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Alexa Anderson

Doing exploratory or ethnographic research in the age of coronavirus

Remote research is not just a passable alternative to in-person research — it also has some amazing advantages.

Mar 19, 2020

Doing exploratory or ethnographic research in the age of coronavirus

Mar 19, 2020

Alexa Anderson

COVID-19 will permanently change American society; we must plan ahead

If you’ve been wondering, “What made Trump do this sudden 180? What finally convinced him that COVID-19 is real, and important?” — the…

Mar 18, 2020

COVID-19 will permanently change American society; we must plan ahead

Mar 18, 2020

Alexa Anderson

Whiteboard Session: Community-Centered Design

On Jan 31, SonicRim held a Whiteboard Session at our office exploring the idea of community-centered design as a provocation for thinking…

Feb 24, 2020

Feb 24, 2020

Alexa Anderson

Tips for doing Research in China

The first time I went to China for research, ten years ago, I was so overwhelmed with things I didn’t understand that I spent lots of…

Oct 31, 2019

Tips for doing Research in China

Oct 31, 2019

Alexa Anderson

Burning Man is a culture of co-creation

At Burning Man last week, I attended a talk by a geographer who claimed that what makes the temporary city so special is the location: that…

Sep 8, 2018

Burning Man is a culture of co-creation

Sep 8, 2018

Alexa Anderson

Grief and the Creation of Ritual

Across cultures, rituals are an important way for people to process change. Rituals surround life-changing events such as marriage, birth…

Jul 11, 2017

Grief and the Creation of Ritual

Jul 11, 2017

Alexa Anderson

Alexa Anderson

Anthropologist working in the private sector. Looking for moments of real human connection. I want to remind you that you have agency.

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