Along with interviewing and hanging out in the peer economy, I’ve been reading voraciously since the beginning of the year. The goal of my thesis research is not to publish another version of existing information but to create information that is useful in the world of practice. To understand the landscape, […]
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Meet Margot Harrington. Five years ago, Margot worked for a design agency. Five years ago, that agency laid off two-thirds of its staff in one day. Margot now stitches together her income via her own design studio and speaking engagements. She moonlights through Aeolidia which always has a few projects for […]
I recently came across a term, “deep hanging out,” as a casual way of describing ethnography. That pretty much sums up my summer in New York City. Thanks for coming along on my summer thesis research; here’s a peek at some goings-on and quirks at these fascinating groups! Anyone who […]
Work is a heartbreaking story, and a confusing one, too. Or at least the most familiar prescription of work in the U.S. I grew up in Silicon Valley, too young to understand the dot-com bust but old enough to see the sinking morale. Researcher Gina Neff (@ginasue) says, “Economic downturns, […]