Comments on: Pseudo-ethnography http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/19/pseudo-ethnography/ Adaptive Path Blog Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Matt http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/19/pseudo-ethnography/#comment-59616 Matt Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:23:01 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/19/pseudo-ethnography/#comment-59616 As one of the designers lucky enough to work with Jan, I'd say that 'pseudo-ethnography' has a huge positive impact on our concept design process. I'd take that over academica or a bunch of technocrats deciding what the world will get in 2 years any day. As one of the designers lucky enough to work with Jan, I’d say that ‘pseudo-ethnography’ has a huge positive impact on our concept design process. I’d take that over academica or a bunch of technocrats deciding what the world will get in 2 years any day.

]]> By: Luka http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/19/pseudo-ethnography/#comment-59487 Luka Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:05:12 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/19/pseudo-ethnography/#comment-59487 I cannot agree more with your position. Academia - and here we're talking about the same 80% of academia - does indeed wall itself off in it's ivory tower. I cannot agree more with your position.

Academia - and here we’re talking about the same 80% of academia - does indeed wall itself off in it’s ivory tower.

]]> By: Mark Vanderbeeken http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/19/pseudo-ethnography/#comment-59448 Mark Vanderbeeken Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:06:26 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/03/19/pseudo-ethnography/#comment-59448 Todd, I think there is more to this: Bob Jacobson, who wrote the critique that you quote, is not an anthropologist at all. In fact, he studied communications industry management and has a Ph.D. in urban planning and design. Bob is a senior business consultant, who edited <a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=4211" rel="nofollow">Information Design</a> (MIT Press, 1999) and is currently writing a book on experience design. You can find his thoughts on the <a href="http://totalexperience.corante.com/" rel="nofollow">Total Experience</a> blog. Bob is also a very regular reader of <a href="http://www.experientia.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">Putting People First</a>, where I write a lot about Jan's work, so he is definitely familiar with more of Jan's work than just the Business Week article. Todd, I think there is more to this: Bob Jacobson, who wrote the critique that you quote, is not an anthropologist at all. In fact, he studied communications industry management and has a Ph.D. in urban planning and design. Bob is a senior business consultant, who edited Information Design (MIT Press, 1999) and is currently writing a book on experience design. You can find his thoughts on the Total Experience blog. Bob is also a very regular reader of Putting People First, where I write a lot about Jan’s work, so he is definitely familiar with more of Jan’s work than just the Business Week article.

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