Honolulu, Hawai‘i October 9-12
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“As a statistician and data scientist I am convinced that ethnography is a necessary tool that enables a transformative understanding of data.”
—Will Monge
“This is the conference to go to if you wish to learn how to make products, services, and organizations that truly serve people.”
—Tricia Wang

Resources


EPIC2018 is the premier international gathering on ethnography in business.


How is evidence created, used, and abused? Research methods are proliferating, yet the connection between evidence and decisions seems more tenuous than ever. EPIC2018 will explore the richness of methods, tools, and approaches in contemporary ethnographic practice across disciplines.


Keynotes

Virginia Eubanks
Virginia Eubanks
Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, SUNY
Donna Flynn
Donna Flynn
Vice President of Workspace Futures & Market Insights, Steelcase
Justin Richland
Justin Richland
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago

Conference Chairs

Dawn Nafus
Dawn Nafus
Senior Research Scientist, Intel Labs
Tye Rattenbury
Tye Rattenbury
Senior Director, Data Science & Machine Learning, Salesforce
Scott Robertson
Scott Robertson
Professor & Chair, Information & Computer Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa

EPIC2018 is the premier international gathering on ethnography in business.

All articles are FREE to read, download & share

“As a statistician and data scientist I am convinced that ethnography is a necessary tool that enables a transformative understanding of data.”
—Will Monge
“This is the conference to go to if you wish to learn how to make products, services, and organizations that truly serve people.”
—Tricia Wang

How is evidence created, used, and abused? Research methods are proliferating, yet the connection between evidence and decisions seems more tenuous than ever. EPIC2018 will explore the richness of methods, tools, and approaches in contemporary ethnographic practice across disciplines.


Keynotes

Virginia Eubanks
Virginia Eubanks
Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, SUNY
Donna Flynn
Donna Flynn
Vice President of Workspace Futures & Market Insights, Steelcase
Justin Richland
Justin Richland
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago

Conference Chairs

Dawn Nafus
Dawn Nafus
Senior Research Scientist, Intel Labs
Tye Rattenbury
Tye Rattenbury
Senior Director, Data Science & Machine Learning, Salesforce
Scott Robertson
Scott Robertson
Professor & Chair, Information & Computer Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Resources

EPIC2018 is the premier international gathering on ethnography in business.

All articles are FREE to read, download & share

How is evidence created, used, and abused? Research methods are proliferating, yet the connection between evidence and decisions seems more tenuous than ever. EPIC2018 will explore the richness of methods, tools, and approaches in contemporary ethnographic practice across disciplines.


Keynotes

Virginia Eubanks
Virginia Eubanks
Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, SUNY
Donna Flynn
Donna Flynn
Vice President of Workspace Futures & Market Insights, Steelcase
Justin Richland
Justin Richland
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago

Conference Chairs

Dawn Nafus
Dawn Nafus
Senior Research Scientist, Intel Labs
Tye Rattenbury
Tye Rattenbury
Senior Director, Data Science & Machine Learning, Salesforce
Scott Robertson
Scott Robertson
Professor & Chair, Information & Computer Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa
“As a statistician and data scientist I am convinced that ethnography is a necessary tool that enables a transformative understanding of data.”
—Will Monge
“This is the conference to go to if you wish to learn how to make products, services, and organizations that truly serve people.”
—Tricia Wang

Resources