Advice Networks

💬

Advice Networks

🗺️

Network Mapping

60 minutes

Visual mapping tool

1+ people

Affiliation Networks

🌐

Affiliation Networks

🗺️

Network Mapping

60–120 minutes

Visual mapping tool

1+ people

Asynchronous interview

📧

Asynchronous interview

👥

Interviews

At least 3 days

Messaging tool

2 people

Consciousness-raising

🙋🏽

Consciousness-raising

👥

Interviews

60 minutes

Meeting space

3–8 people

Cultural Artefacts

🔎

Cultural Artefacts

👀

Visual Research

60 minutes

Camera or smartphone

3-8 people

Day in the Life

🚶🏾‍♀️

Day in the Life

📓

Diary Keeping

15–30 minutes per day

Camera or smartphone, text-editing software, notebook

1+ people

Desknography

🗃️

Desknography

👀

Visual Research

30–60 minutes

Camera or smartphone, notebook, visual mapping tool

1+ people

Duo-ethnography

♾️

Duo-ethnography

👥

Interviews

60–120 minutes

Smartphone or audio recorder, meeting space

2+ people

General Survey

📋

General Survey

📝

Surveys

1–2 days

Online survey tool

10+ people

Interviewing your Double

🎭

Interviewing your Double

👥

Interviews

120 minutes

Audio recorder or smartphone, pen and paper, meeting space

2+ people

Key Documents

📄

Key Documents

👀

Visual Research

60–120 minutes

Camera or smartphone

2+ people

Map-Making

🗺️

Map-Making

👀

Visual Research

60 minutes

Paper and pen, visual mapping tool

1-8 people

Model Making

🧱

Model Making

👀

Visual Research

90 minutes

Lego or similar

2–8 people

Personal Networks

🤝

Personal Networks

🗺️

Network Mapping

60–120 minutes

Pen and paper, visual mapping software

2+ people

Photo Diaries

📷

Photo Diaries

👀

Visual Research

📓

Diary Keeping

1-5 days

Camera or smartphone

1-8 people

Photo Discussion

🖼️

Photo Discussion

👀

Visual Research

60–120 minutes

Camera or smartphone

3–8 people

Portraits

👤

Portraits

📓

Diary Keeping

60–120 minutes

Pen and paper

1+ people

Structured and Semi-structured Interviews

🔢

Structured and Semi-structured Interviews

👥

Interviews

120+ minutes

Audio recorder or smartphone, meeting space

2+ people

Task Unpacking

📐

Task Unpacking

🗺️

Network Mapping

60–120 minutes

Pen and paper, visual mapping tool

2+ people

Time-Tracking

🕚

Time-Tracking

📓

Diary Keeping

60–120 minutes

Spreadsheet, paper and pen

1+ people

Trend Survey

📈

Trend Survey

📝

Surveys

1+ month

Survey tool

10+ people

Unstructured Interviews

🗯️

Unstructured Interviews

👥

Interviews

90–120 minutes

Meeting space, audio recorder or smartphone

2+ people

Very Advanced Technology

🤳

Very Advanced Technology

👀

Visual Research

60–120 minutes

Repurposed technology e.g. cassette tape

2+ people

Video Diaries

📹

Video Diaries

👀

Visual Research

1+ week

Smartphone or camera, video editing tool

3–8 people

Whole Network

⚪

Whole Network

🗺️

Network Mapping

90–120 minutes

Visual mapping tool, pen and paper

1+ people