Ethnography for Product and Service Design

A course by EstudioRacimo , Design Consultancy

Design Consultancy. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined March 2019

Learn the basic concepts for designing based on your users' needs and expectations

98% positive reviews (195)
3,253 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn the basic concepts for designing based on your users' needs and expectations

Ethnography and design may seem like two distant concepts, but in the hands of professionals like Estudio Racimo, the connection is obvious. This Chilean design studio applies ethnography—a field that studies the behavior of human groups—to the design of products and services, something that clients like Walmart, Telefónica, and Metlife can attest to.

In this online course, learn to tackle your design projects from a new perspective by getting to know your users in depth and understanding what they want before designing a product or service tailored to their needs.

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What will you learn in this online course?

18 lessons & 17 downloads

What will we do in this course
2 minutes, 13 seconds
What is ethnography?
13 minutes, 26 seconds
How to segment?
8 minutes, 9 seconds
Observation and record types
10 minutes, 1 second
The in-depth interview
12 minutes, 2 seconds
  • 98% positive reviews (195)
  • 3,253 students
  • 18 lessons (3h 20m)
  • 17 additional resources (6 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Carry out research to develop the Person-Settings tool which helps you gain a better understanding of users' needs before designing a product or service with them in mind.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Professionals from different backgrounds who want to drive cultural change within an organization and focus on their customers when developing products or services.

Requirements and materials

You need basic knowledge of research methodologies and experience analyzing and synthesizing information. Beyond that, just curiosity, empathy, and a desire to learn.

As for materials, you need a camera (you can use a phone) and a notebook.


Reviews

3,253 Students
195 Reviews
98% Positive ratings

EstudioRacimo

A course by EstudioRacimo

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Estudio Racimo is a Chilean studio made up of designers, sociologists, ethnographers, engineers, and journalists who share their creativity and common sense to do things. Their approach consists of putting users at the center and designing based on a deep understanding of them.

They have applied this process to diverse projects ranging from tourist routes to antibacterial earplugs while maintaining their philosophy that each design tells a carefully constructed story.


Content

  • U1

    Presentation

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What will we do in this course
  • U2

    Basic concepts

    • What is ethnography?
    • Qualitative v / s quantitative research
    • How to segment?
  • U3

    Search tools

    • Observation and record types
    • The in-depth interview
    • Minigroups or Triads
    • Safari (part 1)
    • Safari (part 2)
  • U4

    Analysis and synthesis tools

    • Analysis of the information collected
    • Synthesis tool: Person scenarios and attribute map
  • U5

    Project realization

    • Objective, initial set-up and context
    • Search tools
    • Person Findings and Scenarios (part 1)
    • Person Findings and Scenarios (part 2)
    • Designing from the Person Scenarios
  • FP

    Final project

    • Ethnography applied to the design of products and services

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Ethnography for Product and Service Design. Design, Marketing, and Business course by EstudioRacimo

Ethnography for Product and Service Design

A course by EstudioRacimo
Design Consultancy. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined March 2019
  • 98% positive reviews (195)
  • 3,253 students