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How Participant Observation Makes for Killer Web Design

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This is a talk given at the first WooConference in San Fransisco. Anthropological tools can help you craft a website that get to the heart of client stories and craft websites that are strong reflections of their brand.

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ANTHROPOLOGY

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Photo: http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/primary-sources/329

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Qualitative Research

Gather an in-depth understanding of human behavior and the reasons that

govern behavior.

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Participant Observation

A way of learning about a culture, involving both observing and participating.

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A story…

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5 Types of Participant Observation

1 Non-

participatory

2 Passive

3 Moderate

4 Active

5 Complete

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5 Types of Participant Observation

1 Non-

participatory

2 Passive

3 Moderate

4 Active

5 Complete

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5 Types of Participant Observation

1 Non-

participatory

2 Passive

3 Moderate

4 Active

5 Complete

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5 Participant Observation

Tools

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Direct Observation

PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION TOOL #1

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Eat the Food

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Drink the Drink

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Wear the Suit

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Informal interviews

PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION TOOL #2

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Grab Lunch

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Grab Drinks

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Write a Blog

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Produce a Podcast

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participate in group life

PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION TOOL #3

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Visit

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Join Rituals

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Show Up to Events

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Life histories

PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION TOOL #4

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Listen

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Read

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Read More

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Self analysis

PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION TOOL #5

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What Did You Do

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How Do You Feel?

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Why Would You Return?

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ANTHROPOLOGY +

WEB DESIGN = ♥

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1 Dolcezza Gelato

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– Robb Duncan, Dolcezza

“It is never easy to put your vision into someone else’s hands and have the

results surpass the expectations, but this is exactly how things went down with Needmore designing our website.”

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2 De La Paz Coffee

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3 Picky Bars

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“I just rejoined the picky club last night…I was blown away by the

new site. WOW!”

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Why Does it Matter?

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😐customer

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😐+☕️product

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😐+☕️=😍

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THANK YOU.Kandace Brigleb www.needmoredesigns.com @kandacerae