Understanding Vaccine Acceptance in Kenya: Postcards from the Field with James Mumbo
An inside look at our research in Kenya on the intersection between trust and COVID-19 vaccines.
Time to Make Strategic Philanthropy more Human-Focused
Strategic philanthropy does not have to mean a data-driven approach. Instead it embrace its humanist side.
ReD Community Talks: Cengiz Cemaloglu
A ReD alum discusses how applied anthropology prepared him for business school.
Inside the ICE House Podcast: Millie Arora
Check out ReD Associates Partner Millie Arora podcast interview with NYSE's Inside the ICE House.
ReD’s Favorite Books of 2021
Our 2021 list of favorite books includes a wide range of fiction and nonfiction.
Understanding Our Hands is Key to Getting Haptic Technology Right
As companies roll out haptic technology that mimics the sensation of weight and touch of real objects when handled in virtual space, it’s important we keep the technology in the background to ensure our hands, and humans, can learn, collaborate, and shine on their own.
Let Them Wear Diamond-Cut Bracelets
What the leisurely class seeks is heritage, a piece of history they can own and flaunt before their peers.
Is Brick-and-Mortar Retail Making a Comeback?
Despite a flurry of store closures, is brick-and-mortar retail on the verge of a post-pandemic comeback?
How to Talk to QAnon Loved Ones This Thanksgiving
In this article for Slate, the authors provide lessons learned from original ethnographic research of QAnon ‘formers’.
The Ethical Dilemma
Most people end up making suboptimal investment decisions. But is automation the answer from an ethical point of view?
How to Avoid a Financial Panic over Retirement
The biggest impact of Covid-19 on people’s financial wellbeing is not that money has become more digital. It’s their longer-term financial uncertainty.
How Not to Design a Financial ‘Super App’
Financial companies need to understand their customers, their social worlds, and their relationship to money to make “super apps” work in the long term.
Putting the ‘Social’ Back in ‘Social Science’ Research
In this EPIC blog, Mikkel Krenchel makes the case for businesses to see their communities and make sense of their social worlds.
Building a Growth Engine by Balancing Soft and Hard
A conversation with the CEO of Karo on how he made his healthcare company more human-centric.
Getting Fans Right
How getting fans wrong led to chaos in European football, and what we have learned about getting fans right.
You Can’t Disrupt the City
Getting #mobilityasaservice ‘right’ is an ever-evolving challenge for cities the world over. How do mobile disrupters go wrong when they think of cities as hardware searching for software?
Big, Small, & Connected Brands
It's common practice for brands to assess themselves against industry competitors. But what happens when a company asks consumers to assess their brand?
‘Stability’: Dissecting Banking’s Next Big Bet
As banks took to increase profit by introducing digital self-services, some of these tactics may also weaken existing relationships with customers.