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d4d lab

As social designers, we work directly with people, in context—Indigenous artisans, farmers, and organizers—with cultural, social, and entrepreneurial initiatives and we explore ways design might be useful and beneficial for, with, and by people co-designing in context.
  • Kuxtal Sian Ka'an
  • Gualberto Cazanova

Journal

thick descriptions

The term was used by the anthropologist Clifford Geertz in his The Interpretation of Cultures (1973) to describe his own method of doing...
Date :17 Feb
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fieldwork itinerary

People often ask me what fieldwork is like. During this research trip we worked between 8 – 14 hours a day. Research site locations varied – some...
Date :16 Feb
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design and the elastic mind

What we’re witnessing today is the emergence of a singular design creativity. Taking their cues from sources as varied as nanostructures,...
Date :14 Feb
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celso’s cited

“Yo se que mi producto es unico” “El publico me exige mejorar” “No me gusta copiar” “Yo vivo 100% de la artesania” “Hay que tenerla mente muy...
Date :11 Feb
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workshop brainstorming / small group activity

(Another post from Laila, brought to you by Morgan) Mike, Enrique, Mirtsa, Laila Both of them were very engaged, and after a little help on...
Date :09 Feb
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enrique in noh-bec

  (A Post from Laila, brought to you by Morgan…) He is very enthusiastic and has great ambitions. At the beginning he was very shy, but...
Date :09 Feb
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  I was trying to envision how the workshop would go before we got there, so I could prepare to run out of the nearest exit when things went...
Date :09 Feb
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First day in Mexico

I didn’t really know what to expect getting into Mexico yesterday. Maria kept telling us to write down our expectations, but every time I...
Date :09 Feb
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february 2009 fieldwork

Arrived in Cancún yesterday afternoon. It was a good trip – smooth, uneventful in terms of travel, and very pleasant. I attribute much of this to...
Date :07 Feb
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Field research: February 2009

In early February we’ll be working in Felipe Carrillo Puerto and the area around the Sian Ka’an Biosphere reserve. We’re...
Date :26 Jan
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