Hi all,
I believe most of you know EPIC [Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference]
<https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/about/>.
Call for participation is open. The deadline is Feb 19.
The call:
The EPIC2016 theme pathmaking emphasizes the power of ethnography in
academia and business to create transformative innovation, growth and
strategic success for companies, industries and communities. The conference
will highlight the essential role that a deep understanding of human
societies and their cultures plays to guide organizations through the
difficult, real-world complexities and challenges businesses face today.
Read the full conference theme <http://epicpeople.org/2016/theme>.
The program committee invites submissions of proposals for Papers
<https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/#Papers>, Case
Studies
<https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/#CaseStudies>,
PechaKucha
<https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/#PechaKucha>
presentations
and Tutorials
<https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/#Tutorials> that
embody the spirit of pathmaking between academia and business.
Contributions should draw on theoretical advances in social science
research (or other ethnography-informed disciplines), coupled with applied
best practices from professional fields, to strike new directions for
creating knowledge, insights, techniques or applications. Contributors
should either be able to show how their ethnographic work profited from
engaging with industry, or how methods in their ethnographic toolkit opened
new opportunities for businesses, industries, customers or communities, in
areas such as:
- New product/service development
- Innovation
- Design
- Corporate strategy or organizational change
- User experience
- Marketing, advertising, communication
We encourage contributions from any of the variety of fields that
create/apply ethnography, including: the social sciences (anthropology,
sociology, economics, linguistics, psychology etc) & humanities, business
strategy, marketing, product management, design, UX/usability, AGILE/Lean,
HCI/CSCW, informatics, communications, policy, education, government,
defense, international development, data science, leadership,
organizational design, change management, technology, software engineering,
healthcare and more.
Please join us in Minneapolis!
IMPORTANT DATES
- Proposal submission deadline – February 19, 2016
- Acceptance notification – April 23, 2016
- Full draft submission – June 4, 2016
- Final submission (for publication) – August 15, 2016
For more details: https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/
*Fernando Galdino*
Design Research | Innovation Strategy
University of Trento <http://www.unitn.it/en> - SCoDeM [Smart Community
Design and Management]
<http://latemar.science.unitn.it/segue/index.php?&action=site&site=scodem>
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about.me/fernandogaldino
skype:galdino.fernando
+39 39 2200 3819
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