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Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzMichael Powell on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Michael Powell speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation begins with a discussion of Michael's graduate school experience and how he combined his passion for art and anthropology. Michael shares how he adapted to a business environment and found creative research projects. Later in the episode, Michael and Matt discuss the benefits of remote ethnographic research and the challenges and opportunities of working as an independent consultant. Michael also discusses the art of ethnographic listening and shares his advice on starting a business.
About Mich...2023-05-0341 min
Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzTracy Johnson on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Tracy Johnson, senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Tracy's journey from studying psychology to becoming an internationally recognized design anthropologist in global health.
About Tracy Johnson
Tracy Johnson is a senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she focuses on user experience and innovation by applying human-centered design across the foundation's grants. She has over 15 years of experience in anthropology and design for various social issues, such as education and h...2023-03-1634 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzVictoria de Aranzeta on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Victoria de Aranzeta speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. The conversation covers Victoria's journey from art school to anthropology. She discusses how she combines those skills as a product designer, and how her anthropological study of tools contributes to her work today.
About Victoria de Aranzeta
Victoria de Aranzeta is a multi-disciplinary UX designer and researcher passionate about creating purpose-driven tools and decolonizing design thinking. She is currently working at NCX as a Senior Product Designer, where she leads the design of the Landowner Platform and operationalizes ethical...2023-02-2830 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzPaige Nuzzolillo on the Anthro to UX Podcast with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Paige Nuzzolillo speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. The conversation covers Paige's early research career in participatory action research, the importance of training and mentorship, and how she uses art-based research (ABR) methods in her work as a Senior UX Researcher at Indeed.
About Paige Nuzzolillo
Paige Nuzzolillo is an energetic, collaborative, strategic, participatory, and creative qualitative UX Researcher. She currently works at Indeed.com on the SMB team with 50+ other researchers. She is embedded in a product team building tools to help fast-growing employers find the can...2023-02-0739 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzPaige Nuzzolillo on the Anthro to UX Podcast with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Paige Nuzzolillo speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. The conversation covers Paige's early research career in participatory action research, the importance of training and mentorship, and how she uses art-based research (ABR) methods in her work as a Senior UX Researcher at Indeed.
About Paige Nuzzolillo
Paige Nuzzolillo is an energetic, collaborative, strategic, participatory, and creative qualitative UX Researcher. She currently works at Indeed.com on the SMB team with 50+ other researchers. She is embedded in a product team building tools to help fast-growing employers find the can...2023-02-0739 min
Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzLucia Laurent-Neva on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Lucia Laurent-Neva speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Lucia's journey from design and semiotics to anthropology and how she combines the three disciplines as the Founder of Visual Signo. It also covers Semiofest and the upcoming Global Business Anthropology Summit (GBAS 2023).
About Lucia Laurent-Neva
Lucia Laurent-Neva is a semiotician, designer, and anthropologist skilled in brand strategy, product and brand innovation. For almost 20 years, she has been helping British and global clients in a variety of sectors to understand and anticipate cultural change...2023-02-0132 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzEric Cunningham on the Anthro to UX Podcast with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Eric Cunningham speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Eric discusses his recent transition to being a Senior UX Researcher at Crossover Health. He shares how he learned to tell his academic story and business terms and how his training as an ecological anthropologist supports him in understanding the relationships between people, places, and things.
About Eric Cunningham
Eric Cunningham is an ecological anthropologist working at the intersection of UX, research strategy, and service design. He is interested in understanding how humans think about and interact with larg...2023-01-2636 min
Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzTracey Lovejoy on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Tracey Lovejoy speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Tracey's journey from discovering anthropology at the hairdresser to co-founding Catalyst Constellations. Along the way, we learn how Tracey, the catalyst studied at the University of Chicago and worked at E-lab and Microsoft.
About Trace Lovejoy
Tracey Lovejoy is an anthropologist, author of Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out.: The Catalyst’s Guide to Working Well, and the Co-Founder Catalyst Constellations.
Tracey is known for her optimistic outlook, quick mind, freakish intuition, sassy attitude, a...2023-01-1831 min
Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzAnders Kristian Munk on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Anders Kristian Munk speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Ander's journey from human geography to Techno-Anthropology. About Anders Kristian Munk Anders Kristian Munk is an anthropologist, associate professor, and the director of The Techno-Anthropology Lab at Aalborg University in Copenhagen. He holds degrees in ethnology and [...]2022-12-2040 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzJamie Sherman on the Anthro to UX Podcast with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Jamie Sherman speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Her story began with a cold call to Ken Anderson at Intel for an informational interview and matured into a career researching emerging technologies at Intel, Netflix, and now Atlassian.
About Jamie Sherman
Jamie Sherman is a cultural anthropologist and a senior researcher at Atlassian. Previously she was a senior product researcher at Netflix and a senior research scientist at Intel. Past work focused on emergent technological practices, from quantified self to virtual reality and the future of entertainment. Her r...2022-12-1335 min
Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzLianne Potter on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Lianne Potter speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Lianne's journey from studying anthropology to self-learning software engineering and working in cyber security as the Head of SecOps for Asda.
About Lianne Potter
Lianne Potter is an award-winning security transformation manager, change-maker, tech founder, digital anthropologist, and tech diversity and inclusion advocate. She is the Head of SecOps for Asda and also the founder of The AnthroSecurist.
Lianne’s passion is to ensure that the tech we use is as secure as possible w...2022-12-0732 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzVanessa Whatley on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Vanessa Whatley speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. We discuss how a degree in human factors complemented her anthropology degree and how it prepared her to work at Google and now lead research at Twilio.
About Vanessa Whatley
Vanessa Whatley is an anthropologist and Head of Research - Data & Growth at Twilio. Previously, she was a UX Researcher & Strategist at Google, where she worked on improving the advertising experience for small and medium-sized businesses.
She studied Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and went on to get an MS in...2022-11-2937 min
Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzKeirsten Snover on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Keirsten Snover speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Keirsten's journey from studying anthropology to founding Anthropology 4U, an online education company offering courses in anthropology.
About Keirsten Snover
Keirsten Snover is an Anthropologist with two Master's degrees in Anthropology. She is the founder of Anthropology 4U, which offers online courses in all four fields of Anthropology to the general public. Keirsten has multiple disabilities and uses a wheelchair to get around, a feeding tube to eat and drink, and a ventilator to breathe. All th...2022-11-1631 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzSara Hefny on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Sara Hefny speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey from studying anthropology at Brown to working at Hotjar as a Senior Product Researcher.
About Sara Hefny
Sara Hefny earned a PhD in anthropology from Brown University and has since gone on to become a UX researcher working for Hotjar. As a qualitative researcher with nearly a decade of work across multiple continents and languages, Sara brings a much-needed anthropological lens to digital product research.
Raised between Seattle, Washington and Alexandria, Egypt, Sara has called multiple cities, countries, and continents home an...2022-11-0831 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzJo Aiken on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Jo Aiken speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey from studying applied anthropology at UNT to working at NASA and now Google.
About Jo Aiken
As a business + design anthropologist, Jo Aiken helps leaders innovate, create, build, and launch transformative technologies and practices. She applies ethnography, user experience research, qualitative and quantitative methods, and human behavior theories to help high-performing organizations solve people-related challenges. From change management strategies to designing spacecraft, she has advised and coached CEO-level executives through a myriad of organizational and technical challenges. She uses her skills in anthr...2022-11-0232 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzAlexandra Mack on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Alexandra Mack speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey from studying archaeology to her current role as Managing Principal Researcher at Ad Hoc. Along the way, the conversation touches on her time at Bitney Bowes and reflects on the shifting practice of research and design.
About Alexandra Mack
Alexandra Mack is an anthropologist and Managing Principal Researcher at Ad Hoc.
Her passion for understanding people, what they do, and why they do it has led to a career at the intersection of customer-centered design, innovation, market research, opportunity identification, business...2022-09-1336 min
Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzYaya Ren on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Yaya Ren speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Yaya's journey from her dissertation research in the NICU to founding a tech company. Her company, PreeMe+You, is a social benefit company that empowers parents by harmonizing NICU care and communication to produce your preemie’s best health outcomes.
About Yaya Ren
Yaya Ren is a medical and cultural anthropologist. She is passionate about bringing the science of human interactions to create mobile technology solutions that improve quality of life and health outcomes for preemies a...2022-09-0641 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzKathi Kitner on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Kathi Kitner speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey through multiple anthropological professions to her current role as Lead UX Researcher at Google. The conversation covers the state of research in tech before UX and how the profession has changed over time.
About Kathi Kitner
Kathi Kitner is a Lead UX Researcher at Google and holds a PhD in cultural anthropology and Latin American Studies. She brings strong expertise in the fields of sustainable development, ecological and human adaption, public policy and social impact evaluation to her current work on i...2022-08-3033 min
Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzGrant McCracken on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Grant McCracken speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Grant's journey from museums to being a consultant and author. It also touches on Grant's new book Return of the Artisan: How America Went from Industrial to Handmade.
About Grant McCracken
Grant McCracken is an anthropologist studying American culture for 25 years.
He has worked for many organizations, including Timberland, New York Historical Society, IKEA, Google, Ford Foundation, Kanye West, Netflix, Sony, Coca-Cola, Sam Adams, Boston Book Festival, Delta, Oprah, Reddit, PBS, State Farm, NBC, Diageo, IBM, Nik...2022-08-1754 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzFrank Romagosa on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Frank Romagosa speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, from starting at E-Lab (Sapient) to his current role as Senior User Experience Researcher at CloudSort Corporation. The conversation covers the earlier days of design research, the maturation of UX, and why surprise is helpful when presenting insights.
About Frank Romagosa
Frank Romagosa is ananthropologist, a design and research strategist, and a brand and business builder, based in New York, USA.
For over 20 years Frank has worked with designers and product leaders from a broad range of Fortune 100 enterprises to young and nim...2022-08-0838 min
Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzChristine Miller on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Christine Miller speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Christine's journey from studying the innovation practices of organizations to finding design anthropology and her current role as a professor of Design Management at SCAD. It also touches on Christine's 2018 book, Design + Anthropology, and a forthcoming book on design anthropology.
About Christine Miller
Christine Miller is a design educator, researcher, and practitioner working at the intersection of anthropology, design, and business.
Her Ph.D. research integrated anthropology, management/organizational studies, and business in an ethnographic s...2022-07-261h 06
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzMelissa Krug on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this Anthro to UX podcast episode, Melissa Krug speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, linguistic anthropology, finding her way to UX during the pandemic, and her role at AnswerLab as a Qualitative UX Researcher.
About Melissa Krug
Melissa Krug is a linguistic anthropologist. She earned her Phd from Temple University and works at AnswerLab as a Qualitative UX Researcher.
Her academic, consulting, and teaching research projects have included interviews, observations, survey design and analysis (quantitative and qualitative), and ethnography and have spanned over 12 years. Trained specifically in linguistic anthropological methods, Melissa is able to use common conversations...2022-07-1831 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzCathleen Crain on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Cathleen Crain speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Cathleen's tremendously successful career which includes being the co-founder and managing partner of LTG Associates and the current president of The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. LTG Associates was the first business anthropology consulting agency in the US. It just had its 40th anniversary and has a new website to celebrate the milestone.
About Cathleen Crain
Cathleen Crain, M.A. is a Managing Partner of LTG Associates, the oldest anthropologically based consulting firm i...2022-07-121h 00Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzKatie Hillier on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Katie Hillier speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Katie's journey from her USC online communities graduate program to becoming a digital anthropologist, and now working at the Liiv Center to bring digital innovation to all of anthropology.
About Katie Hillier
Katie Hillier has worked as a Digital Anthropologist for over 10 years, running global digital anthropology labs in the Innovation consultancy space. She has a passion for bringing empathy to big data and believes in a future where digital anthropology becomes as essential as d...2022-05-3042 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzOlive Minor on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this Anthro to UX podcast episode, Olive Minor speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, working in global health, and her current role at Anthro-Tech. Olive earned a PhD in anthropology from Northwestern University.
About Olive Minor
Olive is an applied anthropologist and UX researcher working at the intersection of global health and technology. Whether in global health or tech, Olive uses her research skills to understand the needs and experiences of vulnerable groups and translates their insights into practical recommendations that improve policies, programs, and products.
Olive earned her PhD in Anthropology and Masters in Public Health...2022-05-1843 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzGigi Taylor on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this Anthro to UX podcast episode, Gigi Taylor speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, working in advertising, and the pivot to product. Gigi earned an MA in applied anthropology from the University of North Texas. She was a partner in the Practica Group and is currently a Qualitative UX Researcher at Indeed.com.
About Gigi Taylor
Gigi Taylor is a cultural anthropologist working as a qualitative UX researcher with Indeed in Austin, Texas. As a research practitioner, she conducts cultural anthropology research for business. As a scholar, she conducts anthropology research of business. What distinguishes her applied and ac...2022-04-2647 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzGigi Taylor on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this Anthro to UX podcast episode, Gigi Taylor speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, working in advertising, and her pivot to product. Gigi earned an MA in applied anthropology from the University of North Texas. She was a partner in the Practica Group and is currently a Qualitative UX Researcher at Indeed.com.About Gigi TaylorGigi Taylor is a cultural anthropologist working as a qualitative UX researcher with Indeed in Austin, Texas. As a research practitioner, she conducts cultural anthropology research for business. As a scholar, she conducts anthropology r...2022-04-2647 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzAinslee Hooper on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Ainslee Hooper speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Ainslee’s journey from her anthropology schooling to becoming a disability inclusion consultant and podcaster. About Ainslee Hooper Ainslee Hooper is an Anthropologist specializing in disability inclusion. For the past three years, she has worked on numerous projects utilizing her ethnographic & qualitative research skills with a focus on disability inclusion for councils, disability service providers, public venues and sustainability services firms. Ainslee combines her unique knowledge of disability with her professional skills, along with he...2022-04-1145 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzPeter Leykam on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Peter Leykam speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, cryptocurrency, and working in emerging tech. Peter is an anthropology PhD candidate at UC Santa Cruz and holds an MA in anthropology from Hunter College. He is a User Experience Researcher at Coinbase. Previously he worked for Alibaba.
About Peter Leykam
Peter Leykam is an anthropologist working at the intersection of markets and design. He researched design and business strategy in Chinese businesses while doing graduate studies in the anthropology of capitalism and design at UC Santa Cruz. Realizing that design researc...2022-04-0537 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzPeter Leykam on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Peter Leykam speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, cryptocurrency, and working in emerging tech. Peter is an anthropology PhD candidate at UC Santa Cruz and holds an MA in anthropology from Hunter College. He is a User Experience Researcher at Coinbase. Previously he worked for Alibaba. About Peter LeykamPeter Leykam is an anthropologist working at the intersection of markets and design. He researched design and business strategy in Chinese businesses while doing graduate studies in the anthropology of capitalism and design...2022-04-0537 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzRacine Brown on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Racine Brown speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, medical anthropology, and leading a UX team. Racine earned a PhD in Applied Anthropology from the University of South Florida. He has worked for Radiant Digital and is starting a new role at AnswerLab where he will be a Senior UX Researcher. Racine also served a tour in the United States Marine Corps as a platoon leader and staff officer.About Racine BrownRacine Brown is a business anthropologist and user experience researcher with...2022-03-0851 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzRacine Brown on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Racine Brown speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, medical anthropology, and leading a UX team. Racine earned a PhD in Applied Anthropology from the University of South Florida. He has worked for Radiant Digital and is starting a new role at AnswerLab where he will be a Senior UX Researcher. Racine also served a tour in the United States Marine Corps as a platoon leader and staff officer.
About Racine Brown
Racine Brown is a business anthropologist and user experience researcher with extensive research and leadership experience. Racine’s perspectiv...2022-03-0851 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzLee Wilson on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Lee Wilson speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Lee's journey from studying Indonesian martial arts to working in global development.
About Less Wilson
Lee Wilson specializes in working with organizations and their leaders to help them understand and drive sustainable change. He has pioneered innovative, participatory approaches to research and implementation grounded in applied ethnography and anthropological thinking. Key to the success of these approaches is detailed analysis of the cultural patterns that shape the ways we think about and act in the...2022-02-2153 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzNadine Levin on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Nadine Levin speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, mixed methods research, and democratizing research. Nadine earned a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Oxford. She has worked for Facebook and is currently a Senior User Researcher at San Francisco Digital Services.
About Nadine Levin
Nadine Levin is an anthropologist, UX researcher, and writer.
A molecular biologist turned anthropologist of data turned strategic researcher, Nadine has been thinking about the social implications of data for years. Nadine started her career by working with scientists, arts and humaniti...2022-02-0854 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzNadine Levin on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Nadine Levin speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, mixed methods research, and democratizing research. Nadine earned a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Oxford. She has worked for Facebook and is currently a Senior User Researcher at San Francisco Digital Services.About Nadine LevinNadine Levin is an anthropologist, UX researcher, and writer.A molecular biologist turned anthropologist of data turned strategic researcher, Nadine has been thinking about the social implications of data for years. Nadine s...2022-02-0854 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzTimothy Malefyt on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Timothy Malefyt speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Tim's journey from studying flamenco performance and symbolism in Spain to working in advertising in New York, and on to his current role as a Clinical Professor at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University.
About Timothy Malefyt
Timothy de Waal Malefyt is a Clinical Professor at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University. Previously, he held senior positions in advertising agencies where, as a corporate anthropologist, he applied anthropological and cultural approaches to...2022-02-0152 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzMaria Angelica Lizarazo Tarazona on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Maria Angelica Lizarazo Tarazona speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, product management, and how her information technology skills support her anthropology work. Maria earned a degree in Anthropology from the Universidad Externado de Colombia and works as a UX research lead.About Maria Angelica Lizarazo TarazonaMaria Angelica Lizarazo Tarazona is an entrepreneur and business anthropologist from Bogota, Colombia. She is currently a UX Research Lead at Blackboard-Anthology. She has more than a decade of experience in digital & tech product development for t...2022-01-2556 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzMaria Angelica Lizarazo Tarazona on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Maria Angelica Lizarazo Tarazona speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, product management, and how her information technology skills support her anthropology work. Maria earned a degree in Anthropology from the Universidad Externado de Colombia and works as a UX research lead.
About Maria Angelica Lizarazo Tarazona
Maria Angelica Lizarazo Tarazona is an entrepreneur and business anthropologist from Bogota, Colombia. She is currently a UX Research Lead at Blackboard-Anthology. She has more than a decade of experience in digital & tech product development for telco, financial and educational markets.
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About Tom Maschio
Thomas Maschio has been a business anthropologist for the past 22 years and head of his own consultancy, Maschio Consulting, since 2004. Prior to that he carried out academic ethnographic research in Papua New Guinea. He is the author of Digital Cultures, Lived Sto...2022-01-1852 min
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About Karl Haas
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About Elizabeth Briody
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About Astrid Countee
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About Adam Gamwell
Adam Gamwell is an anthropologist and culture expert, digital producer, innovation consultant & researcher, writer, speaker, and educator. But fundamentally he is a storyteller and driven to make our world a more friendly, humane, and sane pla...2021-11-231h 00Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzAdam Gamwell on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Adam Gamwell speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Adam's journey from studying cultural anthropology to working as a senior researcher with MotivBase. It also touches on Adam's interest in public anthropology and storytelling, which he has demonstrated with This Anthro Life (TAL) and Missing Link Studios. About Adam GamwellAdam Gamwell is an anthropologist and culture expert, digital producer, innovation consultant & researcher, writer, speaker, and educator. But fundamentally he is a...2021-11-231h 00
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzBo Wang on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Bo Wang speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, his research in Tibet, and what he learned from working side by side with a design firm. Bo earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and works as a User Experience Researcher for Best Buy.
About Bo Wang
Bo Wang is an anthropologist and user experience researcher at Best Buy. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.A. in Anthropology with an emphasis on history from Peking University, and a B.A. in...2021-11-1659 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzBo Wang on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Bo Wang speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, his research in Tibet, and what he learned from working side by side with a design firm. Bo earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and works as a User Experience Researcher for Best Buy. About Bo WangBo Wang is an anthropologist and user experience researcher at Best Buy. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.A. in Anthropology with an emphasis...2021-11-1659 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzMin’enhle Ncube on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Min’enhle Ncube speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Min’enhle's journey from anthropology to the HighTechXL accelerator where she became interested in AI and innovation.
About Min’enhle Ncube
Min’enhle Ncube is an anthropologist researching artificial intelligence in healthcare and its embedded ethics in central and southern Africa. Passionate about applied anthropology and UX research, she worked for technology startups at the HighTechXL, a venture builder on the Eindhoven HighTech Campus. There, she observed a major paucity of multidisciplinary approaches for innovative proce...2021-11-0951 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzMin’enhle Ncube on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Min’enhle Ncube speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Min’enhle's journey from anthropology to the HighTechXL accelerator where she became interested in AI and innovation. About Min’enhle NcubeMin’enhle Ncube is an anthropologist researching artificial intelligence in healthcare and its embedded ethics in central and southern Africa. Passionate about applied anthropology and UX research, she worked for technology startups at the HighTechXL, a venture builder on the Eindhoven HighTech Campus. There, she obser...2021-11-0951 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzCharley Scull on Anthro to UX Podcast with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Charley Scull speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, visual anthropology, and the value of networking and collegiality in business. Charley earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Southern California and works as a Pathfinder for the VR Hardware team at Facebook.
About Charley Scull
Charley Scull has worked in the consumer insights and innovation spaces since 2005. His work has spanned a range of industries and focal lengths: from the granularity of package design and communication programs to local issues about audience engagement for a botanical garden to sys...2021-10-121h 00Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzCharley Scull on Anthro to UX Podcast with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Charley Scull speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, visual anthropology, and the value of networking and collegiality in business. Charley earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Southern California and works as a Pathfinder for the VR Hardware team at Facebook.About Charley ScullCharley Scull has worked in the consumer insights and innovation spaces since 2005. His work has spanned a range of industries and focal lengths: from the granularity of package design and communication programs to local issues...2021-10-121h 00Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzDawn Walter on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Dawn Walter speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Dawn’s journey from working as a technical writer to becoming a social anthropologist and then starting the Response-ability Summit and Response-ability.Tech Podcast.
About Dawn Walter
Dawn Walters holds a BA (Hons) in European History (UEA), a BA (Hons) in Social Anthropology (University of Canterbury, NZ), and an MA (Hons) in Social Anthropology (University of Auckland, NZ).
In 2018, Dawn founded the Response-ability Summit, formerly the Anthropology + Technology Conference...2021-09-2852 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzDawn Walter on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Dawn Walter speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Dawn's journey from working as a technical writer to becoming a social anthropologist and then starting the Response-ability Summit and Response-ability.Tech Podcast. About Dawn WalterDawn Walters holds a BA (Hons) in European History (UEA), a BA (Hons) in Social Anthropology (University of Canterbury, NZ), and an MA (Hons) in Social Anthropology (University of Auckland, NZ).In 2018, Dawn founded the Response-ability Summit, formerly the Anthropology +...2021-09-2852 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzQingyan Ma on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Qingyan Ma speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, medical anthropology, and how design research contributes to product development in healthcare. Qingyan earned a PhD in Medical Anthropology from Temple University and works as a Design Research Lead for the Digital Informatics and Technology Solutions (DigITs) team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
About Qingyan Ma
Qingyan Ma is a medical anthropologist and Design Research Lead for the Digital Informatics and Technology Solutions (DigITs) team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
She received a PhD in medical anthropology from Temple Univers...2021-09-2154 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzQingyan Ma on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Qingyan Ma speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, medical anthropology, and how design research contributes to product development in healthcare. Qingyan earned a PhD in Medical Anthropology from Temple University and works as a Design Research Lead for the Digital Informatics and Technology Solutions (DigITs) team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.About Qingyan Ma Qingyan Ma is a medical anthropologist and Design Research Lead for the Digital Informatics and Technology Solutions (DigITs) team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center....2021-09-2154 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzMax Matus on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Max Matus speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Max's journey from studying social anthropology to semiotics to sociology. It also touches on the state of business anthropology in Mexico, the founding of his consulting firm Semiosfera, and the work he does as a research fellow for the College of the Northern Borderland (Colef) in Tijuana.
About Max Matus
Max Matus is an anthropologist and sociologist and a research fellow at the College of the Northern Borderland (Colef) in Tijuana. Max has extensive experience in consu...2021-09-1349 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzJay Hasbrouck on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Jay Hasbrouck speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, visual anthropology, and how ethnographic thinking can contribute to strategy and new product development. Jay earned a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Southern California, works as a Pathfinder for Facebook, and is the author of Ethnographic Thinking: From Method to Mindset.About Jay HasbrouckJay Hasbrouck has over 15 years of experience working as an anthropologist in industry settings, including both in-house roles and consulting. He currently works as a Pathfinder on...2021-09-0753 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzJay Hasbrouck on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Jay Hasbrouck speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey, visual anthropology, and how ethnographic thinking can contribute to strategy and new product development. Jay earned a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Southern California, works as a Pathfinder for Facebook, and is the author of Ethnographic Thinking: From Method to Mindset.
About Jay Hasbrouck
Jay Hasbrouck has over 15 years of experience working as an anthropologist in industry settings, including both in-house roles and consulting. He currently works as a Pathfinder on the New Product Experimentation team at Facebook. Previous...2021-09-0753 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzNatalia Usme Manrique on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Natalia Usme Manrique speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Natalia’s journey from studying cultural analysis at Lund University in Sweden to co-founding Flipa Consultora in Colombia, where she started the first business anthropology summit and digital magazine for LATAM.
About Natalia Usme Manrique
Natalia Usme Manrique is a business anthropologist, service designer, and entrepreneur from Colombia. As the co-founder of Flipa Consultora, she started the first Digital Magazine in Business Anthropology for Latam and the first online Business An...2021-08-3156 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzLora Koycheva on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Lora Koycheva speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Lora's journey from behind the Iron Curtain to studying innovation and entrepreneurship. It also touches on co-organizing new applied anthropology clubs for the EASA Applied Anthropology Network and co-founding a robotics startup.
About Lora Koycheva
Lora Koycheva is a Visiting Researcher at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, EPIC board member, and a Convenor for EASA Applied Anthropology Network.
She is irresistibly drawn to complex problems, ambitious projects, and crazy people. An anthropologist by training, she is luc...2021-08-1753 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzAna Pitchon on Antro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Ana Pitchon speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, ecological anthropology, and how UX research can contribute to policy and strategy. Ana earned a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Georgia, works as a Senior Experience Researcher for Facebook, and previously worked in the commercial fisheries sector and higher education.
About Ana Pitchon
Ana Pitchon is a trained cultural anthropologist currently working in a technology business integrity role. Her research in this space focuses on identifying strategic opportunities through understanding and articulating relationships through systems thinking. Her research is interna...2021-08-101h 01Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzAna Pitchon on Antro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Ana Pitchon speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, ecological anthropology, and how UX research can contribute to policy and strategy. Ana earned a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Georgia, works as a Senior Experience Researcher for Facebook, and previously worked in the commercial fisheries sector and higher education. About Ana PitchonAna Pitchon is a trained cultural anthropologist currently working in a technology business integrity role. Her research in this space focuses on identifying strategic opportunities through understanding and articulating...2021-08-101h 01Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzErin Taylor on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Erin Taylor speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Erin’s journey from studying economic anthropology to the founding of Finthropology, a consulting firm focused on the FinTech sector.
About Erin Taylor
Erin Taylor is an economic anthropologist who specializes in research in FinTech. She is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Finthropology, and previously Canela Consulting. Erin is the author of the book Materializing Poverty: How the Poor Transform Their Lives (2013, AltaMira), which deals with socioeconomic transformati...2021-08-0350 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzNichole Carelock on Antro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Nichole Carelock speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey, civic tech, and inclusive design. Nichole earned a PhD in Anthropology from Rice University, works as a Qualitative Researcher for Facebook, and previously worked at Ad Hoc LLC. She has also worked with the recent U.S. Presidential Transition team and is on the board of EPIC.About Nichole CarelockNichole Carelock is a privacy research at Facebook and an anthropologist with 10+ years experience building technical solutions that not only work for people, but...2021-07-271h 13Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzKen Banks on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Ken Banks speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Ken's career as a social entrepreneur working in mobile technology, his current role as Head of Social Purpose at Yoti, and his upcoming bookThe Pursuit of Purpose. In this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Ken Banks speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Ken's career as a social entrepreneur working in mobile technology, his current role as Head of Social Purpose at Yoti, and his upcoming bookThe Pursuit o...2021-07-2052 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzEnder Ricart on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Ender Ricart speaks with Matt Artz about their UX journey and diversity, equity, and inclusion in UX. Ender earned a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, works as a Staff UX Researcher for Google, and previously worked at LivePerson, Amazon, and Anthro-Tech.
About Ender Ricart
Ender Ricart is an anthropologist specializing in UX research for emerging technologies including Cloud and conversational AI. Ender has spoken about creating an inclusive and diverse space in UX and written about how academia has helped with working in UX.
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About Melissa Vogel
As a Business Anthropologist and Director of Qualitative Research at Hanover Research, Melissa is committed to demonstrating anthropology‘s relevance to everyday life and using it to improve cross-cultural understanding.
During her academic career, she created Clemson University’s Business Anthropology program, which gives bo...2021-06-291h 14Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzElizabeth Rodwell on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Elizabeth Rodwell speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Elizabeth earned a PhD in Anthropology from Rice University. Previously, Elizabeth worked as a UX Researcher for Schlumberger and is currently an Assistant Professor of Digital Media at the University of Houston and the Executive Director of the Houston UXPA (HUXPA). She recently published the paper, A Pedagogy of Its Own: Building A UX Research Program.About Elizabeth RodwellElizabeth Rodwell is a media anthropologist who is interested in interactivity, television, emergent technology (in...2021-06-221h 15Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzGBAS 2021 on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Inga Treitler, Christine Avenarius, and Alberto Guglielmone speak with Matt Artz about the 2021 Global Business Anthropology Summit (GBAS). The summit runs June 14 - 18 and is a fully online event realized in collaboration with the prestigious Freie Universitat Berlin. The episode discusses the session themes, the challenges and opportunities of hosting a virtual global summit in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the many achievements of the entire volunteer team.
About the Summit
The program includes six sessions, anticipated by two exceptional keynote speakers:
Joanna Breidenbach, anthropologist, writer, TED speaker and founder of...2021-06-141h 10
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzAnthony Shenoda on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Anthony Shenoda speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Anthony earned a PhD in Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University. He currently works as a Senior UX Researcher at HubSpot.
About Anthony Shenoda
Anthony holds a joint PhD in Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University. His PhD research was on miracle narratives among Coptic Christian in Egypt. Anthony also holds an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Arizona where he conducted anthropological and historical research on the ne-Zapatista social movement in Mexi...2021-06-081h 10Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzAnthony Shenoda on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Anthony Shenoda speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Anthony earned a PhD in Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University. He currently works as a Senior UX Researcher at HubSpot. About Anthony ShenodaAnthony holds a joint PhD in Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University. His PhD research was on miracle narratives among Coptic Christian in Egypt. Anthony also holds an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Arizona where he conducted anthropological and historical r...2021-06-081h 10Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzSimon Roberts on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Simon Roberts speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Simon’s twenty-year career, which has included founding the UK’s first dedicated ethnographic research company, running an innovation lab at Intel, being ethnographer-in-residence at technology think tank iSociety, and co-founding Stripe Partners. The conversation also dives into the concept of embodied knowledge which Simon discusses in his recent book, The Power of Not Thinking: How Our Bodies Learn and Why We Should Trust Them.
About Simon Roberts
Simon Roberts is Co-founde...2021-05-251h 15Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzLisanne Norman on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Lisanne Norman speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Lisanne earned a PhD in African & African American Studies & Social Anthropology from Harvard University and has since gone on to work as a UX researcher at Dell, Visa, and most recently Gusto. Lisanne is also the founder of Black UX Austin and an advocate for inclusive design.Lisanne NormanLisanne holds a PhD in African & African American Studies & Social Anthropology from Harvard University, where she taught about African American history & education. She has been...2021-05-181h 07Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzVerónica Reyero on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Verónica Reyero speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Verónica's journey into business anthropology after studying the rational use of medicines, as well as the founding of Antropología 2.0 and the Umanyx School.
About Verónica Reyero
Verónica Reyero is a business anthropologist based in Valencia, Spain. She graduated in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Granada and holds a Master’s degree in Rational Use of Medicines from the University of Valencia. As a researcher, Veronica has worked both in...2021-05-031h 08
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzMaking Anthropology Public on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, we revisit the 2021 Anthro to UX sponsored Anthro Day event which discussed how we as anthropologists can make anthropology more public. If you weren't able to catch it for the live stream, now you can stream it as a podcast episode!
About the Anthro Day Event
Increasing the Visibility of Anthropology, an Anthro Day 2021 live-stream event, features five anthropologists discussing their efforts to situate anthropology in the public eye. They shared how they have used new media to increase our public influence and what they have learned in the process.
The...2021-04-271h 39Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzAutumn McDonald on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Autumn McDonald speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Autumn’s journey into anthropology after two decades at Fortune 500s in corporate America, and the starting of ADM Insights & Strategy, LLC.
About Autumn McDonald
With over 2 decades of experience in Research, Insights, and Analytics spanning 6 continents, Autumn D. McDonald is the owner of ADM Insights & Strategy, LLC. She leverages her multifaceted expertise to aid the clients of ADM Insights & Strategy, LLC in designing research organizations, developing research plans, harnessing im...2021-04-201h 01Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzLaura Musgrave on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Laura Musgrave speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Laura earned a Social Science Research Methods and Statistics degree from the University of Amsterdam and went on to do further study in cyborg and digital anthropology. She is a Senior UX Researcher specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), data, and privacy.About Laura MusgraveLaura Musgrave is a digital anthropology and user experience (UX) researcher. Her work has always focused on connecting with people. She started out in public engagement, before moving into user...2021-04-131h 06Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzSteven Garcia on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Steven Garcia speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Steven's work at the intersection of luxury brands, affluence, and culture for Team One, where he built a new anthropology practice.
About Steven Garcia
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Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzMatt Bernius on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Matt Bernius speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Matt earned a Master’s degree in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and was a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at Cornell University. He is a Principal User Researcher for Clear My Record, at Code for America.
About Matt Bernius
Matt Bernius is a design anthropologist and experience strategist. He is a Principal User Researcher for Clear My Record, at Code for America. Previously, he was with Measures For Justice, a non-profit working to bring data transparency to th...2021-03-301h 29Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzMatt Bernius on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Matt Bernius speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Matt earned a Master’s degree in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and was a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at Cornell University. He is a Principal User Researcher for Clear My Record, at Code for America.About Matt BerniusMatt Bernius is a design anthropologist and experience strategist. He is a Principal User Researcher for Clear My Record, at Code for America. Previously, he was with Measures For Justice, a no...2021-03-301h 29Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzDan Podjed on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Dan Podjed speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Dan's applied and academic work and his efforts to increase the visibility of anthropology through efforts such as the Why the World Needs Anthropologists conference.
About Dan Podjed
Dan Podjed, PhD, is an anthropologist dedicated to developing ethnography-based solutions and innovative research methods at the intersection of different scientific fields. He is a Research Fellow at the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Associate Professor at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Arts...2021-03-2356 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzAmy Goldmacher on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Amy Goldmacher speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers her work as a consultant, book coach, and author.
About Amy Goldmacher
Amy Goldmacher, Ph.D., is an anthropologist, book coach, and author. She is a Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology and is the co-author of Designing An Anthropology Career (2nd ed.), among other publications. You can find her at www.amygoldmacher.com and on social media @solidgoldmacher.
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Workplace An...2021-03-1752 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzLauryl Zenobi on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Lauryl Zenobi speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Lauryl earned a MA in archaeology from the University of Washington in 2015 and currently works as Principal UX Researcher at Ad Hoc.About Lauryl ZenobiLauryl is a Principal UX researcher who brings human-centered design to Federal Government agencies. A recovering archaeologist, Lauryl uses her background in anthropology to build empathy with users and improve complex digital services. Check out her book "I want a UX job!", a how-to-guide for a career change into...2021-03-1653 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzChris Diming on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Chris Diming speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers his journey into anthropology through political science, his interest in design anthropology and UX, and his current work as a workplace anthropologist.
About Chris Diming
Chris Diming is a design anthropologist with a passion for the built environment. A Virginia native, his initial education and experience were in political science and activism. In 2017, he obtained a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from Durham University in the United Kingdom. Focusing on public space and urban anthropology...2021-03-091h 07
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzAmy Santee on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Amy Santee speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Amy earned a MA in Applied Anthropology from the University of Memphis. After school, she worked in UX for a decade at companies like eBay and is now a UX career coach.
About Amy Santee
Amy Santee is a loud and proud career coach for current and aspiring user experience and technology professionals. From professional branding and confidence building, to job search strategy and interviewing, she works with clients to create a strategy to achieve career goals through an iterative process of ex...2021-03-021h 02Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzAmy Santee on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Amy Santee speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Amy earned a MA in Applied Anthropology from the University of Memphis. After school, she worked in UX for a decade at companies like eBay and is now a UX career coach.About Amy SanteeAmy Santee is a loud and proud career coach for current and aspiring user experience and technology professionals. From professional branding and confidence building, to job search strategy and interviewing, she works with clients to create a strategy to achieve...2021-03-021h 02Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzOscar Barrera on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Oscar Barrera speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Oscar's journey into anthropology through eco-tourism, his pivot to business anthropology, the founding of Antropología Corporativa Consulting, and how he positions the business within the context of the business landscape of Mexico.
About Oscar Barrera
Oscar Barrera, PhD is a Corporate Anthropologist and CEO of Antropología Corporativa Consulting. He is devoted to helping companies to innovate and grow by using techniques, methods and theories from anthropology. He is also a keynote speaker and en...2021-02-2355 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzLarry McGrath on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Larry McGrath speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Larry earned a Ph.D. in History & Anthropology of Science from Johns Hopkins University and currently works as a Researcher at Facebook.
About Larry McGrath
Larry leads user research for technology organizations. He has taught anthropology, history, and philosophy and currently works at Facebook. At Facebook, he leads a research team. You can find his articles at Aeon and Medium. He's also the author of Making Spirit Matter: Neurology, Psychology, and Selfhood in Modern France.
About Making Spirit Matter
In Making...2021-02-1657 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzLarry McGrath on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Larry McGrath speaks with Matt Artz about his UX journey. Larry earned a Ph.D. in History & Anthropology of Science from Johns Hopkins University and currently works as a Researcher at Facebook.About Larry McGrathLarry leads user research for technology organizations. He has taught anthropology, history, and philosophy and currently works at Facebook. At Facebook, he leads a research team. You can find his articles at Aeon and Medium. He's also the author of Making Spirit Matter: Neurology, Psychology, and Selfhood in Modern France.2021-02-1657 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzBrooke Gibbs on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of Anthropology in Business, Brooke Gibbs speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Brooke's early work in market research, her decision to go back to UNT to get an applied anthropology graduate degree, and the work she is doing with her company ARTYFACT.
About Brooke Gibbs
As an Anthropologist with over 10 years of experience working with Fortune 50 companies, Brooke combines the analytical rigor of her background in social science with an innate curiosity and intuition about people. Brooke has extensive experience building brand purpose, driving organizational change, and uncovering insight...2021-02-091h 13
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzMolly Rempe on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Molly Rempe speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Molly earned an M.S. in applied anthropology at the University of North Texas in 2015 and currently works as a Senior UX Researcher at AnswerLab.
About Molly Rempe
Having started her career building hardware products, Molly moved jobs to tackle the big question of "what should we build" in a software innovation hub, and now is conducting rapid remote research. Although the types of products, the depth of research questions, and the project deadlines have varied during this time, s...2021-02-0232 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzMolly Rempe on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Molly Rempe speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Molly earned an M.S. in applied anthropology at the University of North Texas in 2015 and currently works as a Senior UX Researcher at AnswerLab. About Molly RempeHaving started her career building hardware products, Molly moved jobs to tackle the big question of "what should we build" in a software innovation hub, and now is conducting rapid remote research. Although the types of products, the depth of research questions, and the project deadlines h...2021-02-0132 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzRobert Morais on Anthropology in Business with Matt ArtzIn this episode of Anthropology in Business, Robert Morais speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist in advertising and marketing and the work he is doing to advance anthropology in business.
Who Is Robert J. Morais?
Robert J. Morais is a business anthropologist with experience in advertising and market research, and a Lecturer in the Marketing Division at Columbia Business School. He is currently focused on advancing the application of anthropology in business through writing, teaching, and mentoring, and educating business students on the value of qualitative research.
Morais began his career at Grey...2021-01-2654 minAnthropology in Business with Matt ArtzWelcome to the Anthropology in Business Podcast with Matt ArtzWelcome to the introductory episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, where you will learn about the many ways anthropology is applied in business and why business anthropology is one of the most effective lenses for making sense of organizations and consumers.
I am Matt Artz, a business anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersection of product management, user experience, and business strategy.
I've started this podcast because anthropology is one of the most effective lenses for making sense of organizations and consumers, and yet, it's one of the least adopted.
As business anthropologists, we know that app...2021-01-2004 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzRachel Fleming on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Rachel Fleming speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Rachel earned a PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of Colorado Boulder and currently works as a design researcher at Idea Couture.
About Rachel Fleming
Rachel Fleming is a user experience researcher and PhD cultural anthropologist working in the digital product space. Building on over a decade of experience using qualitative methods in international and US settings, she combines the iterative process of design thinking with an ethnographic approach to complex problems. She uses generative and...2021-01-1946 minAnthro to UX with Matt ArtzRachel Fleming on Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzIn this episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, Rachel Fleming speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. Rachel earned a PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of Colorado Boulder and currently works as a design researcher at Idea Couture. About Rachel FlemingRachel Fleming is a user experience researcher and PhD cultural anthropologist working in the digital product space. Building on over a decade of experience using qualitative methods in international and US settings, she combines the iterative process of design thinking with an ethnographic approach to complex problems. She uses ge...2021-01-1946 min
Anthro to UX with Matt ArtzWelcome to the Anthro to UX Podcast with Matt ArtzWelcome to the introductory episode of the Anthro to UX podcast, where you will learn how to break into UX with an anthropology degree.
I am Matt Artz, a business anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersection of product management, user experience, and business strategy.
I've started this podcast and the Anthro to UX career coaching service because I frequently have people reaching out to me on LinkedIn looking for advice on breaking into UX with an anthropology degree.
In speaking with all of those aspiring UX'ers, I noticed that ma...2021-01-1502 min