Narrate at the UN Data Literacy workshop, November 2018
by Tony Quinlan on Nov 16, 2018 5:07:18 PM
Our CEO and Chief Storyteller, Tony Quinlan, spoke on Thursday 15th November 2018 at the Bangkok workshop on UN Data Literacy. Talking about using ethnography in-field, he discussed projects we’ve undertaken with Cognitive Edge’s SenseMaker tools. His slides from the conference are do …
Fragments of Impact - an update
by Tony Quinlan on Jan 28, 2016 2:12:57 PM
Back in June 2015, we began the Fragments of Impact programme, partnering with UNDP, to explore how to use SenseMaker® in monitoring and evaluation. This week we’re back in Istanbul, with all the various participants to teach and explore the data and what to do next - in terms of inte …
Patterns of voices from the Balkans - working with UNDP
by Tony Quinlan on Jun 12, 2013 2:58:20 PM
The past two days have been intense and productive - spend in Bratislava on a raft of narrative projects being run by UNDP, coordinated by a client and friend who is an extraordinarily capable project manager. (Praise I don't give lightly - the ability to switch from detail to strateg …
DIY Disaster Relief - local level can be faster, cheaper, more effective
by Tony Quinlan on Nov 22, 2010 8:47:53 PM
One of the things that struck me from the work we did the other year in Pakistan was that current aid and disaster relief often works top-down, with governments and NGOs putting in large programmes and amounts of funding at the national or, at best, regional level. Where control (or t …
Doing more with less: detecting shifts, spotting weak signals - SenseMaker I
by Tony Quinlan on Oct 19, 2010 10:14:00 AM
I promised a series of posts talking about using SenseMaker. They'll be interspersed over the coming weeks with others - I don't particularly want to be singing a one-note song and sending you all away in search of diversity...
Who do you believe - the people or the experts?
by Tony Quinlan on Sep 8, 2010 6:05:30 PM
One of the areas where narrative research can make a real difference is the development world. Recent conversations with colleagues at the World Health Organisation and UNICEF have revolved around how to address complex environments and issues - and the central role that narrative mus …