Salons
Facilitators spark these small-group sessions with topics and provocations, then participants drive the discussion and debate. Salons are FREE to all EPIC2024 in-person attendees, but capacity in each Salon is limited and pre-registration is required. Currently, attendees can register for just one Salon; we will allow individuals to join an additional Salon if space is available. Sign up during conference registration.
Promise and Peril: AI in Ethnography
(Waitlist only) Tackle the opportunities and challenges presented by AI and ethnographic research, and come away with practical strategies to apply it thoughtfully.
Ambivalence and Ambition: Navigating Career Landscapes and Possibilities
(Waitlist only) Unpacking the essence of ethnographic praxis and how it continues to be valuable as we pursue diverse career paths and adopt positions in business leadership.
Blurring the Lines: Building a Collaborative Dialogue from the Intersection of Creative Practice, Ethnography and Business
(Waitlist Only) A community conversation about creativity, research, and ethnography that strives to bring more meaning, joy, and exploration into our work.
Challenging Civic Tech Foundations
(Waitlist only) Workshop various means by which we can challenge norms in civic tech work, toward being more effective in empowering constituencies at different levels of government and civil society.
This Thing Changed Me
Share and hear others’ professional experiences that reshaped how you see yourselves, your work or the world around you.
Collaborative Ethnography’s Enduring Value
An action-oriented discussion on how to continue to include diverse stakeholders within and outside of our organizations to collaborate on our work.
Pathfinding in the Next 20 Years
(Waitlist only) Explore the future of pathfinding in response to shifts in industry perspectives and automation technologies.
Slaying (or at Least Taming) the Chimera of Product Discovery with Ethnography
Learn how ethnography offers us tools to manage the thorny issue of who owns “discovery” work in organizations.