Podcasts about design anthropology

In this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Christine Miller speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Christine's journey from studying the innovation practices of organizations to finding design anthropology and her current role as a professor of Design Management at SCAD. It also touches on Christine's 2018 book,  Design + Anthropology, and a forthcoming book on design anthropology. About Christine Miller Christine Miller is a design educator, researcher, and practitioner working at the intersection of anthropology, design, and business. Her Ph.D. research integrated anthropology, management/organizational studies, and business in an ethnographic study of process formalization and the relationship between innovation and formalization at a Tier One automotive supplier. Her research interests focus on sociotechnical systems and the ways in which sociality and culture influence the design and diffusion, adoption, and adaptation of new products, processes, and technologies. She also studies technology-mediated communication, knowledge flows within pluridisciplinary groups and teams, and the emergence of co-located and technology-enabled collaborative innovation networks (COINs). She is currently a Co-PI on a NSF grant studying the ethics and cultures of STEM research groups. She is exploring how developing context-specific ethical guidelines co-designed by lab and research group members might help cultivate ethical culture.  She currently teaches at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia. From the fall of 2014 until May 2018, she taught at IIT in Chicago for the Stuart School of Business and in the Institute of Design. Her most recent book, Design + Anthropology was published by Routledge in 2017. She is currently working on a follow up book on design anthropology. Recommend Links Christine Miller on LinkedIn Design + Anthropology book Design Anthropology Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology article

SHANNON MATTERN is a theorist and professor of media, design, architecture, and anthropology at the New School for Social Research in New York.In this lively episode, Mattern asks: what metaphors, tools, and projects are needed to imagine ways of building and repairing our cities more collaboratively? She shares her expansive interests—from computation, interconnection, and urban intelligences to thinking with trees, writing as grafting, supporting public libraries, and redesigning the academy. Mattern is the author of multiple books and essays. Her most recent book is A City Is Not A Computer: Other Urban Intelligences (Princeton 2021). She is also a contributing writer for Places, an online journal of architecture, urbanism, and landscape design. https://wordsinspace.net/twitter @shannonmattern

GuestAnna Haverinen is a Design Anthropologist and she holds a PhD in Digital Culture. She works at the intersection of design, technology, and business by providing strategic and qualitative insight into people, communities, and individuals. In her academic work, she has studied grief and death in online environments, and in the past years, she has worked with clients such as UPM, Suunto, Aarikka, and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Her favorite thing in the world is Fazer chocolate.HostsAnna Fröblom is a great programmer, problem-solver, hobby photographer, lego enthusiast, and simply a nice person.Esko Lahti is an engineer who now works in the company that got him into Clojure. Now, his party trick at meetups is to rapid-fire through an extensive list of parentheses jokes.ReferencesMadjsberg, Christian & Rasmussen, Mikkel: The Moment of Clarity: Using the Human Sciences to Solve Your Toughest Business ProblemsHasbrouck, Jay: Ethnographic Thinking: From Method to MindsetTett, Gillian: Anthro‑Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and LifeAbout ReaktorFork Pull Merge Push is a podcast created for developers by developers. It's brought to you by Reaktor, a strategy, design, and technology company changing how the world works.We at Reaktor are looking for exceptional talent and new friends. We have open positions in New York, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Lisbon, and more. Check them out and apply today!

Dr. Dori Tunstall joined Ontario College of Art & Design University in 2016, as Dean of Design. As part of the senior management team, she plays a vital role in steering aspects of the academic and administrative agendas within the Faculty of Design, as well as related research, outreach, fundraising and operational activities. As the university has initiated the challenge of decolonizing its institution, Dori advocates and communicates how Respectful Design serves the appropriate design ethos for this process. Dori is a design anthropologist, public intellectual, and design advocate who works at the intersections of critical theory, culture, and design. She leads the Cultures-Based Innovation Initiative focused on using old ways of knowing to drive innovation processes that directly benefit communities. With a global career, Dori served as Associate Professor of Design Anthropology and Associate Dean at Swinburne University in Australia. She wrote the biweekly column Un-Design for The Conversation Australia. In the U.S., she taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She organized the U.S. National Design Policy Initiative and served as a director of Design for Democracy. Industry positions included UX strategists for Sapient Corporation and Arc Worldwide. Dori holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University and a BA in Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College. Bon talks with Dori about her journey from anthropology to design, role of design in new technologies and how we can decolonize design.

It's time to dive in! Design Anthropology has been making waves for quite some time. However, some people might not know what it is or how it impacts the modern world, so don't miss out on today's episode of "Finally, Marketing That Works" podcast with Matt Artz, the Founder & Career Coach at Anthro to UX. We will go over all you need to know about how applied anthropology can help you succeed in business. Stay tuned, and don't miss out on this interesting podcast. #SlaterStrategies #FinallyMarketingThatWorks Highlights of This Podcast: [01:41] design anthropologist [02:26] Anthropology in Business [02:41] Anthro to UX [04:26] application of cultural anthropology to real world modern problems. [08:31] individual mind is sort of shaped by the culture that you're within. [10:03] observing is always better than talking [12:02] “bigger, better mousetrap" [13:16] UX is a relatively new role in the grand scheme of I.T jobs [14:00] UX has sort of taken sucked in HCI [16:43] the sooner you can get your hands on doing the work, the better, [19:49] use your expertise to sort of solution the issue [21:01] as anthropologists were trained to sort of take an outsider perspective [23:02] I focus on one and try to do it well [23:49] a new book by Gillian Tett YouTube Video Podcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nkpwz7Yhj4

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Matt Bernius speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Matt earned a Master's degree in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and was a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at Cornell University. He is a Principal User Researcher for Clear My Record, at Code for America.About Matt BerniusMatt Bernius is a design anthropologist and experience strategist. He is a Principal User Researcher for Clear My Record, at Code for America. Previously, he was with Measures For Justice, a non-profit working to bring data transparency to the US Criminal Justice System at the county level. Across his career, Matt has helped a wide range of clients, including Autodesk, Boeing, Google, Honeywell, Mozilla, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, better understand their customers and employees through a wide range of research projects.Matt holds a Master's degree in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor's degree from RIT and was a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at Cornell University. For the last three years, Matt has also served as the networking coordinator for the EPIC conference.Recommended LinksMatt Bernius on LinkedInClear My Record, at Code for AmericaCrowdsourced Civic Design and Tech ResourcesEPICUX Research Collective's 2020 UX Research Salary Report The Ethnography Hangout Slack ChannelTamara Hale's article on Service Design and AnthropologyVolunteer Opportunity: US Digital ResponseVolunteer Opportunity: CfA BrigadesCfA's Qualitative Research GuideCfA's Aditi Joshi's article "Conducting research with a healing mindset"Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s Guide to Being Trauma-InformedTed Hirch's article "Practicing Without a License: Design Research as Psychotherapy"Chicago Beyond's "Why am I always being researched?”Coding it Forward's Internship programAbout Anthro to UXThe Anthro to UX podcast is for anthropologists looking to break into user experience (UX) research. Through conversations with leading anthropologists working in UX, you will learn firsthand how others made the transition, what they learned along the way, and what they would do differently. We will also discuss what it means to do UX research from a practical perspective and what you need to do to prepare a resume and portfolio. It is hosted by Matt Artz (https://mattartz.me), a business anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersecti

NAOMI JOHNSON: Naomi Johnson, Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Bear clan from Six Nations, has worked in the arts for nearly fifteen years as a curator, arts administrator, professional artist, and community arts facilitator.  Naomi served as Artistic Director for seven years and then as Co-Executive Director (2018) of the Woodland Cultural Centre, where she curated and programmed annual exhibitions and performance art events. In June 2019 Naomi accepted the position of Associate Director for imagineNATIVE, having the unique and rewarding opportunity to be mentored by then outgoing Executive Director, Jason Ryle. In June 2020 she assumed the role of Executive Director for imagineNATIVE, she very much looks forward to continuing her work supporting Indigenous talent within the film and media arts sector.DORI TUNSTALL: Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall is a design anthropologist, public intellectual, and design advocate who works at the intersections of critical theory, culture, and design. As Dean of Design at Ontario College of Art and Design University, she is the first black and black female dean of a faculty of design. She leads the Cultures-Based Innovation Initiative focused on using old ways of knowing to drive innovation processes that directly benefit communities. With a global career, Dori served as Associate Professor of Design Anthropology and Associate Dean at Swinburne University in Australia. She wrote the biweekly column Un-Design for The Conversation Australia. In the U.S., she taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She organized the U.S. National Design Policy Initiative and served as a director of Design for Democracy. Industry positions included UX strategists for Sapient Corporation and Arc Worldwide. Dori holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University and a BA in Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College.ZAHRA EBRAHIM: Zahra is a public interest designer and strategist, focused on shifting power to people who are typically underrepresented in institutions and systems. Her work has focused on deep, community-led approaches to policy, infrastructure, and service design. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monumental, an organization focused on supporting an equitable recovery that builds fair and just cities and institutions. She is an Executive Advisor to Deloitte on Cities and Design, and a senior advisor to political and public interest initiatives across the country.  Zahra has taught at OCADU, MoMA, and currently teaches at the University of Toronto Scarborough. She has served on the boards of Jane's Walk, St. Stephen's Community House, Toronto Biennial, Canadian Urban Institute, and is the current Chair of the Board for Park People. She serves as an advisor for a range of organizations including Toronto Public Library, Progress Toronto, and Code for Canada. She was recently named Next City's Vanguard “40 under 40 Civic Leader”, Ascend Canada's Mentor of the Year, one of “Tomorrow's Titans” in Toronto Life, and one of WXN's Top 100 Women in Canadian Business.SY BLAKE: Sy Blake is a 3D Artist with a background in Graphic and Product Design, a Graduate of the Central St Martins School in London, with a BA Honours in Product Design.  For many years Sy has worked to bring to life, unique representations of black identity through his skills in 3D character modeling, focusing on black futures and black joy peppered with hints of futurism, sci fi and fantasy. Sy has collaborated with Toronto Based artists and companies like Adidas Canada to help bring his characters to 3D print. And is currently working on his own line of Art Toys. When not working on his own creative projects and collaborations, Sy works as a 3D Modeller for the award-winning Guru Animation Studio in Toronto on the new ‘Sesame Street' show coming to HBO ‘Mecha Builders'.for full bios: harthouse.ca/wellbeing

Wendy is a researcher in the field of design anthropology whose written work, research and design practices have contributed to the foundation of what we now perceive as design anthropology. She holds an MA and a PhD in Social Anthropology both at the University of Manchester. She taught at architecture department at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. From 2005-2017 she was Associate Professor of design anthropology at University of Southern Denmark. Subsequently, she has held teaching and research positions in Australia, Belgium, USA and China. As a researcher, Wendy has cross-disciplinary expertise in design, architecture and anthropology and significant experience of conducting collaborative research as part of multidisciplinary design teams involving both public and private sectors. Central to her research is a close connection between theory and practice, research and teaching. She has developed research insights into how collaborative processes work as well as how anthropology can play an important role in design, whether in product, architectural and engineering design. Wendy's publications explore such processes through ethnographic documentation of design experimentation and analysis of emergent properties, involving learning, imagination and cooperation.In today's episode we talk to Wendy about her experience of shaping design anthropology and the ways collaborative research practices in this emerging field have evolved. How does she reconcile the designer, architect and anthropologist that dwell within her? In what ways has the cross-disciplinary collaboration given Wendy strength to navigate different kinds of design processes and practices? We inquire about the challenges and difficulties that this navigation sometimes implies. We reflect on research as a future making practice and on ways of being a researcher within that space. We close with stimulating questions and a research case: how do you conduct fieldwork without actually being there?  How can you as a researcher make research practices more sustainable? and how do you engage astronauts  in carrying out anthropological research? Mentioned in podcast:Tim Ingold, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_IngoldSara Green, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Green_(anthropologist)Sarah Pink, https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/sarah-pinkKaren Barad, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_BaradKathleen Stewart, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1068/d9109Jacob Buur, https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/en/persons/buurChristian Clausen, https://vbn.aau.dk/en/persons/100768

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Molly Rempe speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Molly earned an M.S. in applied anthropology at the University of North Texas in 2015 and currently works as a Senior UX Researcher at AnswerLab. About Molly RempeHaving started her career building hardware products, Molly moved jobs to tackle the big question of "what should we build" in a software innovation hub, and now is conducting rapid remote research. Although the types of products, the depth of research questions, and the project deadlines have varied during this time, she has always been passionate about bringing users (and non-users) into the process.Recommended LinksMolly Rempe on LinkedInIAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS)UXR ConferenceUser Experience Professionals Association (UXPA)Ethnographic Practice and Industry Conference (EPIC)Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)American Anthropological Association (AAA) About the Anthro to UX PodcastThe Anthro to UX podcast is for anthropologists looking to break into user experience (UX) research. Through conversations with leading anthropologists working in UX, you will learn firsthand how others made the transition, what they learned along the way, and what they would do differently. We will also discuss what it means to do UX research from a practical perspective and what you need to do to prepare a resume and portfolio. It is hosted by Matt Artz (https://mattartz.me), a business anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersection of product management, user experience, and business strategy. To learn more about the podcast and career coaching services, please visit Anthro to UX (https://anthropologytoux.com).

In this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Rachel Fleming speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey.  Rachel earned a PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of Colorado Boulder and currently works as a design researcher at Idea Couture.  About Rachel FlemingRachel Fleming is a user experience researcher and PhD cultural anthropologist working in the digital product space. Building on over a decade of experience using qualitative methods in international and US settings, she combines the iterative process of design thinking with an ethnographic approach to complex problems. She uses generative and evaluative research methods with the goal of improving products so they truly resonate with users. She often acts as a facilitator on product teams to focus strategic direction and help a team collaborate more productively.Recommended LinksRachel Fleming's websiteRachel's FAQs about User Experience (UX) Research So You're Interested in User Experience (UX) Research? Thoughts from an Anthropologist Working in Industry Design LabEthnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC)NAPA's Design by Anthropologists blog seriesBeyond the ProfessoriateThe Professor Is InFrom PhD to LifeAbout Anthro to UXThe Anthro to UX podcast is for anthropologists looking to break into user experience (UX) research. Through conversations with leading anthropologists working in UX, you will learn firsthand how others made the transition, what they learned along the way, and what they would do differently. We will also discuss what it means to do UX research from a practical perspective and what you need to do to prepare a resume and portfolio. It is hosted by Matt Artz (https://mattartz.me), a business anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersection of product management, user experience, and business strategy. To learn more about the podcast and career coaching services, please visit Anthro to UX (https://anthropologytoux.com).

Welcome to the introductory episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, where you will learn how to break into UX with an anthropology degree.I am Matt Artz, a business anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersection of product management, user experience, and business strategy.I've started this podcast and the Anthro to UX career coaching service because I frequently have people reaching out to me on LinkedIn looking for advice on breaking into UX with an anthropology degree.In speaking with all of those aspiring UX'ers, I noticed that many recurring themes come up, so I thought this podcast could be a great way to address some of the common questions.To do that, I will be releasing episodes every other week. Each episode will feature an anthropologist who has already made the transition.You will get to hear from them, in their own words, about their journey and what they have learned since being in the role.I hope you all find this podcast helpful, and most importantly, I hope it can help all of you break into UX.

DIRT: Laurie Taylor explores its material & symbolic meanings. Stephanie Newell, Professor of English at Yale University, traces the ways in which urban spaces and urban dwellers come to be regarded as dirty, as exemplified in colonial and postcolonial Lagos,Nigeria. They’re joined by Lucy Norris, Guest Professor of Design Anthropology and Material Culture at the Weissensee School of Art and Design, Berlin, who asks if the resistance to recycled clothes relates to our fear that they may intimately link us with 'dirty' & contagious bodies. Producer: Jayne Egerton

DIRT: Laurie Taylor explores its material & symbolic meanings. Stephanie Newell, Professor of English at Yale University, traces the ways in which urban spaces and urban dwellers come to be regarded as dirty, as exemplified in colonial and postcolonial Lagos,Nigeria. They’re joined by Lucy Norris, Guest Professor of Design Anthropology and Material Culture at the Weissensee School of Art and Design, Berlin, who asks if the resistance to recycled clothes relates to our fear that they may intimately link us with 'dirty' & contagious bodies. Producer: Jayne Egerton

DIRT: Laurie Taylor explores its material & symbolic meanings. Stephanie Newell, Professor of English at Yale University, traces the ways in which urban spaces and urban dwellers come to be regarded as dirty, as exemplified in colonial and postcolonial Lagos,Nigeria. They’re joined by Lucy Norris, Guest Professor of Design Anthropology and Material Culture at the Weissensee School of Art and Design, Berlin, who asks if the resistance to recycled clothes relates to our fear that they may intimately link us with 'dirty' & contagious bodies. Producer: Jayne Egerton

My guest this episode is my friend, ex-colleague and coffee chat buddy, Chris Hayward. We've often had long, fascinating conversations that I wish we had recorded afterwards, so that's exactly what this is. Chris talks about his work and training as a design anthropologist, what designers can learn from theory and literature, telling the stories of research. And we talk a lot about airports and toilets. Show Links Archive and transcript (https://pln.me/p10) Chris on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cfhayward/) Chris is hosting a salon at EPIC 2020 (https://2020.epicpeople.org/salons/) How Buildings Learn by Stuart Brand (https://www.amazon.com/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyre-dp-0140139966/dp/0140139966/) From Notes to Narrative by Kristen Ghodsee (https://www.amazon.com/Notes-Narrative-Ethnographies-Everyone-Publishing-ebook/dp/B01EB8UONE/) Doctor’s Note newsletter (https://pln.me/nws) Andy on Twitter (https://twitter.com/apolaine) Andy on LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/andypolaine) Polaine.com (https://www.polaine.com/) Get in touch! (https://www.polaine.com/contact)

If you like this podcast, you will like our CREATOR HUB. It offers a range of services that aim to support you in developing, improving and growing to meet your future needs in the instructional design and eLearning industry. Visit it here: https://creatorhub.belvistastudios.com/ In this episode Kim and Hannah speak about their initial insights into design anthropology. They chat about: What design anthropology is Examples of design anthropology in practice The role of design anthropology in instructional design The ethical impacts of design Considering culture in your design The future of design anthropology We hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! :) We're on Instagram! Daily tips and insights into our studio: https://www.instagram.com/belvistastudios/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/belvista-studios We are an award-winning eLearning company in Brisbane, Australia with global clients, which provides end-to-end eLearning solutions including instructional design, graphic design, animation and development. http://belvistastudios.com/ Follow our journey as we learn how to create the best eLearning.

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For this episode, we're doing something a little different. I'll be your guest. I got interviewed by the wonderful Sarah Dunigan on her podcast Anthro Dish, a weekly podcast about food identity and culture about design anthropology and some of the research I did on quinoa production and conservation in Peru for my PhD. I'll let Sarah intro the episode and run it unedited on my end. Just wanted to drop in and let you know we're here and in the spirit of helping our fellow anthro podcasters cross promote and get their good work out there. Sign up for our NEW Weekly Newsletter here, Check out Sarah's podcast Anthro Dish and the episode page from our conversation on Quinoa Production and Design Anthropology --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisanthrolife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thisanthrolife/support

As anthropologists, it's sometimes rare for us to think about the role that design plays in spaces and lives of the people we work with - and certainly in our food futures! This week I'm exploring the role that design plays in the production and distribution of quinoa with the super cool Dr. Adam Gamwell. Adam is a design anthropologist, or as he calls it, a design-centered human, with international experience in ethnographic and contextual research, narrative media production, cultural analysis, social strategy, and education. He is one of the co-founders of Missing Link Studios, which is a social impact agency that uses data-driven media production to create compelling stories, using podcasts, blogs, film, music, web interactions, and data journalism to do so. When he’s not producing digital media, he teaching participatory design research and entrepreneurship in Boston, and is always looking for ways to meld food, design research and media. This was one of those conversations that really let me learn something in the process… I do a lot of work with communities for my PhD, and never really thought about the ways that design functions to shape food systems, or who is involved in designing these spaces. We’re looking specifically today at the production and distribution of quinoa in South America, where he did his doctoral research. It’s a super fascinating conversation that left me with a lot of inspiration about how we’re thinking about designing food systems for our futures, and the roles that various people play in it.  Learn More about Adam!  Missing Link Studios  Adam's Website Twitter: @gamwell This Anthro Life Podcast

When AI agents are part of everyday objects, how can we go beyond human-centered-design? Drawing from Design Anthropology and a new discipline called Machine Behaviour, Iohanne Nicenboim examines in her talk »More than Human Centered Design« how algorithms are enacted by everyday objects in the Internet of Things. And proposes new design methods to practice a more-than-human-centered-design. Check out her work on: http://iohanna.com Iohanna Nicenboim is a design researcher at the Connected Everyday Lab (TU Delft). She focuses on connected objects as part of complex socio-technical systems in everyday futures.

Ari Nave is a design anthropologist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Trained as an anthropologist at UCLA, he is the founder of The King's Indian - a strategic consulting firm sitting at the intersection of design and brand strategy. Focused on evolutionary psychology and behavioural economics, he works to fit ethnographic sensibilities into a start-up environment. Grounded in user-insights, Ari has worked with companies' design teams to produce products, experiences, services, communications, strategies and brands. In today's episode we talk to Ari Nave about his career path and the competitive advantages of using ethnography and/or anthropologists in product design. We explore the internal politics of corporate culture: ownership of power and control over the product, advocating for user research and adjusting to the corporate world from academia. We touch upon the ethics of user research before exploring the possibility of doing an ethnography of the corporate world itself and how culture change happens, especially in a corporation. Mentioned in podcast: Marvin Harris - Cultural Materialism (https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/Cultural_Materialism.html?id=8Xc9DMbB5KQC&redir_esc=y) Speaker's work: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rise-partisan-brand-ari-nave-ph-d-/ Follow speaker: http://www.arinave.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/arinave/

It's episode #74 and we're sitting down with Set Designer Luke Cantarella. Luke's designs run the gamut from musicals to plays, opera to exhibitions, and an emerging field called Design Anthropology, where design is used to shed light on social and societally issues through exhibits or interactive experiences. One such project, entitled '214 Sq Ft,' involved designing a replica motel room meant to reflect the living conditions of low income families in Orange County and the transient spaces that often become their permanent residencies. Cory and Luke also chat about designing larger than life musicals like 'Follies' for Repertory of St Louis and 'All Shook Up' at The Muny. Other topics include Luke's eye-opening experience of designing projections only for Goodspeed's current production of 'Rags,' how he totally changed his design process only a couple years ago, and what he tries to impart on his students at Pace University. And finally, they discuss something every designer can relate to, 'sad designer face.' But don't be ;-( be ;-) because it's a brand new episode!

In this Conversations episode of This Anthro Life, Adam Gamwell and guest host/TAL correspondent Matt Artz explore the world of Design Anthropology with the help of Dr. Elizabeth “Dori” Tunstall. Design Anthropology is a subject near and dear to our hosts, who have been excited to devote an entire episode to the subject. But, what is Design Anthropology? If you’re scratching your head, no worries. Adam, Matt, and Dr. Tunstall have it covered and describe the five iterations of design anthropology using examples of their use in the field. Over the course of the episode Adam, Matt, and Dr. Tunstall briefly cover issues of ethics within design anthropology as well as a touching upon how to find jobs in design. Adam, Matt, and Dr. Tunstall also make time to get into the topics of whether: the IRS is really as bad as popular culture makes them out to be. How can we avoid cultural misappropriation? And finally, how do value systems get expressed in design? “The goal of design anthropology is to create conditions of compassion among human beings and conditions of harmony as it relates to the natural world and all of the things that are within it” – Dr. Tunstall Read more on thisanthrolife.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisanthrolife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thisanthrolife/support

Our Slack community is filled with talented designers and technologists, and that's where I first met Amélie Lamont. Amélie is a product designer in New York City who is one-third of the team behind Good for PoC, a directory of tech companies which are inclusive and safe for people of color. Our conversation began with Amélie talking about the inspiration behind Good for PoC, and how the site has been received by the community. From there we talked about "Not a Black Chair", her account of discrimination, sexism and racism at Squarespace. We also discussed Amélie's past work as a certified health and wellness coach, and she shared what she does for self care, what attracts her to mentorship, and how she's pursuing her career goal of being a design anthropologist. I love that Amélie is so outspoken, so I hope her work inspires you to speak up as well! Amélie Lamont's Website Amélie Lamont on Twitter Amélie Lamont on Instagram === The Revision Path Store is now open! Buy specially branded t-shirts, mugs, and buttons and help support the show! http://revisionpath.com/store Save $5 off $30 by using the promo code 5JULY at checkout! Offer goes from July 5 - July 12. === Come join the Revision Path community on Slack! http://revisionpath.com/slack === We're on iTunes and Stitcher as well! Visit http://revisionpath.com/iTunes or http://revisionpath.com/stitcher, subscribe, and leave us a 5-star rating and a review! Thanks so much to all of you who have already rated and reviewed us! Interested in sponsoring the Revision Path podcast? Head on over to http://revisionpath.com/donate and help support the show!

When Dori Tunstall told me that the reason why we design is to make thoughts tangible, I had an idea I would be in for a fantastic interview. Dori is the associate professor of design anthropology at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. Through her work, she shows how the processes and artefacts of design help define what it means to be human. Our interview started off with a brief overview of the sphere of design anthropology, along with a tour of her professional career which has taken her all around the world. We also talked about the U.S. National Design Policy Initiative and on ways designers can get involved with influencing policy on a local level. Dori is doing some really fascinating and incredible work that's worth recognizing, so I'm honored to be able to share this talk with you. You'll want to take notes for this one! Dori Tunstall's column, "Un-Design"