Our research focus lies at the intersection of three themes:
organization cultures,
emic futures,
and pivot to platforms.
Organization Cultures
Shifts in ecosystems require a holistic perspective on how organization cultures are represented as well as made meaningful for diverse stakeholders. At present, our research focuses on employer value proposition, values & beliefs, communities & microcultures and sustainability.
Innovating in Distributed Organizations
Seven trends defining change and transformation within distributed organizations in a pandemic reality.
Gender, Duty, and Unequal Balances During the Pandemic
What the turn to online education has meant for members of the faculty at an Indian business school
Lost in Translation
Language serves as a measure of culture and inclusion in the world of Wikipedia. Yet this is trickier than we think.
Anthropology and Design Thinking
Is it time for a ‘designthropologist’ to work alongside the ‘designeer’?
emic futures
The ways we work, learn, and thrive are continually evolving. The manifestations of these changes in the lived experiences today must be understood to make sense of the future. At present, our research includes work & ways of working, data & platforms, livelihoods and scale.
Everybody's a Winner
How Unidimensional Scaling up as an Entrepreneurial Rite of Passage is Beginning to Be Negotiated in the city of Bangalore, India
[Upcoming] Information, liable relations and wellbeing during COVID19
How does the assemblage of humans, virus and information determine the perception of wellbeing as an object of knowledge? Presented at ASA 2021 conference
[Upcoming] Masks as and against the 'matter out of place'
An anthropological reading of the face mask as a powerful materiality and a visual sociality of COVID19. Presented at Royal Anthropological Institute Film Festival 2021
Mixed Realities
Data walk reflections in locked-down London
Assemblages: algorithms, data privacy, and design
Situated in the lived experiences of a contact tracing app, this research challenges the universality of narratives on data privacy
Livelihoods in delivery and logistics in India
Through research, we identified key opportunities to enable livelihoods in the sector.
Negotiating Data Privacy
We think about the assemblages that inform the negotiation with contact-tracing apps.
Pivot to Platforms
Platforms are being positioned at the forefront of value creation and perhaps, even necessary for mere business survival. This transformation demands a redesign of talent strategies.