Tomorrow TheAnthroGuys are giving a presentation about our core competency: Analytic Induction that gets practiced in search of opportunities to “add value“. This is a rather clunky way to express what we do but we are still sharpening our ‘laser focus’ so bear with us. Once we reach Gladwell’s 10,000 hours, I’m sure it will sound better. [...]
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Ethnographic (Inductive) Opportunity Analysis
Posted in Analytic Induction, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Public Anthropology, tagged TheAnthroGeek, TheAnthroGuys on October 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Spontaneous Inductive Action – Low-Tech Fixes for High-Tech Problems
Posted in Analytic Induction, Creativity, Innovation on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jason, a clever colleague of mine, found an interesting article that reminded me of Claude Lévi-Strauss’ use of bricolage [French for, "fiddle, tinker" and, by extension, "make creative and resourceful use of whatever materials are to hand (regardless of their original purpose)]. Paul Boutin describes a variety of simple solutions to complex problems that typify [...]
“Point Forward” not Back
Posted in Analytic Induction, Creativity, Entrepreneurs, EthnoPraxis, Innovation on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, if you ever wondered what Practicing Anthropologists do for the world, visit the Point Forward site today. I found out about this firm’s web site by following a Google add link that was on my own LinkedIn page – yes apparently the whole “targeted advertising” thing actually works from time to time. I was [...]
Deep Quotes: Leonardo da Vinci on Analytic Induction
Posted in Analytic Induction, Deep Quotations, tagged Induction on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Analytic Induction is the hallmark of great ethnography. Leonardo da Vinci, the great “pre-Principia natural philosopher” (if you will allow such an figurative appellation) that he was, was well aware of this fact, many years before it existed. Here are some choice quotations I found that illustrate my point. Common Sense is that which judges [...]
Entrepreneurs: Are they Ferengi in Disguise?
Posted in Analytic Induction, EM/CA, Entrepreneurs, tagged economics, entrepreneurship, ethnomethodology on March 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Are entrepreneurs actually Ferengi in disguise? Ferengi, the sniveling money grubbers of Star Trek (pictured here) seem to me to be motivated by one principle above all else: PROFIT! Conversely, entrepreneurs seem to be motivated by a different principle above all else: VALUE! The important question then becomes: Is there any difference between PROFIT and [...]
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