Tag Archive | "research"
MobileVoices
Joe Sullivan and I were talking this week about project communications. How can research teams communicate better? More engaged, more transparent? He told me about a project François Bar is working on: MobileVoices — a platform where immigrant workers in Los Angeles can use their mobile phones to share stories about their lives and communities. [...]
Continue reading...Three million dollars for research on generosity
Thursday, March 19, 2009
If I had time (and the resources), I would want to learn more about what makes people and organizations resilient. How is it that some of us not only survive tragedy, abuse, or war — but actually thrive and contribute despite it? As it is, my research is limited to a collection of neglected folders [...]
Continue reading...List of qualitative online research methods
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Alecea Standlee, a doctoral student at Syracuse University’s Department of Sociology, has posted a wonderful list of works that deal with qualitative online research methods. She’s also added a few readings that don’t necessarily focus directly on methods, but that may be useful. You can view Alecea’s list on the Association of Internet Researchers mailing [...]
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Early in his career, professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he was forced to bring along to his lectures. Through their relationship, Rowlands started examining his work and life. Listen on CBC’s Ideas, via EarIdeas.
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Every month, The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, hosts a reading and conversation with a well-known writer. August 2009 featured Joshua Ferris reading George Saunders’s “Adams.” The rhythm is magnificent.
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Beth Kolko, User, Hacker, Builder, Thief: Creativity & Consumerism in a Digital Age. “If I’m a hacker, I’m thoughtful about how I negotiate the world, I think about how I can make use of objects and systems rather than allowing the object or system to make use of me by slotting me into a pre-arranged role… hacking embodies the notion of agency and resistance.” #UrsulaFranklin
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