The Informed Life

Sam Ladner on Managing Research Knowledge

May 22, 2022

31:47

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Starting with the end in mind and embracing ambiguity

00:52

The Importance of Adding "Thick Description" and Context in Note Taking

02:52

The Corner: A Journalistic Perspective on Sociological Analysis

01:25

Mixed Methods and Practical Ethnography - What's the Gallis?

03:23

Introduction

2min

The Connection Between Journalism and Sociology

3min

Mixed Methods and Practical Ethnography - What's the Gallis?

3min

The Difference Between Ethnography and Sociology

2min

Are You a Student of Productivity?

2min

Do You Have a Dilemma for Your Research?

5min

Rie Like the Goal of Writing a Book

3min

I'm Going to Collet the Knowledge, the Knowledge?

2min

How to Find Articles and Non-Academic Web Based Reading

2min

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Is There a Way to Prune a Tree?

2min

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What Does Thick Description Mean?

4min

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What Is the Best Way to Capture the Meaning of a Note?

3min

Sam Ladner is a sociologist, UX researcher, and student of productivity and the nature of work. She’s been a researcher at Amazon and Microsoft, and is currently Senior Principal Researcher at Workday. Sam is the author of two books on research, Practical Ethnography and Mixed Methods. In this conversation, we discuss sociology and ethnography in the context of organizations and how to manage the knowledge generated by research.

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