what are you doing here? making the academy-to-business transition as a practicing anthropologist
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Slides from my 2014 Society for Applied Anthropology presentation entitled "What Are You Doing Here? Making the Academy-to-Business Transition as a Practicing Anthropologist."TRANSCRIPT
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?MAKING THE ACADEMY-TO-BUSINESS TRANSITION
AS A PRACTICING ANTHROPOLOGISTAmy Santee, UX Researcher @ Empirical
Society for Applied Anthropology, Albuquerque, NMMarch 19th, 2014
Article currently in press - Practicing Anthropology 36(2) 2014
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2009-2011
2011-2012
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Doing Anthropology
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Eckerd College
University of Memphis
State Farm
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CONSIDERATION No. 1
Practicing anthropology in business means creating your own opportunities for application and success, and re-thinking your approach to practice.
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= ANTHROPOLOGY
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DOING ANTHROPOLOGY
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ANTHROPOLOGIST AS: STRATEGIST
EDUCATORADVOCATENETWORKEREMPLOYEECONTRIBUTOROPPORTUNITY-CREATOR
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CONSIDERATION No. 2
Doing a job isn’t about “doing anthropology.” It’s about solving problems with an anthropological perspective. This involves constantly re-conceiving practice and adopting a flexible professional identity.
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SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE:
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FLEXIBILITY ADAPTABILITY OPEN-MINDEDNESS
= EXPANDING YOUR ANTHROPOLOGICAL HORIZON
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ANTHROPOLOGISTS ARE: RESEARCHERS
PROJECT MANAGERSTHINKERSCONSULTANTSSTRATEGISTSEXPERTS& PROBLEM-SOLVERS
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CONSIDERATION No. 3
Being an effective business professional involves making compromises, sacrifices and adjustments to academically informed work practices (e.g., communication, research, producing information, etc)...
...even if you are trained in an applied program.
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VS
What I know about cats:
•Fluffy•Adorable•Unique personalities•Best pet ever
YOUR TERM PAPER YOUR POWERPOINT
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IMMERSIVE EMPLOYMENTEMBRACE IT.
LANGUAGE BUSINESS TERMINOLOGY, CONCEPTS, ACRONYMS
CULTURAL CAPITAL DOMAIN EXPERTISE, STRATEGIC THINKING
VALUES TIME, COMPETITIVENESS, USEFUL INFO AND $$$
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Stress
Project Budget
Project Timeline
Quality ???????Depth of Insight
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TO CONCLUDE...
• NEW INSIGHTS• REAL WORLD LEARNING• PROFESSIONALISM• CREATING OPPORTUNITIES • FLEXIBILITY, ADAPTABILITY• COMPROMISES, ADJUSTMENTS• DEFENSE OF VALUES
BUILDING A KNOWLEDGE BASE & EVOLVING CONCEPT OF PRACTICE