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Read the whole interview, more importantly read his blog.
Snippets:
What exactly do you do, Jan?I work for Nokia Design. It’s a group of 250 people worldwide in Nokia that includes psychologists, industrial designers, materials experts, and people like me, anthropologists. We use human-behavioral research to think about how the future might turn out.
How do you approach your research?
We have maybe a dozen techniques for engaging with people from the local culture. We do street surveys. Typically, I buy a bicycle and cycle around the city with a translator. If we see something interesting, we get off and we engage. Last year, I think I bought 10 bicycles. At the end of the study we give them away to people.
I know last year’s TED conference speakers were recorded. Their presentations put online. I’m going to try and hunt down this one.
Don’t forget to visit his NRC site.
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
