Advancing the Value of Ethnography

Genre: Special Session

The Climate Crisis as Learning Space

The Climate Crisis as Learning Space

It is becoming widely accepted that the climate crisis is a multiscale breakdown of interrelated ecological systems, caused by behavioural patterns that are unsustainable. As behaviours are largely informed by ideologies and as the latter are passed on by education, we submit that the climate...

Silence: Divergent Listening in the Anthropocene

Silence: Divergent Listening in the Anthropocene

Divergent listening describes a listening practice which seeks to raise consciousness or expand on our understanding of reality through the perception of sound. The multichannel sound installation, ‘Silence’, offers a space of quiet reflection, a place to ask questions, share, or rest. It is a...

Friction and Innovation in Chicago Neighborhoods

Friction and Innovation in Chicago Neighborhoods

https://vimeo.com/803229626 "Friction can be either good, bad, or something in between. But it will always be the start of change." The South Side of Chicago—site of EPIC2023 and the neighborhood where Tayler Ulmer grew up—was birthed from friction. In this Lightning Talk, Tayler explores how...

When Race Causes Friction in Markets

When Race Causes Friction in Markets

by [contrib_author post_id='42818' name='David Crockett'], University of Illinois, Chicago https://vimeo.com/815388024 Markets are key spaces where racism is practiced and experienced. In this lightning talk, David Crockett suggests a framework we can use to evaluate corporate and community...

Frictions and the Politics of Ethnography

Frictions and the Politics of Ethnography

by [contrib_author post_id='42828' name='Scott Matter'], University of Technology Sydney https://vimeo.com/803204349 Our collaborations extend well beyond our teams, stakeholders, and research participants to complex global systems defined by friction. In this lightning talk, Scott Matter inspires...

New Words for New Worlds

New Words for New Worlds

Our current language of business is no longer fit for purpose. We are all sharply aware of the urgent need to transition into a regenerative economy, yet the words we use are holding us back. We must stop using...