Stephen PaffRethinking Ethnography in AnthropologyThis is a follow-up on my previous article about the difference between anthropology and ethnography. In this article, I discuss recent…Aug 11, 2021
Stephen PaffTech Anthropologist Working and Product Manager: Interview with Matt Artz (Part 1 of 3)As part of my Season 2, I interviewed Matt Artz, a design anthropologist who has been recently working as a product manager in the tech…Aug 17, 2022Aug 17, 2022
Julieta SaavedraSubjectivities: how can they help to understand organizational cultures?The concept of organizational culture is key to understanding companies and institutions. Since this term has gained popularity in recent…Jun 7, 2022Jun 7, 2022
Stephen PaffWriting Ethnographic Findings as Software SpecsWhen working as an ethnographer with software engineers, I have found formatting my write-up for any ethnographic inquiry I conducted as…Jan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022
Stephen PaffRethinking Ethnography in AnthropologyThis is a follow-up on my previous article about the difference between anthropology and ethnography. In this article, I discuss recent…Aug 11, 2021
Stephen PaffTech Anthropologist Working and Product Manager: Interview with Matt Artz (Part 1 of 3)As part of my Season 2, I interviewed Matt Artz, a design anthropologist who has been recently working as a product manager in the tech…Aug 17, 2022
Julieta SaavedraSubjectivities: how can they help to understand organizational cultures?The concept of organizational culture is key to understanding companies and institutions. Since this term has gained popularity in recent…Jun 7, 2022
Stephen PaffWriting Ethnographic Findings as Software SpecsWhen working as an ethnographer with software engineers, I have found formatting my write-up for any ethnographic inquiry I conducted as…Jan 11, 2022
ThatVargasThe importance of a good trading language.I started thinking about the idea of trading languages a while back when I learned about Swahili. I had learned that Swahili is comprised…Jun 20, 20211
Stephen PaffYou Know You’re a Business Anthropologist If… (Funny)You ask at least 500 follow-up questions when your supervisor gives you a project to really understand the full context.Feb 3, 2021