1. Selected Business Article
The case for hiring someone
without experience
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http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20140814-no-experience-no-problem
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The bookstore in the student center, with
inexperienced student staff.
Setting / Activity for
Ethnographic Research
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Ethnographic Research
The first floor of the
bookstore
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Ethnographic Research
Worker handling
items of clothing
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Ethnographic Research Observations
The cashier rushes to provide the customer
with exact change in order to
accommodate her
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Ethnographic Research Observations
The worker does not enjoy rearranging
clothes that have been misplaced by the
customer
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Ethnographic Research Observations
The less experienced worker is less aware
of when a customer needs help
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Ethnographic Research Observations
The worker attempts to make the
customer purchase easier
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Ethnographic Research Observations
The staff at the bookstore tend to socialize a fair
amount, most likely due to their age
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Ethnographic Research Findings
The worker attempts to make the customers
experience calm and quick, the work place is in
need of spatial awareness for better flow of
people
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Ethnographic Reading / TSA Project
IDEO attempted to create a soothing and
relaxing feel to airport experiences for the
passenger in order to reduce stress
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Ethnographic Reading / TSA Project
They tried to change the flow of an airport, and
the way TSA would interact with passengers
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Ethnographic Reading / TSA Project
The got feedback through interviews
and observations of passengers at
normal airports
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Ethnographic Reading / Who are
the Users
Ethnographic research allows the designer
to understand the customer at a deeper level
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Ethnographic Reading / Who are
the Users
Idiosyncracies and little details are
important to inspire design
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Ethnographic Reading / Who are
the Users
The main objective of ethnographic
research is to grasp a knowledge of the
users and their cultures
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Ethnographic Reading / IDEO
Many companies now use ethnographic
research because understanding consumers
is a necessity
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Ethnographic Reading / IDEO
The real value the comes from
ethnographic research is the interpretation
of the observation
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Ethnographic Reading / IDEO
The successful businesses are the ones
that align their product with the needs
and desires of their consumers