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exploring an exploratory design research method: nokia open studio
for readers looking for light musings like this, or this, i would like to mention that this is no toilet talk. while i try not to make it a habit to write about my professional work here, i feel that i owe an explanation to those who listened to a few conference talks i gave ...
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i came across several people who grew one or two nails very long for a specific purpose – and mostly they were men. its a good contrast to those who grow long fingernails, or extend their fingernails in a way that they are banned for utilitarian purposes. he was a tailor living in dharavi/mumbai/india and ...
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NYT: Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty?
i am in the middle of the mess for moving to london end of the month, but felt obliged to log this article here with a little bit of recollection of the past year’s work. last year, we hosted a journalist, sara corbett in our fieldwork in accra, ghana. her experience with us introduced the ...
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proof of freshness
at a casual restaurant in accra, customers order first which items they want on their plates. the prepared plates get these white caps till they are finally handed to the paid customers. at a korean restaurant in shanghai, all tables are set with plates and cutlery covered till customers are seated on the table. at ...