Ethnography: An Unfiltered View of Reality

Originally used as a method to understand tribes or cultures in distant lands, today ethnography is applied to any culture including our own.

Ethnography is a research method made for investigating cultural practices, rituals, consumer behaviour, routines and social norms. It helps our clients identify previously unseen opportunities through looking at people’s worlds in a new way, putting behaviour at the heart of our investigation.

Ethnography is used in numerous sectors – from healthcare, financial services and FMCG to automotive – and is so adaptable because of its dedication to interpreting human behaviour.

In this new Ipsos Views white paper, we go back to basics with Oli Sweet presenting a practical guide to the subject area. He covers:

  1. What makes ethnography, ethnography
  2. The case of identity theft: What isn’t ethnography
  3. Decision-making based on ethnographic insight

The emphasis is on putting investigative fieldwork at the heart of our approach to ethnography, along with rigorous analyses derived from anthropological research.

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