Sneha Girap (Editor)

Jan Chipchase

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
Jan Chipchase


Jan Chipchase imagesfastcompanycomuploadjanchipchasejpg

Books
  
Hidden in Plain Sight: How to Create Extraordinary Products for Tomorrow's Customers

Jan chipchase the anthropology of mobile phones


Jan Chipchase is the founder of Studio D Radiodurans, a research, design and strategy consultancy that specializes in understanding consumer behavior in emerging markets. He was previously Executive Creative Director of Global Insights at Frog Design, where he led the firm’s global research practice in both mainstream and emerging markets.

Contents

Jan Chipchase Jan Chipchase The anthropology of mobile phones TED Talk TEDcom

Before joining Frog Design in 2010, Chipchase was Principal Scientist at Nokia. The goal of his research was to understand the ways technology works in different cultures, with a focus on understanding technology 3 to 15 years out.

Jan Chipchase TYPO Talks Blog Archiv The Daily Eckardt Jan Chipchase

He has lived in London, Berlin, San Francisco, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and almost a decade in Tokyo. To date, he holds 25 patents granted and pending.

Jan Chipchase The Times profiles Nokia user researcher Jan Chipchase Putting

Jan chipchase design anthropology


Early life and education

Jan Chipchase Jan Chipchase Speaker TED

Chipchase was born in London to a German mother and British father. He was raised in London, Brighton, and Berlin.

Jan Chipchase Technology amplifies our behaviours Business Line

Chipchase received a BA in Economics and a MSc in User Interface Design from London Guildhall University. He has described himself as a "failed economist" and a "failed academic".

Publications

In 2010, Chipchase published "Mobile Money Afghanistan," a report on the nascent use of money through mobile phones.

In 2011, Chipchase published the results of a 6-month experiment "Red Mat" to explore the dynamics of crowd-sourcing in China. The experiment engaged hundreds of people in the act of making a giant Chinese flag out of pieces sourced from across China, without revealing what they were making to the participants. The experiment explores the question of whether it’s possible to engage hundreds of people in an act of subversion without any of the people knowing what they are subverting against, until that moment when the subversive act becomes clear. The experiment explores notions of nationalism, the state, morality, corporate ethics and behavior.

Chipchase has written for numerous international publications including Die Zeit, The Atlantic, Fast Company, National Geographic and a monthly column for China's Economic Observer, with his field-photography also appearing in GEO magazine. His first book entitled Hidden in Plain Sight was published by Harper Business and released in April 2013. Other books of his include Today's Office, and The Field Study Handbook, releasing for retail print in July 2017.

Appearances and advisory roles

Chipchase has presented his work at the TED Conference, the World Bank, Pop! Tech, International CES, and The Economist’s Human Potential Conference.

His research has been featured in the New York Times Magazine, Businessweek, and The Economist, among others. In 2010, Fortune Magazine featured Chipchase as a prominent designer in "The Smartest People in Tech".

He sits on advisory boards for several organizations, including:

  • The Broadcasting Board of Governor's Commission on Innovation
  • Frontline SMS
  • Pecha Kucha Foundation
  • Makeshift Magazine
  • The Institute for Money, Technology, and Financial Inclusion
  • References

    Jan Chipchase Wikipedia


    Similar Topics