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What is Design Anthropology?

March 3, 2018/by Matt Artz

Have you asked yourself what is design anthropology? If so, this article attempts to demystify the growing relationship of design anthropology and why it is important. Design anthropology is a form of applied anthropology that makes use of ethnographic methods...

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Natalie Hanson Interview – Enterprise User Experience (UX)

Applied Anthropology, Business Anthropology, Design Anthropology, Technology Anthropology

March 3, 2018/by Matt Artz

On a recent episode of This Anthro Life, Adam Gamwell, and Matt Artz got to interview Dr. Natalie Hanson on the topic of applying design anthropology to enterprise user experience (UX). About Natalie Hanson Natalie has been working and researching at the intersection of business strategy, technology, social...

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Contextual Inquiry: Navigating the Politics of User Research

Anthropological Methods and Theories, Design Anthropology, Technology Anthropology

August 28, 2016/by Matt Artz

As User Experience (UX) practitioners conducitng user research we must work to understand users’ conscious and unconscious actions, but how? We all know that users often misreport when asked questions, not because they are looking to intentionally deceive us, but because...

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