First impressions are about more than a product’s appearance
People form a visual impression of a product in about 50 milliseconds, and after judging its credibility based on its appearance, they begin to assess the rest. Does…
People form a visual impression of a product in about 50 milliseconds, and after judging its credibility based on its appearance, they begin to assess the rest. Does…
It used to be that securing consensus and capacity to build a design system was hard. But today, design systems have become foundational to how software gets built…
This afterword reflects on the practice of ethnography through the metaphor of the anthropologist as a tuning fork—an embodied instrument attuned to the subtle or violent vibrations of…
This thematic thread presents experiments, exercises, and reflections stemming from a two-day collaborative, practice-led workshop with ‘poetic resonance’. The post Poetic Resonance: Dwelling in the …
This experimental essay treats uncertainty as bodily and relational and uses rhythm as a way of noticing it. It begins in the writing vibrations of the Poetic Resonance…
This essay explores how the poetic resonance protocol enabled a deeper, embodied engagement with my ethnographic object: a poetry workshop conducted with wildfire-affected residents in northern German…
In this essay, I trace the force of fury that emerged within a single ethnographic moment and later saturated the analysis. The post In the Face of Fury:…
What does it mean to do research with climate? This essay reflects on the potential of poetic resonance as a method of creative experimentation and (auto)ethnographic practice, attuning…
Before you commission a single new study, institutional knowledge and existing research can give your product roadmap a head start. In Tuesday’s post, I made the case for…
When a company hits the scaling wall, the first instinct is usually structural changes like reorganizing, creating new roles, bringing in a senior hire. Org changes feel substantive,…
Midway through a recent coffee with a brilliant colleague, our conversation turned, as they so often do, to the various […] The post Care, commons and thinking together:…
A Case Study on Collaboration with UX and Data Science Introduction This post is related to two previous ones that may be of interest. The first is a…
A Case Study on Collaboration with UX and Data Engineering Last year I wrote about building AI-enabled solutions, and I promised to share some case studies which led…
When adoption fails, it’s rarely about the technology — it’s almost always about people. Adoption is a Key Driver of ROI The slide that anchors this post breaks…
For technology leaders and founders, a perspective on people is something you want in the room every step of the way. Anthropology – and human-centered design more broadly…
From February 13 to 29 May 2026 Co-organised by Allegra Lab and EASA LawNet. What is critique, and what might […] The post WHAT is critique? EASA LAWnet…
An archaeologist studying 1,000-year-old dog burials reflects on the need for imagination in archaeology. ✽ WITH STEADY HANDS, a crouching archaeologist brushes away centuries of soil, revealing the…
A phone full of photos of shelves full of food. Photo by Ariana Gunderson. Ariana Gunderson Greetings from the field! I’m in Leipzig, Germany for a year to…
Isotopes in fossil teeth suggest ancient animals traveled less than once thought—making researchers rethink past human societies and future conservation. ✽ Hundreds of hooves thunder, announcing the h…
After more than two decades of living, studying, and writing about interdisciplinary collaboration, I believe that in this era of AI, collaboration is as important as ever. My…
The metrics of long-term business health that investors pay attention to – customer retention rates, revenue growth / predictable cash flow, and customer lifetime value – are a…
Without understanding the business, it’s impossible to identify and drive meaningful change in its metrics. How do we hold ourselves accountable to the businesses we serve?
A U.S. archaeologist reflects on the power of community-driven research in Tanzania to include local voices and reshape how the story of human origins is told. ✽ LAST…
Here’s what’s misunderstood: the real cost of building a product is in engineering. The design and definition phases – the first 5% of the overall effort – are…