspired Pedagogical Approach | Publications | Chapter | This chapter examines how integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into anthropology education can prepare students for… |
| AI in Business: Insights, Innovation, and Strategy | Events | Event | A livestream panel convening AI practitioners from Amazon, SPARCK, Stripe Partners, and Reaktor to discuss the role of … |
| Ainslee Hooper | People | Person | Ainslee Hooper is an Anthropologist specializing in disability inclusion. |
| Ainslee Hooper on Anthropology in Business | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Ainslee Hooper discusses her journey from studying anthropology to becoming a disability inclusion consultant and podca… |
| Alberto Guglielmone | People | Person | Alberto Guglielmone has twenty years of experience in Strategic Marketing, Branding, and Corporate and Brand Communicat… |
| Algorithmic Bias and the Creator Economy: How Can We Make It Fairer and Inclusive? | Events | Event | A talk examining how capital and algorithmic bias shape recommendation systems in the creator economy, and how design a… |
| Algorithmic Bias and the Creator Economy: Leveraging Behavioral Capital for Good | Events | Event | On-demand presentation in the SfAA 82nd Annual Meeting Digital Library (Salt Lake City, UT, 2022). Business TIG-sponsor… |
| Almost There | Music | Music Recording | An ambient piece that moves in a delicate push and pull between solemn reflection and the glimmer of hope, holding the … |
| Alt-Ac Careers for Economic Anthropologists | Events | Event | An AAA mentoring session for economic anthropologists exploring alternative career paths beyond academia, including des… |
| Ambient Music | Concepts | Defined Term | Ambient music is a genre that prioritizes atmosphere, texture, and tonal color over conventional structures, creating i… |
| American Anthropological Association | Organizations | Organization | The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is an organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthrop… |
| American Ethnological Society | Organizations | Organization | One of the oldest professional anthropology organizations in the US (founded 1842). Section of the AAA. Publishes Ameri… |
| Amy Goldmacher on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Amy Goldmacher discusses her career as a consultant, book coach, and author, including her work on Designing an Anthrop… |
| Amy Santee | People | Person | Amy Santee is a career coach for current and aspiring product design, research , and technology professionals. My lif… |
| Amy Goldmacher | People | Person | Amy Goldmacher , Ph.D., is an anthropologist , book coach, and author. She is a Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthr… |
| An Anthropological History of AI | Publications | Chapter | An introductory chapter tracing the extensive but underrecognized history of engagement between anthropology and artifi… |
| An Anthropologist and a CEO Talk About Their Study of Greeting Cards | Events | Event | Organized and moderated Business Anthropology Meetup live stream. |
| An Anthropology Winter or Strategic Renewal? | Other | Op-Ed | "An Anthropology Winter or Strategic Renewal?" examines the mounting pressures facing anthropology as a discipline—decl… |
| An ethnography of direct-to-consumer genomics (DTCG): Design anthropology insights for the product management of a disruptive innovation | Other | Thesis | A design anthropology ethnography of direct-to-consumer genomics examining the socio-cultural forces affecting adoption… |
| Ancestry DNA Raw Data Analysis | Blog | Blog Post | A guide to analyzing Ancestry DNA raw data using third-party tools and websites for deeper genetic insights. |
| Anders Koed Madsen | People | Person | Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Former TANTLab researcher at Aalborg University. One of the sch… |
| Anders Kristian Munk | People | Person | Anthropologist and professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Former director of the Techno-Anthropology L… |
| Anders Kristian Munk on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Anders Kristian Munk discusses his journey from human geography to Techno-Anthropology and his work directing the Techn… |
| Angela VandenBroek | People | Person | Angela VandenBroek is a sociocultural anthropologist with a PhD in anthropology from Binghamton University. |
| Angela VandenBroek on Anthropology in Business | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Angela VandenBroek discusses her journey from consulting and studying innovation to teaching applied anthropology at Te… |
| Annals of Anthropological Practice | Other | Periodical | The journal of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, featuring research and commentary on the prac… |
| Anthony Pickles | People | Person | Anthony Pickles is a social anthropologist and Lecturer in the School of International Development at the University of… |
| Anthony Pickles: On prediction markets, gambling, and politics | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Anthony Pickles discusses prediction markets, gambling, and politics, including how algorithmic prediction systems inte… |
| Anthro to UX | Organizations | Organization | A career coaching service helping anthropology students and early to mid-career anthropologists transition into user ex… |
| Anthro to UX Podcast with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Series | The Anthro to UX podcast is for anthropologists looking to break into user experience (UX) research. |
| Anthro-Vision: A Conversation with Gillian Tett | Events | Event | An event announcement for a conversation with Gillian Tett about her book Anthro-Vision and how anthropological thinkin… |
| Anthropological Forum | Other | Periodical | Peer-reviewed journal publishing research across all branches of anthropology. Published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis… |
| Anthropological Innovators: Expanding Our Impact Beyond Critique | Other | Op-Ed | This article explores how anthropology can evolve beyond its traditional role of critique to actively shape solutions i… |
| Anthropologist | Concepts | Occupation | An anthropologist is a social scientist who studies humans, their cultures, societies, and the practices that shape eve… |
| Anthropologist as a Professional Identity | Events | Event | Organized and moderated Business Anthropology Meetup live stream. |
| Anthropologists in the Wild | Events | Event | Panel presentation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. |
| Anthropology and AI | Publications | Book | A collection of anthropological and social scientific perspectives on AI, bringing together twelve chapters examining a… |
| Anthropology and AI: A Framework for Mutually Beneficial Collaboration | Blog | Blog Post | A framework for how anthropology and artificial intelligence can collaborate, examining AI systems as cultural artifact… |
| Anthropology And AI: Challenges and Opportunities | Events | Event | Roundtable at the SfAA 86th Annual Meeting (Albuquerque, NM, March 19, 2026), convened by the SfAA AI & Anthropology To… |
| Anthropology and AI: From Past Engagements to the Contemporary Landscape | Events | Event | A webinar tracing anthropology's engagement with AI from the Macy Conferences on Cybernetics to the present, exploring … |
| Anthropology as a Crucial Frame for Change at SXSW | Other | BroadcastEvent | A summary of the SXSW 2021 session on how leading business anthropologists are applying cultural analysis to address bu… |
| Anthropology as Business Event | Events | Event | An event hosted by the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists on running anthropology-based businesses,… |
| Anthropology at a Crossroads: Confronting Challenges and Reimagining the Future | Other | Op-Ed | Anthropology stands at a critical juncture, confronting significant challenges that threaten its relevance and sustaina… |
| Anthropology at Work: Proving Our Value | Events | Event | An announcement for the NYC Business Anthropology Salon event on how anthropologists prove their value in business, pol… |
| Anthropology Career Readiness Network | Organizations | Organization | A website and resource platform for anthropology career development. Matt Artz volunteers as web designer and manager. |
| Anthropology Day: Celebrating the Wonders of the Discipline | Blog | Blog Post | An overview of Anthropology Day and the discipline's four subfields, celebrating anthropology's contributions to unders… |
| Anthropology in Action | Other | Periodical | Peer-reviewed journal focused on applied, practicing, and public anthropology. Published by Berghahn Journals. |
| Anthropology Jobs: Finding Your Place in the Field | Blog | Blog Post | A career guide for anthropologists covering job searching across the five subfields, internships, mentorship, networkin… |
| Anthropology News | Other | Periodical | The American Anthropological Association's member magazine, published bimonthly in print and online, covering topics of… |
| Anthropology of the Future: Insights from a Design Anthropologist | Blog | Blog Post | A reflection on design anthropology's potential to shape the future through user experience, ethnographic methods, and … |
| Anthropology Training and Career Preparation: Key Takeaways from Focus Groups | Other | Op-Ed | Anthropology programs face a growing imperative to prepare students for diverse career paths, yet many students feel il… |
| Anthropology vs Psychology: The Difference in Framing | Blog | Blog Post | An examination of how anthropology and psychology differ in their framing of human behavior, contrasting cultural meani… |
| Applied AI in Practice | Events | Event | A free webinar showcasing how anthropologists are contributing to applied AI across diverse professional contexts, feat… |
| Applied Anthropologist | Concepts | Occupation | An applied anthropologist uses ethnographic methods and anthropological theory to address practical problems in organiz… |
| Applied Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | Applied anthropology translates cultural theory and ethnographic methods into practical problem solving across health, … |
| Are Anthropologists Happy? | Blog | Blog Post | An exploration of career satisfaction among anthropologists, examining the rewards and challenges of working in a field… |
| Are DNA Tests Safe? | Other | Video | Matt Artz's TEDx Talk on the ethical considerations of using consumer DNA tests, drawing on ethnographic research into … |
| Are DNA Tests Safe? | Blog | Blog Post | A summary of a TEDx talk questioning the safety of consumer DNA tests, drawing on ethnographic research into direct-to-… |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Concepts | Defined Term | Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to computational systems designed to perform tasks requiring human cognitive abilit… |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Anthropologist: Social Science on the Front Lines of Burgeoning Technology | Blog | Blog Post | A summary of a SfAA 2024 session on the intersection of anthropology and AI, covering large language models, knowledge … |
| Artificial Intelligence: The AI Anthropology Lifecycle | Publications | Chapter | A chapter introducing the AI Anthropology Lifecycle, a framework integrating the critical study of AI, use of AI method… |
| Artmacher in the 2022 Pitch Competition | Events | Event | Pitch at South by Southwest (SXSW), Austin, TX. |
| Artmatcher | Organizations | Organization | A software company that built a mobile application for matching artists, businesses, and art lovers, with a product foc… |
| Artz Group Inc. | Organizations | Organization | Artz Group Inc. was a service strategy and design consulting agency founded by Matt in 2009. The firm brought together … |
| Astrid Countee | People | Person | Anthropologist and technologist based in Houston, Texas, focused on the intersection of ethnographic research and softw… |
| Autumn McDonald | People | Person | Autumn D. McDonald is the owner of ADM Insights and Strategy . |
| Autumn McDonald on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Autumn McDonald discusses her journey into anthropology after two decades at Fortune 500 companies in corporate America… |
| Azimuth Labs | Organizations | Organization | Azimuth Labs is the consulting practice founded by Matt Artz, applying anthropology, design, data science, and AI to he… |
| Azimuth Labs – An Ethnographic Research Company | Blog | Blog Post | An introduction to Azimuth Labs, an ethnographic research company offering product development, organizational culture,… |
| Becoming a Creator Anthropologist: Using Digital Content Marketing to Promote Anthropology | Blog | Blog Post | An argument for anthropologists to leverage digital content marketing to promote the discipline, build personal brands,… |
| Berghahn Journals | Other | Corporation | The journals division of Berghahn Books, a peer-reviewed academic publisher focused on social sciences and humanities, … |
| Best Anthropology Blogs | Blog | Blog Post | A curated list of recommended anthropology blogs for staying current with the discipline. |
| Best Anthropology Podcasts | Blog | Blog Post | A curated list of recommended anthropology podcasts covering business anthropology, design anthropology, applied anthro… |
| Beyond the GenAI gold rush: Mapping entrepreneurial tensions in the age of generative artificial intelligence | Publications | Scholarly Article | A study of how entrepreneurs made sense of the generative AI moment in the early months of ChatGPT, revealing tensions … |
| Big Data Anthropology | Blog | Blog Post | An anthropological perspective on big data, arguing that qualitative ethnographic methods must complement quantitative … |
| Big Data: An Anthropological Perspective | Other | Op-Ed | An anthropological argument for why big data and qualitative research should be combined. |
| Bioethics, Reunification, and Genetic Testing Along the US-Mexico Border: Is 23andMe the Answer? | Events | Event | Poster presented at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) Annual Meeting in San Jose, CA. |
| Biomega Technologies Inc. | Organizations | Organization | A biotechnology company founded in 2005 by Matt Artz as an undergraduate at Marywood University. Developed a rapid gel … |
| BlackOut Design | Organizations | Organization | BlackOut Design is a full-service advertising and marketing agency based in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, specializing in the … |
| Brand SERP | Concepts | Defined Term | A Brand SERP is the specific set of search engine results displayed when a user queries a brand name, functioning as an… |
| Brand SERP Optimization | Concepts | Defined Term | Brand SERP Optimization is the strategic practice of shaping search engine results for a brand name query, ensuring the… |
| Breaking Into Tech: A Career Workshop | Events | Event | A career workshop organized for the American Anthropological Association on preparing anthropologists for tech industry… |
| Bridging the Gap: The Value of Business Anthropology in Academia and Practice | Blog | Blog Post | A podcast interview with Kasper Tang Vangkilde on the evolving field of business anthropology and the importance of dia… |
| Bridging Two Worlds: The Intersection of Anthropology and Data Science | Blog | Blog Post | A podcast discussion with Nathalie Bechet on the intersection of anthropology and data science, exploring how digital m… |
| Brooke Gibbs | People | Person | Brooke Gibbs is an an Anthropologist with over 10 years of experience working with Fortune 50 companies, Brooke combine… |
| Brooke Gibbs on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Brooke Gibbs discusses her career from market research to earning an applied anthropology degree at UNT and founding he… |
| Brush Strokes to Bytes: Anthropological Praxis in Business | Other | Op-Ed | "Brush Strokes to Bytes: Anthropological Praxis in Business" traces an ethnographic journey from Art Basel Miami to the… |
| Building Sensemaking Capacity: Drawing Insights from Anthropological Thinking at NABET | Events | Event | A conference paper on how anthropological thinking and sensemaking can help businesses build capacity for navigating co… |
| Building Topical Authority and Brand Awareness Through Entity Analytics – Kalicube Tuesdays with Emilija Gjorgjevska and Matt Artz | Events | Event | A Kalicube Tuesdays episode on building topical authority and brand awareness through entity analytics, featuring discu… |
| Business Anthropologist | Concepts | Occupation | A business anthropologist applies ethnographic methods and cultural theory to commercial and organizational contexts, i… |
| Business Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | Business anthropology applies ethnographic and cultural analysis to organizational life, consumer behavior, and market … |
| Business Anthropology After the Pandemic: Applying What We’ve Learned | Events | Event | Organized and moderated Business Anthropology Meetup live stream. |
| Business Anthropology Master’s Degree Programs | Blog | Blog Post | A guide to business anthropology master's degree programs in the United States for students interested in applied anthr… |
| Business Anthropology Salon | Organizations | Organization | A hybrid professional community (founded 2019 in New York) for anthropologists working in business settings and for any… |
| Business Anthropology, Podcasting, and the Pandemic | Publications | Scholarly Article | An examination of podcasting as a medium for business anthropology during the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring how digital … |
| Can Consumer Genomics Foster Ethnic Understanding? | Events | Event | Paper co-presented with Carolina Severiche Mena at the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Conference in Portland, … |
| Cara Krmpotich | People | Person | Cara Krmpotich is an anthropologist who spoke at the 2023 AAA/CASCA Annual Meeting about transitions and co-research. |
| Care and Security | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| Career Search Patterns in Anthropology: Repurposing Keyword Data to Map Professional Pathways | Publications | Scholarly Article | A research report using search keyword data to map how people associate career pathways with anthropological identity, … |
| Carmen Bueno Castellanos | People | Person | Carmen Bueno Castellanos is an anthropologist specializing in Social Anthropology . She holds a Master's degree from Sy… |
| Carmen Bueno Castellanos on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Carmen Bueno Castellanos discusses the historical context of anthropology in Mexico, its Marxist influences, and the ch… |
| Carolina Severiche Mena MD | People | Person | Board-certified internal medicine physician and academic hospitalist at Jefferson Health Abington, completing her Integ… |
| Cassandra Hartblay | People | Person | Cassandra Hartblay is an anthropologist who spoke at the 2023 AAA/CASCA Annual Meeting about the cultural dimensions of… |
| Cassandra Hartblay: The Cultural Dimensions of Disability & Performance Ethnography | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Cassandra Hartblay discusses her research on the cultural dimensions of disability in post-Soviet Russia and her use of… |
| Cathleen Crain | People | Person | Cathleen Crain, M.A. is a Managing Partner of LTG Associates , the oldest anthropologically based consulting firm in th… |
| Cathleen Crain on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Cathleen Crain discusses her career as co-founder and managing partner of LTG Associates, one of the first anthropology… |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | Other | GovernmentOrganization | Federal agency administering Medicare, Medicaid, and health insurance programs. Matt Artz serves as AI Product Manager … |
| Charles Menzies | People | Person | Canadian anthropologist and professor at the University of British Columbia. Member of Gitxaala Nation. Researches Nort… |
| Charles Menzies: Who are the Unsettled? | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Charles Menzies discusses his views on who is truly the unsettled, his work with ethnographic film, and environmental r… |
| Cheryl Rodriguez | People | Person | Cheryl Rodriguez is an anthropologist and chair of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2024 American Anthropological… |
| Cheryl Rodriguez on Praxis, Local Challenges, and the 2024 AAA Annual Meeting in Tampa | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Cheryl Rodriguez discusses the 2024 AAA Annual Meeting theme of Praxis, local organizing in Tampa, and the importance o… |
| Chris Diming | People | Person | Chris Diming is a design anthropologist with a passion for the built environment. A Virginia native, his initial educat… |
| Chris Diming on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Chris Diming discusses his journey from political science to design anthropology and UX, and his current work as a work… |
| Christina Wasson | People | Person | Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Texas and a committee member on Matt Artz's M.S. thesis (2018). Le… |
| Christine Avenarius | People | Person | Christine Avenarius is an experienced social scientist and researcher trained in the fields of anthropology , modern Ch… |
| Christine Miller | People | Person | Christine Miller is a design educator, researcher, and practitioner working at the intersection of anthropology , desig… |
| Christine Miller on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Christine Miller discusses her journey from studying innovation practices to finding design anthropology, her role as a… |
| Claudia Llanten | People | Person | Dr. Claudia Llanten is Project Director and Country Representative for Peru for the Catholic Medical Mission Board, whe… |
| Climate Change and Global Health: A Medical Anthropology Perspective | Publications | Scholarly Article | An exploration of climate change as a public health threat from a medical anthropology perspective, examining how force… |
| Cloudshadow Consulting | Organizations | Organization | A technology enablement and consulting firm (founded 2017) based in Moosic, Pennsylvania, building custom digital produ… |
| Co-Becoming with AI: An Anthropological Framework for Equitable Human-AI Systems | Publications | Chapter | A chapter introducing co-becoming theory as a framework for understanding human-AI relationships as processes of perpet… |
| Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology & Computing | Organizations | Organization | The Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology & Computing (CASTAC) is part of the General Anthropology Divi… |
| Computational Anthropologist | Concepts | Occupation | An anthropologist who combines ethnographic research with computational methods to study human culture. Matt Artz is pu… |
| Computational Methods | Concepts | Defined Term | Computational methods are research techniques that use algorithms, large-scale data processing, and machine learning to… |
| Conclusion: Editorial Forum on The Futures of Anthropology and AI | Publications | Chapter | A concluding editorial forum exploring the complex relationship between anthropology and AI through dialogue, examining… |
| Consulting Podcasters at SfAA 2018 | Events | Event | Matt Artz and Adam Gamwell's presentation at SfAA 2018 in Philadelphia introducing consulting podcasting—a design anthr… |
| Consulting Podcasters: Prototyping a Democratic Tool for Multiple Voices, Storytelling and Solution Finding | Blog | Blog Post | A paper presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology on how podcasting can serve as a democratic tool for consulti… |
| Consumer DNA Tests and the Value-Ethics Paradox | Other | Op-Ed | "Consumer DNA Tests and the Value-Ethics Paradox" examines the tension between the documented ethical concerns of direc… |
| Consumer Genetics and Our Evolving Understanding of Race & Ethnicity | Events | Event | A paper presented by Matt Artz at the SfAA 2020 annual meeting as part of the Teaching Race and Ethnicity panel, explor… |
| Consumer Genetics and the Capitalization of Hope | Other | Op-Ed | Based on lessons learned as a biomedical scientist and anthropologist studying direct-to-consumer genetic testing, Cons… |
| Consumer Genetics: Shifting Perceptions of Race and Ethnicity | Events | Event | A presentation at SfAA 2021 examining how direct-to-consumer genetic testing can reshape notions of race and ethnicity … |
| Consumer Genetics: What About Informed Consent | Publications | Scholarly Article | An ethnographic study of informed consent challenges in direct-to-consumer genetic testing, finding that consumers were… |
| Contextual Inquiry | Concepts | Defined Term | Contextual inquiry is a user-centered design research method in which researchers observe and interview people in their… |
| Contextual Inquiry: Navigating the Politics of User Research | Blog | Blog Post | An exploration of contextual inquiry as a method for minimizing participant misreporting in user experience research by… |
| Contextualizing Big Data Analytics With Thick Data Ethnography For Enhanced Sensemaking Capabilities | Events | Event | A paper presentation arguing for the combined use of big data analytics and thick data ethnography — thick data informi… |
| Copenhagen Business School | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | A public university in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the publisher of the Journal of Business Anthropology. Founded in 1917,… |
| Creator Economy | Concepts | Defined Term | The ecosystem of independent content producers, platforms, tools, and revenue models that enable individuals to monetiz… |
| Critical Proximity | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| Cultural Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | Cultural anthropology is the branch of anthropology devoted to the comparative study of human cultures, examining the l… |
| Cultural Relativism | Concepts | Defined Term | Cultural relativism is a foundational anthropological principle holding that a society's beliefs, values, and practices… |
| Cyborg Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | A subfield of cultural anthropology that examines how humans and technologies become mutually constituted, using the cy… |
| Dan Podjed | People | Person | Dan Podjed is an applied anthropologist from Slovenia, devoted to developing people-friendly products and solutions for… |
| Dan Podjed on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Dan Podjed discusses his applied and academic work and his efforts to increase the visibility of anthropology through t… |
| Dana Gierdowski | People | Person | Dana Gierdowski is a researcher who spoke at EPIC2022 about ethnographic value and impact. |
| Dariusz Jemielniak | People | Person | Dariusz Jemielniak is a Wikipedian , a Full Professor of Management at Kozminski University , and an entrepreneur. Dari… |
| Dariusz Jemielniak on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Dariusz Jemielniak discusses his journey from anthropology to becoming a Wikipedian, the intersection of anthropology a… |
| DASTS Conference | Events | Event | Annual conference of the Danish Association for Science and Technology Studies. The 2026 edition, Encountering Infrastr… |
| Data Publics | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| David Goren | People | Person | David Goren is a researcher who spoke at EPIC2022 about ethnography as embodied practice. |
| David Graeber Anti-War Poster | Other | Visual Artwork | An anti-war poster featuring David Graeber, anarchist anthropologist and author, as part of a series connecting anthrop… |
| David Simmons | People | Person | David Simmons is an anthropologist and co-chair of the Executive Programming Committee for the 2024 American Anthropolo… |
| Dawn Walter | People | Person | Dawn Walter founded the Response-ability Summit, formerly the Anthropology + Technology Conference, in 2018. As a socia… |
| Dawn Walter on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Dawn Walter discusses her journey from technical writing to social anthropology and founding the Response-ability Summi… |
| Debating Resilience | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Jillian Powers and Todd Carmody discuss the theme of resilience and its implications for ethnographic practice at the E… |
| Debora Lanzeni | People | Person | Dr Debora Lanzeni is an anthropologist working at Monash University to build a common ground for interdisciplinary tech… |
| Debora Lanzeni: On futures, possibilities, and temporalities | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Debora Lanzeni discusses futures, possibilities, and temporalities at the intersection of anthropology and AI, and co-o… |
| Deep Learning | Concepts | Defined Term | Deep learning is a subset of machine learning that uses multi-layered artificial neural networks to model complex patte… |
| Design Anthropologist | Concepts | Occupation | An anthropologist who applies ethnographic methods and cultural theory to the design of products, services, and systems. |
| Design Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | Design anthropology integrates ethnographic inquiry into design processes, centering human experience and cultural cont… |
| Design Anthropology by Co-Becoming | Publications | Chapter | A chapter arguing that traditional participatory design methods are insufficient for addressing algorithmic bias, propo… |
| Design anthropology, algorithmic bias, and new possibilities: Co-designing an art recommendation algorithm | Events | Event | A conference paper on using design anthropology to co-design a patent-pending art recommendation algorithm that address… |
| Design Anthropology, Algorithmic Bias, Behavioral Capital, and the Creator Economy | Publications | Scholarly Article | A design anthropology approach to addressing algorithmic bias in the creator economy, introducing behavioral capital as… |
| Design Research | Concepts | Defined Term | Design research is the systematic study of how design processes work and how research methods can be embedded within de… |
| Design Strategy in Advertising | Events | Event | Invited lecture at Misericordia University, Dallas, PA. |
| Design Thinking | Concepts | Defined Term | Design thinking is a problem-solving methodology that applies the cognitive and creative strategies of designers to cha… |
| Design Thinking in Innovation | Events | Event | Invited lecture at Marywood University, Scranton, PA. |
| Designer | Concepts | Occupation | A designer shapes products, services, and experiences by translating human needs and cultural context into form. In an … |
| Designing and Starting Your Practice | Events | Event | A workshop at the 2019 Global Business Anthropology Summit co-facilitated by Matt Artz and Sabrina N. Scott, guiding gr… |
| Designing for Social Impact: Insights from the Global Design Challenge Winner | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Himanshu Panday of Dignity in Difference discusses winning the UNESCO/LiiV Center Global Design Challenge and using dig… |
| Devin Proctor | People | Person | Devin Proctor is an anthropologist at Elon University specializing in digital ethnography, online community, and the cu… |
| Digital Anthropologist | Concepts | Occupation | An anthropologist who studies human behavior, culture, and social organization as shaped by and expressed through digit… |
| Digital Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | Digital anthropology examines how human culture, identity, and social life are shaped by digital technologies. Matt's w… |
| Digital Ethnography | Concepts | Defined Term | A methodological approach that adapts ethnographic principles to study social life in and through digital environments,… |
| Digital Literacy and Cultural Anthropology | Blog | Blog Post | An exploration of digital literacy through the lens of cultural anthropology, examining how digital technologies inters… |
| DNA Testing of Immigrants Is Unethical | Other | Op-Ed | DNA testing has been used for nearly two decades to prove family relationships for visa petitions as part of the United… |
| Dori Tunstall | People | Person | Elizabeth 'Dori' Tunstall is a design anthropologist, researcher, academic leader, and the first Black Dean of a Facult… |
| Doug Henry | People | Person | Doug Henry is an anthropologist and professor at the University of North Texas. He is interested in applied medical ant… |
| Drew University | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | A private university in Madison, New Jersey, founded in 1867. Drew comprises the College of Liberal Arts, the Caspersen… |
| EASA Conference | Events | Event | Biennial conference of the European Association of Social Anthropologists. |
| Economic Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | Economic anthropology is a subfield of cultural anthropology that studies how human societies organize production, dist… |
| Edward Elgar Publishing | Organizations | Organization | Edward Elgar Publishing is an independent academic publisher of books and journals in the social sciences, law, and bus… |
| Electronic Music | Concepts | Defined Term | Electronic music is a broad category of music produced primarily through electronic instruments, digital audio workstat… |
| Elizabeth Briody on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Elizabeth Briody discusses her formative years at General Motors, founding Cultural Keys, and the Anthropology Career R… |
| Elizabeth K. Briody | People | Person | Elizabeth K. Briody, Ph.D., is a business anthropologist and the founder and principal of Cultural Keys LLC. Prior to e… |
| Emerging Technologies for Business | Events | Event | Talk at the Scranton Chamber of Commerce, Scranton, PA. |
| Emerging Technology | Concepts | Defined Term | Emerging technology refers to novel technical systems and capabilities in early stages of development or adoption, wher… |
| Emilija Gjorgjevska | People | Person | Emilija Gjorgjevska is a digital native martech engineer and polymath dedicated to continuous education, creative probl… |
| EmTech Anthropology | Publications | Book | A co-edited volume exploring anthropology's role at the frontier of emerging technologies, featuring stories and insigh… |
| Epilogue | Music | Music Recording | A contemplative solo piano piece that drifts through calm, melancholic terrain, unfolding like a final breath and offer… |
| Erin Taylor | People | Person | Dr. Erin Taylor is an economic anthropologist who specializes in research in FinTech. She is the Founder and Principal … |
| Erin Taylor on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Erin Taylor discusses her journey from studying economic anthropology to founding Finthropology, a consulting firm focu… |
| Ethical Considerations For Digital Health Innovation | Events | Event | A paper presentation arguing that ethical considerations in digital health — covering trust, security, privacy, account… |
| Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference | Other | EducationEvent | Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC) promotes the practice of ethnography to create value in industry, org… |
| Ethnographic Value and Impact | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Therese Thorstholm and Dana Gierdowski discuss ethnographic value and impact at the EPIC2022 Resilience conference. |
| Ethnography | Concepts | Defined Term | Ethnography is both a research methodology and a form of writing rooted in cultural anthropology that seeks to understa… |
| Ethnography as Embodied Practice | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Michael Powell, Traci Thomas, and David Goren discuss ethnography as embodied practice at the EPIC2022 Resilience confe… |
| Ethnography Proposal Example for Direct-to-Consumer Genetics (DTCG) | Blog | Blog Post | An example ethnography research proposal for studying direct-to-consumer genetics, shared as a resource for anthropolog… |
| European Association of Social Anthropologists | Organizations | Organization | The European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) is the main professional organization for social anthropologi… |
| Eventide | Music | Music Recording | A relaxed, lo-fi ambient instrumental that drifts like warm evening light, with a mellow pulse, sun-bleached guitar, an… |
| Everyday Entanglements: Practicing Anthropology In An AI World | Events | Event | Roundtable session at the SfAA 86th Annual Meeting (Albuquerque, NM, March 18, 2026). Examines ethical and methodologic… |
| Evolving the Practice of Business Anthropology: Insights from Louise Vang Jensen | Blog | Blog Post | A podcast interview with Louise Vang Jensen on how the practice of business anthropology has evolved through strategic … |
| Example Questions to Ask in an Ethnographic Interview | Blog | Blog Post | Practical guidance on developing semi-structured interview questions for ethnographic research, drawn from a UNT anthro… |
| Experimental Music | Concepts | Defined Term | Experimental music is a compositional tradition prioritizing exploration, indeterminacy, and expanded definitions of mu… |
| Experimentalism | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| Exploring the Connection Between Anthropology and Digital Marketing | Blog | Blog Post | A discussion on how anthropological insights inform digital marketing through understanding consumer behavior, organiza… |
| Exploring the Impact of Digital Anthropology on Business Anthropology Practices | Blog | Blog Post | An analysis of digital anthropology's growing influence on business anthropology and whether it may eventually overshad… |
| Ezri Carlebach | People | Person | Writer, researcher, and lecturer based in the UK. Twenty years in publishing and communications at the Royal Society of… |
| Ezri Carlebach: On speculative fiction and futures | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Ezri Carlebach discusses speculative fiction, futures thinking, and organizing the Anthropology, AI and the Future of H… |
| Fordham University | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | Private Jesuit research university in New York City (founded 1841). Matt Artz is Adjunct Professor at the Gabelli Schoo… |
| Franz Boas Anti-War Poster | Other | Visual Artwork | An anti-war poster featuring Franz Boas, the father of American anthropology, as part of a series connecting anthropolo… |
| From Digital Turn to Agentic Turn: Continuity and Rupture in Business Anthropology | Publications | Scholarly Article | An essay examining business anthropology's emerging agentic turn, in which AI systems pursue interpretive research goal… |
| From Machine Learning to Machine Knowing: A Digital Anthropology Approach for the Machine Interpretation of Cultures | Publications | Scholarly Article | A proposal for combining anthropology, data science, and AI to create a transdisciplinary practice for modeling and int… |
| From Shop Floor to C-Suite: An Anthropologist’s Journey in Industry | Blog | Blog Post | A podcast interview with Elizabeth Briody on her 24-year career applying business anthropology at General Motors and ho… |
| Gamified Participatory Recommender System | Other | Software | US Patent Application 17/401,166. A recommender system using behavioral capital metrics to address fairness in digital … |
| GBAS 2021 on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Inga Treitler, Christine Avenarius, and Alberto Guglielmone discuss the 2021 Global Business Anthropology Summit, its s… |
| Gemma John | People | Person | Gemma John is an accomplished applied anthropologist and sustainability advisor who has dedicated her career to promoti… |
| Gemma John on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Gemma John discusses her journey from studying anthropology with a focus on the built environment to founding Human Cit… |
| General Anthropology | Other | Periodical | Peer-reviewed journal of the American Anthropological Association, publishing cross-subfield scholarship for broad audi… |
| Generative AI in UX, Teaching, and Marketing Research | Events | Event | Talk at the Business Anthropology Meetup, moderated by Yuliya Grinberg. |
| Gephi AI | Other | Software | An extension of the open-source Gephi network analysis platform with AI capabilities, bridging visual graph analytics a… |
| Getting Started with Schema.org for Your Personal Knowledge Graph | Blog | Blog Post | A practical guide to using Schema.org structured data for building a personal knowledge graph that improves discoverabi… |
| Ghosts in the Machine: Reanimating Anthropological Engagement with AI | Events | Event | A roundtable at the 2025 AAA Annual Meeting calling for a renewed anthropological engagement with AI — moving beyond cr… |
| Gigi Taylor | People | Person | Cultural anthropologist at Indeed in Austin, Texas. Specializes in consumer media anthropology, studying advertising, c… |
| Gillian Tett | People | Person | Gillian Tett chairs the editorial board, US, for the Financial Times and writes columns for the world’s leading newspap… |
| Global Business Anthropology Summit | Events | Event | A recurring international conference for business anthropologists, academics, and practitioners. Matt Artz delivered th… |
| Global Health, Climate Change and the Loss of Cultural Heritage | Events | Event | A presentation at SfAA 2021 on the connections between global health, climate change, and the loss of intangible cultur… |
| Grant McCracken | People | Person | Grant McCracken is an anthropologist (Ph.D. University of Chicago ) studying American culture for 25 years. |
| Grant McCracken on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Grant McCracken discusses his journey from museums to consulting and authorship, including his book Return of the Artis… |
| Grounding Large Language Models in an Anthropological Knowledge Graph: A Neuro-Symbolic Approach | Publications | Scholarly Article | An article showing how pairing large language models with an anthropological knowledge graph, a neuro-symbolic approach… |
| Heli Rantavuo | People | Person | Heli Rantavuo is an ethnographic researcher who spoke at EPIC2022 about communities of ethnographic practice. |
| Henry Stewart Publications | Organizations | Organization | An independent academic publisher based in London, specialising in peer-reviewed journals for professionals in marketin… |
| Himanshu Panday | People | Person | Himanshu Panday is the co-founder of Dignity in Difference and winner of the Global Design Challenge sponsored by UNESC… |
| How Can Anthropologists Prepare for Careers in AI | Other | Op-Ed | An overview of how anthropologists can position themselves for careers in artificial intelligence, covering relevant sk… |
| How Can I Increase My Anthropological Impact? | Other | Op-Ed | A practical guide for anthropologists seeking to increase their professional visibility and impact, covering strategies… |
| How to Get Leadership to Adopt a UX Culture | Other | Op-Ed | User Experience (UX) design, while by no means new, is certainly not part of every business' culture. It does not matte… |
| How to Improve Consumer DNA Tests | Publications | Scholarly Article | A practical analysis of how direct-to-consumer genetic tests can be improved, addressing bioethical concerns around val… |
| How to Land a Job in UX Research with an Anthropology Degree | Other | Op-Ed | A career guide for anthropology graduates exploring user experience research, covering how to translate ethnographic sk… |
| Human Organization | Other | Periodical | Peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Founded 1941. Publishes research on the application of a… |
| Human-Centered Design | Concepts | Defined Term | Human-centered design is an approach to problem-solving that places human perspectives, needs, and capabilities at the … |
| Human–Computer Interaction | Concepts | Defined Term | Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the design, evaluation, and implementatio… |
| IBM | Other | Corporation | The International Business Machines Corporation, an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, … |
| Imagining Anthropological Futures with AI: Opportunities and Pressures on the Field | Events | Event | A webinar exploring how AI is shaping anthropology's future — the opportunities to intervene in AI development and the … |
| Increasing the Visibility of Anthropology | Other | BroadcastEvent | A featured live-stream event for AAA Anthropology Day 2021, organized by Matt Artz, bringing together five anthropologi… |
| Inga Treitler | People | Person | Inga Treitler is a cultural anthropologist . |
| Introducing EmTech Anthropology: Careers at the Frontier | Blog | Blog Post | An announcement of EmTech Anthropology: Careers at the Frontier, a co-edited book exploring emerging technology careers… |
| Introduction to EmTech Anthropology | Publications | Chapter | The introductory chapter of EmTech Anthropology, arguing that anthropologists have always been innovators and should en… |
| Isabelle Cotton | People | Person | Isabelle Cotton spoke on the Innovation in Digital Anthropology podcast about the Global Landscape Report in Digital An… |
| Jason Barnard | People | Person | Jason Barnard is a serial entrepreneur, award-winning innovator and CEO of Kalicube. He specializes in AI Assistive Eng… |
| Jay Hasbrouck | People | Person | Jay Hasbrouck is an anthropologist with over 15 years of experience working in industry settings, including in-house ro… |
| Jay Hasbrouck on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Jay Hasbrouck discusses the evolving role of anthropology in business, the second edition of his book Ethnographic Thin… |
| Jeanne Ward | People | Person | Jeanne A. Ward, RPA (President / Principal Investigator) a cultural resources management consultant with over 40 years … |
| Jenessa Mae Spears | People | Person | Jenessa Mae Spears is an applied anthropologist and co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Practicing Anthropology and… |
| Jennifer Studebaker | People | Person | Jennifer Studebaker is a business anthropologist based in Kansas City and the founder of Studebaker Consulting LLC. She… |
| Jennifer Studebaker on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Jennifer Studebaker discusses her journey from academia to applied anthropology, her experiences in project management … |
| Jillian Powers | People | Person | Jillian Powers is an ethnographic researcher who spoke at EPIC2022 about resilience. |
| Jo Anne Schneider | People | Person | Jo Anne is an applied anthropologist /policy researcher (MA, PhD Temple University) with over 30 years of experience in… |
| Journal of Business Anthropology | Other | Periodical | An open-access journal publishing anthropological research in business organizations and business situations, based on … |
| Journal of Digital and Social Media Marketing | Other | Periodical | Peer-reviewed journal covering digital marketing, social media strategy, and emerging technologies in marketing. Publis… |
| Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology | Other | Periodical | Peer-reviewed journal publishing research in social and cultural anthropology. |
| Kalicube | Organizations | Organization | A digital marketing company specializing in brand SERP optimization and knowledge panel management, founded by Jason Ba… |
| Kalicube Tuesdays | Other | EventSeries | Kalicube Tuesdays is a popular weekly series of interview format marketing events that livestream to YouTube, Twitter, … |
| Kamela Heyward-Rotimi | People | Person | Kamela Heyward-Rotimi is an anthropologist and co-chair of the Executive Programming Committee for the 2024 American An… |
| Kamela Heyward-Rotimi, David Simmons & Rachel Watkins on Praxis and the 2024 Annual Meeting | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | The 2024 AAA Executive Programming Committee co-chairs discuss the conference theme of Praxis and how it reflects curre… |
| Kasper Tang Vangkilde | People | Person | Kasper Tang Vangkilde serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhage… |
| Kasper Tang Vangkilde on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Kasper Tang Vangkilde discusses bridging academic and applied anthropology, changes in business anthropology over the l… |
| Kate Sieck | People | Person | Kate Sieck is a senior manager of the Harmonious Communities team within the Human-Centered AI (HCAI) division at Toyot… |
| Kate Sieck on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Kate Sieck discusses her journey from academia to industry and the need for anthropologists to apply their skills in bu… |
| Katie Hillier | People | Person | Digital anthropologist and innovation strategist. Over a decade running digital anthropology labs in innovation consult… |
| Katie Hillier on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Katie Hillier discusses her journey from studying online communities to becoming a digital anthropologist and working a… |
| Keirsten Snover | People | Person | Keirsten Snover is an anthropologist , educator, and creator of Anthropology 4U Academy, which offers online education … |
| Keirsten Snover on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Keirsten Snover discusses her journey from studying anthropology to founding Anthropology 4U, an online education compa… |
| Ken Banks | People | Person | Ken Banks, Head of Social Purpose at Yoti, is a British award-winning social entrepreneur, mobile technology and global… |
| Ken Banks on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Ken Banks discusses his career as a social entrepreneur in mobile technology, his role as Head of Social Purpose at Yot… |
| KevinMD | Other | Periodical | Online healthcare commentary platform founded by physician Kevin Pho. Publishes essays from physicians and healthcare p… |
| Keystone College | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | A private college in La Plume, Pennsylvania, founded in 1868. Keystone offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degre… |
| Kits for Digital Methods: Doing Sociotechnical Research | Publications | Book | Kits for Digital Methods: Doing Sociotechnical Research is a guide to innovating research methods for a world where dig… |
| Knowledge Graph | Concepts | Defined Term | A knowledge graph is a structured representation of information that organizes data as a network of entities, attribute… |
| Knowledge Representation | Concepts | Defined Term | Knowledge representation is the branch of artificial intelligence that encodes information about the world in formal st… |
| Large Language Model | Concepts | Defined Term | A large language model (LLM) is a type of AI system trained on massive text corpora using transformer architecture to g… |
| Laura Korčulanin | People | Person | Laura Korčulanin is a pioneer design anthropologist , systems thinker, and environmental advocate. She is passionate ab… |
| Laura Korčulanin on Anthropology in Business | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Laura Korculanin discusses her journey from grassroots organizing to design anthropology and founding Give a Shit, a de… |
| Lee Wilson | People | Person | Lee Wilson specializes in working with organizations and their leaders to help them understand and drive sustainable ch… |
| Lee Wilson on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Lee Wilson discusses his journey from studying Indonesian martial arts to working in global development and helping org… |
| Less Common Applications of Business Anthropology | Events | Event | A roundtable exploring less common applications of business anthropology beyond UX, including product management, socia… |
| Leveraging Anthropological Insights in the Age of LLMs: A Call for Robust Data Management | Blog | Blog Post | An argument for improved data management practices in anthropology to leverage the potential of large language models a… |
| Lianne Potter | People | Person | Lianne Potter is an award-winning security transformation manager, change-maker, tech founder, digital anthropologist ,… |
| Lianne Potter on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Lianne Potter discusses her journey from anthropology to self-learning software engineering and working in cyber securi… |
| Linguistic Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | One of the four traditional subfields of American anthropology, investigating how language shapes and is shaped by cult… |
| Liubava Shatokhina | People | Person | Liubava Shatokhina is an ethnographic researcher who spoke at EPIC2022 about communities of ethnographic practice. |
| Liz Lewis | People | Person | Liz Lewis is a dedicated tech anthropologist with a profound interest in the intersection of research and content creat… |
| Liz Lewis on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Liz Lewis discusses her unconventional journey into content marketing and how anthropological research skills have been… |
| Lora Koycheva | People | Person | Dr. Lora Koycheva is an Assistant Professor at the Chair of Technoscience Studies at Brandenburg Technical University a… |
| Lora Koycheva on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Lora Koycheva discusses her journey from behind the Iron Curtain to studying innovation and entrepreneurship, co-organi… |
| Louise Vang Jensen | People | Person | Louise Vang Jensen is a partner and co-CEO at Is It a Bird, a strategic innovation agency in Copenhagen. She has a back… |
| Louise Vang Jensen on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Louise Vang Jensen discusses the evolution of applying anthropology in business in Copenhagen, her journey to becoming … |
| Lucia Laurent-Neva | People | Person | Lucia Laurent-Neva is a semiotician, designer and anthropologist skilled in brand strategy, product and brand innovatio… |
| Lucia Laurent-Neva on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Lucia Laurent-Neva discusses her journey from design and semiotics to anthropology, founding Visual Signo, and her invo… |
| Machine Learning Algorithms | Concepts | Defined Term | Computational procedures that enable systems to identify patterns in data and improve task performance without explicit… |
| Machine Learning, Capital, and the Art Industry | Events | Event | A presentation examining how capital and machine learning intersect in the art market. Drawing on research and design w… |
| Making the Case for Business Anthropology | Events | Event | A NYC Business Anthropology Salon roundtable on persuading colleagues and clients to embrace anthropological approaches… |
| Mapping Algorithms | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| Marcel Rosa-Salas | People | Person | Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Cultural anthropologist and documentary filmma… |
| Margaret Eisenhart | People | Person | Margaret Eisenhart is an education anthropologist and editor of the Research Handbook on the Anthropology of Education:… |
| Margaret Mead Anti-War Poster | Other | Visual Artwork | An anti-war poster featuring Margaret Mead, one of the most prominent anthropologists of the 20th century, as part of a… |
| Margret Jaeger | People | Person | Margret Jaeger, an Austrian medical anthropologist , leads the research department at the Vienna Social Fund Education … |
| Margret Jaeger on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Margret Jaeger discusses her role at the Social Fund Vienna Education Center and the challenges of introducing qualitat… |
| Mary Gray: On the Internet and Identity-making | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Mary Gray discusses her career studying the internet and identity-making, including her research at Microsoft Research … |
| Mary L. Gray | People | Person | Anthropologist and media scholar at Microsoft Research and Indiana University. Senior Principal Researcher studying lab… |
| Marywood University | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | Marywood University is a private Catholic university in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Matt Artz earned three degrees from Mar… |
| Matt Artz to Speak at WWNA 2021 | Events | Event | An announcement of a talk at Why the World Needs Anthropologists 2021 on how design anthropology can address algorithmi… |
| Matthew J Hill on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Matthew J. Hill discusses his transition from chemistry and philosophy to anthropology, his early experience with desig… |
| Matthew J. Hill | People | Person | Matthew J. Hill, Ph.D., is a business anthropologist, academic, and executive consultant. |
| Max Matus | People | Person | Anthropologist, semiotician, and sociologist. Zapotec indigenous scholar. Heads the Cultural Studies PhD program at El … |
| Max Matus on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Max Matus discusses his journey from social anthropology to semiotics and sociology, the state of business anthropology… |
| Medical Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | Medical anthropology is a subfield of cultural anthropology that examines how health, illness, healing, and the body ar… |
| MedPage Today | Other | Periodical | Online medical news publication covering clinical developments and public health for healthcare professionals. |
| Melissa Cefkin | People | Person | Melissa Cefkin holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Rice University and a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Cal… |
| Melissa Cefkin on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Melissa Cefkin discusses her career from studying the Middle East to working in corporate settings, and the importance … |
| Melissa Vogel | People | Person | As a Business Anthropologist and Director of Qualitative Research at Hanover Research, Melissa Vogel is committed to de… |
| Melissa Vogel on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Melissa Vogel discusses her journey into business anthropology after training as an archaeologist and working in academ… |
| Michael Powell | People | Person | Michael Powell is an anthropologist , design strategist, UX researcher , and writer with a passion for studying people … |
| Michael Powell on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Michael Powell discusses his graduate school experience combining art and anthropology, adapting to business environmen… |
| Min’enhle Ncube | People | Person | Min’enhle Ncube is an anthropologist researching artificial intelligence in healthcare and its embedded ethics in centr… |
| Min’enhle Ncube on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Min'enhle Ncube discusses her journey from anthropology to the HighTechXL accelerator, where she became interested in A… |
| Misericordia University | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | A private Catholic university in Dallas, Pennsylvania, founded in 1924 by the Sisters of Mercy. It offers undergraduate… |
| Mixed Ethnographic Methods | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| Monica Heller | People | Person | Monica Heller is a linguistic anthropologist who spoke at the 2023 AAA/CASCA Annual Meeting about the significance of l… |
| Monica Heller: The Significance of Language in Social Relations | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Monica Heller discusses her work in linguistic anthropology, the multicultural nature of Toronto, and the importance of… |
| MPE MIDI Controllers: The Future of Electronic Music | Blog | Blog Post | An overview of MPE MIDI controllers and how multidimensional polyphonic expression is transforming electronic music per… |
| Mujtaba Hameed | People | Person | Mujtaba Hameed is a Senior Research Consultant at Stripe Partners, specializing in research and strategy. |
| Mujtaba Hameed on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Mujtaba Hameed discusses his journey from archaeology and anthropology to his role as a senior research consultant at S… |
| Multi-Agent Ethnography: Post-Conventional Anthropological Practice Through Human−AI Collaboration | Publications | Scholarly Article | Introduces multi-agent ethnography, an approach that positions LLM-based AI agents as configurable collaborators within… |
| NABET Conference | Events | Event | Annual conference of the National Association of Business, Economics, and Technology. |
| Naomi Adelson | People | Person | Naomi Adelson is an anthropologist who spoke at the 2023 AAA/CASCA Annual Meeting about transitions and community engag… |
| Naomi Adelson & Cara Krmpotich: On Transitions and Toronto’s Cultural Scene | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Naomi Adelson and Cara Krmpotich discuss community engagement, co-research, data sovereignty, and the implications for … |
| Natalia Usme Manrique | People | Person | Natalia Usme Manrique is a business anthropologist , service designer, and entrepreneur from Colombia. |
| Natalia Usme Manrique on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Natalia Usme Manrique discusses her journey from cultural analysis at Lund University to co-founding Flipa Consultora i… |
| Nathalie Béchet | People | Person | Nathalie Béchet is an esteemed digital anthropology researcher at L'Atelier BNP Paribas, based in Paris, France. |
| Nathalie Béchet on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Nathalie Bechet discusses her journey into anthropology and data science, and how digital methods and data visualizatio… |
| National Association of Business, Economics and Technology | Organizations | Organization | An academic association whose members are business, economics, and information technology faculty. It runs a yearly pee… |
| National Institutes of Health | Other | GovernmentOrganization | The primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. Founded in 18… |
| Natural Language Processing | Concepts | Defined Term | Natural language processing is a multidisciplinary field at the intersection of computer science, artificial intelligen… |
| Navigating Complexity: Insights from Organizational Anthropology | Blog | Blog Post | A podcast interview with organizational anthropologist Matthew J. Hill on how participant observation and anthropologic… |
| Navigating the Politics of Contextual Inquiry | Other | Op-Ed | As UX practitioners we must work to understand users' conscious and unconscious actions, but how? We all know that user… |
| Navigating the Transformational Impact of AI on Organizations | Blog | Blog Post | A presentation at SfAA 2024 on research findings about the transformational impact of artificial intelligence on organi… |
| Netnography | Concepts | Defined Term | Netnography is a qualitative research methodology adapted from ethnography for studying online communities and digital … |
| Neural Networks | Concepts | Defined Term | Computational architectures modeled on biological nervous systems, consisting of interconnected layers of artificial ne… |
| New Horizons In Digital Anthropology | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Simon Darragh and Isabelle Cotton discuss the Global Landscape Report in Digital Anthropology, produced through the UNE… |
| Nicole Taylor | People | Person | Nicole Taylor is Associate Professor and Department Chair of Anthropology at Texas State University. Her research exami… |
| Niel Tashima | People | Person | Dr. Nathaniel (Niel) Tashima is one of the two founding and Managing Partners of LTG Associates, Inc ., the oldest anth… |
| Nychthemeron | Music | Music Recording | An ambient composition tracing a full cycle of day and night, dissolving boundaries between the natural and the urban b… |
| Oded Ben-Tal | People | Person | Researcher and composer at Kingston University. PhD in Philosophy from Stanford University. Works at the intersection o… |
| Oded Ben-Tal: On creativity, musical intelligence, and AI | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Oded Ben-Tal discusses creativity, musical intelligence, and AI, including his research on computational approaches to … |
| On Algorithmic Bias, Professional Identity, and Public Engagement | Blog | Blog Post | A reflection on algorithmic bias in recommender systems, professional identity as an anthropologist in tech, and the im… |
| Opportunities and Equity: Health Disparities and the Digital Health Realm, Part I | Events | Event | Panel at the SfAA 83rd Annual Meeting (Cincinnati, OH, March 29, 2023). EPIC-sponsored session examining health equity … |
| Optimizing Your Law Firm’s SEO and Brand SERP | Events | Event | As search engines rely increasingly on natural language understanding (NLU) and knowledge graphs, optimizing a law firm… |
| Organizational Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | Organizational anthropology applies ethnographic methods and cultural theory to study how organizations function as cul… |
| Organizational Culture | Concepts | Defined Term | Organizational culture refers to the shared values, beliefs, assumptions, rituals, and practices that shape how people … |
| Oscar Barrera | People | Person | Oscar Barrera, PhD is a Corporate Anthropologist and CEO of Antropología Corporativa Consulting. He is devoted to helpi… |
| Oscar Barrera on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Oscar Barrera discusses his journey into anthropology through eco-tourism, his pivot to business anthropology, and foun… |
| Participatory Data Design | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| Patricia Sunderland | People | Person | Cultural anthropologist specializing in the ethnographic and cultural analysis of consumer worlds. Founding partner of … |
| Personal Knowledge Graphs (PKGs) | Concepts | Defined Term | Personal knowledge graphs are structured, machine-readable representations of an individual's expertise, relationships,… |
| Perspectives in Public Health | Other | Periodical | A bi-monthly, peer-reviewed academic journal publishing papers in the field of public health, published on behalf of th… |
| Peter Knutson | People | Person | Peter Knutson is an anthropologist and commercial fisherman from Everett, WA. |
| Peter Knutson: On Teaching and Existential Anthropology | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Peter Knutson discusses his career as a commercial fisherman, building alliances, and teaching anthropology as a form o… |
| Physicians: Get Ready for Climate Change | Other | Op-Ed | Until recently, climate change was a problem that occurred elsewhere. Out of sight, out of mind. But with fires raging … |
| Platypus Blog | Other | Periodical | The official blog of the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing, fostering discussion on … |
| Pluriversal Stories | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| Practicing Anthropology | Other | Periodical | A career-oriented publication of the Society for Applied Anthropology providing communication and career information fo… |
| Practicing Digital Ethnography | Publications | Book | Practicing Digital Ethnography is a 2026 edited volume from Routledge, edited by Devin Proctor, covering methods, tools… |
| Praxis | Concepts | Defined Term | Praxis is the process through which theory is enacted, embodied, or realized in practice. In anthropology, praxis refer… |
| Product Coalition | Other | Periodical | Online publication on Medium focused on product management and product strategy. |
| Product Management | Concepts | Defined Term | Product management is the organizational discipline responsible for guiding a product through its entire lifecycle, tra… |
| Professionalizing Anthropology for the Digital Turn | Other | Op-Ed | This article explores the critical shift towards integrating digital technologies in anthropology, highlighted in a rec… |
| Purdue University | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | A public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, founded in 1869. Purdue is known for engineering, a… |
| Rachel Watkins | People | Person | Rachel Watkins is an anthropologist and co-chair of the Executive Programming Committee for the 2024 American Anthropol… |
| RAI Conference | Events | Event | Conference organized by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Matt Artz presented at the 20… |
| Rama Vennelakanti | People | Person | Rama Vennelakanti is an ethnographic researcher who spoke at EPIC2022 about communities of ethnographic practice. |
| Rapid Gel Electrophoresis System | Other | Creative Work | US Patent Application 11/650,010. A device for accelerating DNA fragment separation in gel electrophoresis using therma… |
| Recommender Systems | Concepts | Defined Term | Algorithmic frameworks that filter and prioritize information to suggest relevant items or content to users, shaping di… |
| Reimagining Anthropological Praxis | Other | Op-Ed | "Reimagining Anthropological Praxis" argues that the American Anthropological Association's 2024 Annual Meeting theme o… |
| Reimagining Recommender Systems | Publications | Chapter | A chapter detailing efforts to develop a more equitable recommender system for an art tech startup, using ethnographic … |
| Research Handbook on the Anthropology of Education: Practices and Methods | Publications | Book | This innovative Research Handbook explores how anthropological perspectives can help us to understand education in dive… |
| Rex Dumdum | People | Person | Professor Emeritus of Information Systems & Leadership at Marywood University's School of Business and Global Innovatio… |
| Robert Morais | People | Person | Robert J. Morais is a business anthropologist with experience in advertising and market researchand a Lecturer in the M… |
| Robert Morais on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Robert Morais discusses his career as a business anthropologist in advertising and marketing research, and his work adv… |
| Routledge | Other | Corporation | Routledge is a British multinational academic publisher founded in 1836 and now part of Taylor & Francis Group. It spec… |
| Routledge Handbook of Applied Anthropology | Publications | Book | A 2026 Routledge volume edited by Christina Wasson, Edward B. Liebow, Karine L. Narahara, Hsain Ilahiane, and Alaka Wal… |
| Royal Anthropological Institute | Organizations | Organization | The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, a scholarly association dedicated to anthropology acr… |
| Ruth Benedict Anti-War Poster | Other | Visual Artwork | An anti-war poster featuring Ruth Benedict, known for her work on patterns of culture, as part of a series connecting a… |
| SAGE Publishing | Other | Corporation | An independent academic publishing company, founded in 1965 and publishing more than 1,000 journals and over 800 new bo… |
| Sarah Pink | People | Person | Sarah Pink is the Director of the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University , which undertakes critical i… |
| Sarah Pink: On anthropology with and in possible futures | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Sarah Pink discusses the need to build an engaged and interdisciplinary Futures Anthropology, as keynote speaker at the… |
| Science and Technology Studies | Concepts | Defined Term | Science and Technology Studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary field examining how scientific knowledge and technological… |
| Scrum Alliance | Organizations | Organization | A nonprofit professional membership organization that promotes the adoption and effective practice of Scrum. Scrum Alli… |
| Search marketing in the age of AI | Publications | Scholarly Article | An investigation of how search engines, AI, and knowledge algorithms are reshaping digital marketing, proposing a frame… |
| See You in Panama | Music | Music Recording | A bright ambient instrumental portrait of connection set against a coastal backdrop, gathering from stillness into mome… |
| Semiotics | Concepts | Defined Term | Semiotics is the systematic study of signs, symbols, and meaning-making processes, providing analytical frameworks used… |
| Senescence | Music | Music Recording | A dark, contemplative instrumental tracing the arc of a life from emergence to quiet end, structured in three parts ref… |
| Sensing Data | Events | Event | Hosted by Torben Elgaard Jensen and Mathieu Jacomy; moderated by Matt Artz. The Techno-Anthropology Lab, Aalborg Univer… |
| SERP | Concepts | Defined Term | Search Engine Results Page. The page displayed by a search engine in response to a user query. |
| SfAA 2019: Pursuing Ethnic Understanding and Reconciliation | Events | Event | A preview of a paper co-authored with Carolina Severiche Mena on how consumer genetics can foster ethnic understanding,… |
| SfAA Podcast Project | Blog | Blog Post | An introduction to the SfAA Podcast Project, a collaboration between UNT and the Society for Applied Anthropology to re… |
| Shaping Anthropological Praxis: AI, Pedagogy, and Insights from Scholars, Practitioners, and New Voices | Events | Event | Roundtable presentation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL. |
| Simon Darragh | People | Person | Simon Darragh spoke on the Innovation in Digital Anthropology podcast about the Global Landscape Report in Digital Anth… |
| Simon Roberts | People | Person | Simon Roberts is Co-founder and Partner at Stripe Partners and President of the EPIC Board. |
| Simon Roberts on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Simon Roberts discusses his twenty-year career including founding the UK's first ethnographic research company, running… |
| Social Anthropology | Concepts | Defined Term | Social anthropology is the branch of anthropology that studies social organization, institutions, and relationships acr… |
| Society for Applied Anthropology | Organizations | Organization | The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) is a worldwide organization for the Applied Social Sciences , established "… |
| Society for Economic Anthropology | Organizations | Organization | Professional organization for the anthropological study of economic life. Section of the AAA. Publishes The Exchange. |
| Society for the Anthropology of Work | Organizations | Organization | The Society for the Anthropology of Work (SAW), a section of the American Anthropological Association, brings together … |
| Software Engineering Associates | Organizations | Organization | Software Engineering Associates (SEA) was a software engineering and consulting firm that developed customized solution… |
| Solstice | Music | Music Recording | A slow, hypnotic ambient piece marking the threshold of summer, blending ceremonial rhythms with a trance-like atmosphe… |
| Speed Careers! | Events | Event | Roundtable at the SfAA 83rd Annual Meeting (Cincinnati, OH, March 29, 2023). NAPA-sponsored Speed Careers! networking s… |
| Steven Garcia | People | Person | Steven Garcia is a cultural anthropologist who studies the intersection of luxury brands, affluence, and culture. |
| Steven Garcia on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Steven Garcia discusses his work at the intersection of luxury brands, affluence, and culture, where he built a new ant… |
| Suanna Selby Crowley | People | Person | Dr. Suanna Crowley is an anthropologist and science communications expert who is passionate about creating messages tha… |
| Susan Squires | People | Person | Susan Squires was Matt Artz's M.S. thesis advisor at the University of North Texas, chairing his research on direct-to-… |
| SXSW | Other | Festival | Annual conference and festival in Austin, Texas spanning technology, film, music, and interactive media. Matt Artz pres… |
| Symbolic AI | Concepts | Defined Term | Symbolic AI is an approach to artificial intelligence that represents knowledge through explicit symbols, logical rules… |
| Taylor & Francis | Other | Corporation | Taylor & Francis is an international academic publisher that produces books, journals, reference works, and online reso… |
| Tech, Social Justice, and the Role of Anthropologists | Other | BroadcastEvent | A SfAA roundtable bringing together anthropologists working in the tech sector to discuss social justice, algorithmic b… |
| Technologist | Concepts | Occupation | A technologist works with technical systems—software, hardware, AI, or infrastructure—to build, adapt, or critically ex… |
| TEDx Scranton | Events | Event | Independently organized TED event in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Matt Artz spoke at TEDx Scranton 2020. |
| TEDx Scranton 2020 | Events | Event | An announcement of a TEDx Scranton 2020 talk on the risks of consumer DNA testing, grounded in ethnographic research on… |
| Ten Predictions for AI and the Future of Anthropology | Publications | Scholarly Article | Ten speculative predictions for how artificial intelligence will transform anthropology, spanning disruption across all… |
| The Academic Website Building and Optimization Kit | Publications | Chapter | Building an effective academic website has become crucial for anthropologists seeking to disseminate their research bey… |
| The Anthropology of Emojis: How Icon-Based Communication is Transforming Language and Culture | Blog | Blog Post | An exploration of how emojis are transforming communication, examining the cultural and linguistic implications of icon… |
| The Art of Sandboxing | Publications | Scholarly Article | An exploration of sandboxing as an anthropological approach to emerging technology engagement, examining how practition… |
| The Culture Puzzle: A Salon with Mario Moussa, Derek Newberry, and Greg Urban | Events | Event | Organized and moderated Business Anthropology Meetup live stream. |
| The Digital Turn in Business Anthropology | Publications | Scholarly Article | An examination of the emerging digital turn in business anthropology, arguing for integrating digital anthropology into… |
| The Ever Expanding Opportunities for Anthropology in Tech, and How to Get Your Foot in the Door! | Events | Event | On-demand session in the SfAA 83rd Annual Meeting Digital Library (Cincinnati, OH, 2023). EPIC-sponsored panel explorin… |
| The Evolving Anthropologist: Staying Human In An Automated World | Events | Event | Roundtable session at the SfAA 86th Annual Meeting (Albuquerque, NM, March 21, 2026). Explores how anthropological pers… |
| The Fundamentals of Brand SERP | Publications | Book | The Fundamentals of Brand SERP is a 2022 book by Jason Barnard, a friend and collaborator of Matt Artz on knowledge gra… |
| The Future of Anthropology in Business | Events | Event | Matt Artz's opening keynote at the 4th Global Business Anthropology Summit (GBAS 2023), arguing that business anthropol… |
| The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Memorable Professional and Practicing Career Events | Events | Event | Panel presentation at the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Conference in Santa Fe, NM. |
| The Importance of Social Theory in Researching Automated Systems | Blog | Blog Post | A podcast interview with Melissa Cefkin on the critical importance of applying social theory when researching automated… |
| The Job of the Future: Digital Anthropology Meets Data Science | Events | Event | A panel discussion on how digital anthropologists can use data science to better understand people and communities in t… |
| The Magical Power of Words in Large Language Models | Publications | Scholarly Article | An essay reframing large language models through anthropological and linguistic theories of magic, proposing that effec… |
| The National Association For The Practice of Anthropology | Organizations | Organization | The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) is a professional organization for anthropologists who… |
| The Power of Personal Knowledge Graphs for Personal Branding | Blog | Blog Post | An exploration of personal knowledge graphs as a tool for personal branding, discussing how structured data and semanti… |
| The Routledge Companion to Practicing Anthropology and Design | Publications | Book | The Routledge Companion to Practicing Anthropology and Design is a 2024 Routledge volume co-edited by Christine Z. Mill… |
| The Techno-Anthropology Lab | Other | ResearchOrganization | A research group at Aalborg University (Copenhagen campus) that develops computational methods for the social sciences … |
| The Transformative Power of Cultural Analysis in Business | Blog | Blog Post | A reflection on the SXSW 2021 panel about how cultural analysis transforms business practices, drawing on ethnographic … |
| The UX Blog | Other | Periodical | Online publication on Medium covering UX design, research, and career development. |
| Therese Thorstholm | People | Person | Therese Thorstholm is an ethnographic researcher who spoke at EPIC2022 about ethnographic value and impact. |
| Thick Description | Concepts | Defined Term | Thick description is an ethnographic approach, articulated by Clifford Geertz, that seeks to capture the layered contex… |
| Tim Malefyt on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz (Interview 2) | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Timothy Malefyt discusses his new book Business Anthropology: The Basics, exploring how anthropology can be applied to … |
| Timothy Malefyt | People | Person | Timothy de Waal Malefyt is a Clinical Professor at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University . |
| Timothy Malefyt on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Timothy Malefyt discusses his journey from studying flamenco in Spain to working in advertising in New York and becomin… |
| Todd Carmody | People | Person | Todd Carmody is an ethnographic researcher who spoke at EPIC2022 about resilience. |
| Tom Maschio | People | Person | Tom Maschio has had two anthropological lives. He started off as an academic anthropologist , doing his research on the… |
| Tom Maschio on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Tom Maschio discusses his journey from Papua New Guinea to founding Maschio Consulting, and his book Digital Cultures, … |
| Torben Elgaard Jensen | People | Person | Torben Elgaard Jensen is a professor at Aalborg University and the Head of Research Group at the Techno-Anthropology La… |
| Towards Data Science | Other | Periodical | Online publication on Medium covering data science, machine learning, and AI. |
| Tracey Lovejoy | People | Person | Tracey Lovejoy is an anthropologist , author of Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out.: The Catalyst’s Guide to Working Well … |
| Tracey Lovejoy on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Tracey Lovejoy discusses her journey from discovering anthropology to co-founding Catalyst Constellations, including he… |
| Traci Thomas | People | Person | Traci Thomas is an ethnographic researcher who spoke at EPIC2022 about ethnography as embodied practice. |
| Tracy Johnson | People | Person | Tracy Johnson is a highly accomplished design anthropologist with an impressive background in innovation and social imp… |
| Tracy Johnson on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Tracy Johnson discusses her journey from psychology to becoming an internationally recognized design anthropologist in … |
| Tricia Wang | People | Person | Introduction Tricia Wang is a tech ethnographer who is known for her unique blend of tech expertise and ethnographic re… |
| Twilight | Music | Music Recording | A haunting instrumental blending evocative melodies with psychedelic compositional practices, born from a collaboration… |
| UM Technologies | Organizations | Organization | UM Technologies (also known as UM Tech) was a software engineering and technology consulting firm that acquired Softwar… |
| UNESCO | Other | GovernmentOrganization | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) a… |
| University of California Davis | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | A public land-grant research university near Davis, California. UC Davis is the third-largest UC campus by enrollment a… |
| University of North Texas | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | Public research university in Denton, Texas. Matt Artz earned his MS in Applied Anthropology from UNT in 2018. |
| University of Pennsylvania | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | Private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia (founded 1740). Matt Artz is Adjunct Professor teaching AI in Or… |
| Unsettling UX: Opportunities and Challenges for Anthropologists in Human-Centered Design | Events | Event | Panel presentation at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA. |
| UNT Anthropology Day | Events | Event | Invited lecture at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX. |
| User Experience | Concepts | Defined Term | User Experience (UX) encompasses the totality of a person's perceptions, emotions, and responses when interacting with … |
| User Experience (UX) Culture: Get Leadership to Adopt It | Blog | Blog Post | A practical roadmap for getting user experience design adopted into organizations that have not yet embraced a user-foc… |
| User Experience Design (UXD) | Events | Event | Talk at Zoluton Design, Pittsburgh, PA. |
| UserZoom | Other | Corporation | UX research platform (now UserTesting) with a blog publishing articles on UX research methods and design strategy. |
| Using the Internet as a Platform | Events | Event | Talk at Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), Wilkes-Barre, PA. |
| UX Planet | Other | Periodical | Online publication on Medium covering UX design, research, and strategy. |
| Verónica Reyero | People | Person | Verónica Reyero is a business anthropologist based in Valencia, Spain. She graduated in Social and Cultural Anthropolog… |
| Verónica Reyero on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Veronica Reyero discusses her journey into business anthropology from studying the rational use of medicines, and the f… |
| Villanova University | Other | CollegeOrUniversity | A private Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine. Vil… |
| Welcome to the Anthropology in Business Podcast with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | The introductory episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, introducing the show's focus on how anthropology is a… |
| What Are Genealogical DNA Tests? | Blog | Blog Post | An overview of direct-to-consumer genealogical DNA tests, how they work, and the different types of genetic testing ava… |
| What Can Anthropology Offer Tech? | Events | Event | A panel at the 2019 Global Business Anthropology Summit moderated by Yuliya Grinberg, examining what anthropology offer… |
| What Can I Do with my 23andMe Raw Data? | Blog | Blog Post | A guide to analyzing 23andMe raw DNA data using third-party apps and websites to learn more about your genetic informat… |
| What Does Ambient Music Mean? | Other | Music Playlist | An exploration of ambient music's history, from Erik Satie's furniture music through Brian Eno's formalization of the g… |
| What is a Community of Ethnographic Practice For? | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Heli Rantavuo, Liubava Shatokhina, and Rama Vennelakanti discuss creating a community of ethnographic practice at the E… |
| What is AI Anthropology? | Blog | Blog Post | An emerging field examining AI through anthropological methods and using AI to extend anthropological research. Three d… |
| What is an Anthropological Knowledge Graph (AKG)? | Blog | Blog Post | A specialized knowledge graph capturing ethnographic data within a structured contextual framework. Built through EKSDM… |
| What is Anthropology-as-a-Service (AaaS)? | Blog | Blog Post | Anthropology-as-a-Service (AaaS) is a model for delivering anthropological expertise on demand through AI-enhanced tool… |
| What is Anthropology? | Blog | Blog Post | Anthropology is the scientific study of humans that examines cultures, societies, and behaviors through cross-cultural … |
| What is Applied Anthropology? | Blog | Blog Post | Applied anthropology uses anthropological theories, methods, and insights to address real-world problems across sectors… |
| What is Automated Digital Ethnography? | Blog | Blog Post | Automated Digital Ethnography is the use of AI agents to systematically collect, code, and analyze qualitative data acr… |
| What is Behavioral Capital? | Blog | Blog Post | A form of capital users earn through engagement, cooperation, and action on digital platforms. Extends Bourdieu into al… |
| What Is Business Anthropology? | Blog | Blog Post | Business anthropology applies anthropological theories and methods to study organizations, marketing and consumer behav… |
| What is Co-Becoming? | Blog | Blog Post | A theoretical framework describing the perpetual mutual transformation between humans and AI systems. Four characterist… |
| What is Design Anthropology? | Blog | Blog Post | An overview of design anthropology as a form of applied anthropology that uses ethnographic methods to develop new prod… |
| What is Digital Anthropology? | Blog | Blog Post | An overview of digital anthropology as a subfield that examines the intersection of humans and digital technology, incl… |
| What is EmTech Anthropology? | Blog | Blog Post | EmTech Anthropology examines how anthropologists engage with emerging technologies as practitioners, researchers, and i… |
| What is Epistemological Prompting? | Blog | Blog Post | Structured prompts that configure AI agents for specific analytical commitments (positivist, interpretivist, critical, … |
| What is Ethnographic Semantic Data Modeling (EKSDM)? | Blog | Blog Post | A methodology combining ethnography with semantic data modeling to create structured representations of qualitative res… |
| What is Machine Knowing? | Blog | Blog Post | Moving beyond statistical pattern-matching to knowledge-grounded cultural interpretation in AI. Achieved by combining L… |
| What is Multi-Agent Ethnography? | Blog | Blog Post | A methodological framework for human-AI collaborative ethnographic research. AI agents as configurable collaborators wi… |
| What is the Agentic Turn? | Blog | Blog Post | The Agentic Turn describes the shift toward AI agents that autonomously discover, recommend, and transact on behalf of … |
| What is the AI Anthropology Lifecycle? | Blog | Blog Post | An iterative process framework organizing AI Anthropology across three dimensions: studying AI (of), extending research… |
| What is the AI Anthropology Toolkit? | Blog | Blog Post | The AI Anthropology Toolkit is a suite of computational tools for anthropological and qualitative research, operational… |
| What is the AKG Maturity Model? | Blog | Blog Post | The AKG Maturity Model is a roadmap for progressively building an Anthropological Knowledge Graph from basic entity tag… |
| What is the Anthropology Winter? | Blog | Blog Post | Anthropology's current institutional crisis, paralleling AI Winters. Competitive displacement, not underperformance. Re… |
| What is the Digital Turn in Business Anthropology? | Blog | Blog Post | A meta-paradigm shift in business anthropology driven by digital technologies, with digital anthropology overtaking des… |
| What is Thick Data? | Blog | Blog Post | An explanation of thick data as a complement to big data, describing how ethnographic methods reveal the cultural conte… |
| What Physicians Can Learn from Anthropologists | Other | Op-Ed | The article explores how health tech may be an extension of the increasing medicalization of the patient experience and… |
| When Knowledge Becomes Infrastructure: Anthropology, AI, and the Legibility of Labor | Events | Event | Paper presented at the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) Biennial Conference in Poznań, Poland (Jul… |
| Why Analytics Needs Ethnography at NABET | Events | Event | A conference paper arguing that big data analytics alone are insufficient for business insights and that ethnographic m… |
| Why Anthropologists Make Great Product Managers | Other | Op-Ed | Anthropologists are often unique individuals. Most are naturally curious and often obsessed with getting to the root ca… |
| Why Anthropologists Make Great Product Managers | Blog | Blog Post | An argument for why anthropologists' skills in understanding human behavior, cross-functional collaboration, and root c… |
| Why Anthropology Consulting Firms Can Address Your Toughest Business Problems | Blog | Blog Post | An argument for why anthropology consulting firms are well-positioned to address complex business problems through ethn… |
| Why Big Data and UX Need Each Other | Other | Op-Ed | There is no doubt that big data analytics is useful and necessary to build and scale products, but can big data tell us… |
| Why The World Needs Anthropologists (Conference) | Events | Event | An annual symposium organized by EASA's Applied Anthropology Network, running since 2013 across European countries. Co-… |
| Why the World Needs Creator Anthropologists at WWNA 2022 | Other | Video | A summary of a WWNA 2022 talk on why anthropologists should become content creators to increase the discipline's public… |
| Wikidata Tools | Other | Software | A collection of Jupyter notebooks for building, enriching, and maintaining scholarly records in Wikidata, covering the … |
| Wiley | Other | Corporation | Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) is an American multinational publishing company founded in 1807. It publishes academic journa… |
| Working in Enterprise User Experience (EUX) | Other | Op-Ed | Interested in working in enterprise user experience (EUX)? Matt Artz discusses the opportunities and challenges of work… |
| Working in UX: Ethnography, Anthropology, Neither or Both? Does It Matter? | Events | Event | Organized and moderated Business Anthropology Meetup live stream. |
| Working in UX: Lessons from Mid-Career Anthropologists | Events | Event | Roundtable at the SfAA 82nd Annual Meeting (Salt Lake City, UT, March 24, 2022). Chaired by Matt Artz (Anthro to UX & A… |
| Would I Make a Good Anthropologist? | Blog | Blog Post | A guide for prospective students considering anthropology as a career, covering the qualities that make a good anthropo… |
| Yaya Ren | People | Person | Yaya Ren is a medical and cultural anthropologist . She is passionate about bringing the science of human interactions … |
| Yaya Ren on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz | Podcasts | Podcast Episode | Yaya Ren discusses her journey from NICU dissertation research to founding PreeMe+You, a social benefit tech company em… |
| Yuliya Grinberg | People | Person | Yuliya (Julie) Grinberg, PhD is a cultural anthropologist and an experienced advertising professional. |