PinnedGrant McCrackenBeing Michael Jordan…when you’re notOne of the gestures that defines Michael Jordan is the shrug he gave in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals. It’s still the first half, but…3 min read·May 27, 2020----
PinnedGrant McCrackenThe Creator Economy: China to the rescue?The Creator Economy has been “on approach” since the 1990s. From the beginning, there was plenty of optimism. Surely, a broad, distributed…4 min read·Apr 22, 2021--1--1
PinnedGrant McCrackenbrought together but kept apartI felt like I was being chased up the beach by a tidal wave.5 min read·Oct 4, 2021----
PinnedGrant McCrackenTV GOT BETTER (how we got from bingeing to feasting)Grant McCracken11 min read·Jan 18, 2021----
PinnedGrant McCrackenCulture and Design Thinking: Welcome to the Orphanage Grant McCracken (grant27@gmail.com)I was surprised to see IDEO release a statement on Design thinking recently that does not use the term “culture.” I started hunting, and…31 min read·Mar 6, 2021--3--3
Grant McCrackenwhere culture comes from IITo generalize, the natural sciences inquire into things in the world; the human sciences may, under certain conditions, make things in the…2 min read·Sep 16, 2022----
Grant McCrackenWhere does culture come from?Culture has many origins. Sometimes it comes from collective movements that build over years. Sometimes it comes from a particular music…1 min read·Sep 15, 2022----
Grant McCrackenCulture creators get miraculoushow to make meaning in a fragmenting culture3 min read·Jul 28, 2022----
Grant McCrackenJust in time (how to be an anthropologist in business)As the academic world continues its slow-motion descent into financial and sometimes intellectual insolvency, some anthropologists seek…13 min read·Jul 25, 2022--1--1