Phenomena S2 E8: Money
Is understanding young people the key to building better relationships between financial institutions and consumers?
Phenomena S2 E7: Metaverse
To what extent does the metaverse mark the next paradigm shift in how we work, play, and learn as humans?
Deep context: A strategic approach to organisational change
Ed Whiting (Wellcome Trust’s Director of Strategy) speaks to Mads Holme about the big organisational shifts required to deliver on Wellcome’s new strategy, how deeper, more reciprocal partnerships lead to more long-term solutions, and the importance of human understanding in both effecting change and creating equitable cultures.
ReD Community Talks: Alice Dufeu
A ReD alum discusses how she uses sensemaking in a new start-up focusing on social impact.
Understanding Vaccine Acceptance in Kenya: Postcards from the Field with James Mumbo
An inside look at our research in Kenya on the intersection between trust and COVID-19 vaccines.
Time to Make Strategic Philanthropy more Human-Focused
Strategic philanthropy does not have to mean a data-driven approach. Instead it embrace its humanist side.
A Postcard from the Field: China
While China is ever more in the spotlight and speculation grows around how the pandemic will shift our world order, we are interested in how behaviors and values are evolving and mutating. How have, for example, habits and social interactions changed – and which changes are likely to persist?
To understand what’s next, look to our ‘deep structures’
Be careful not to focus too much on the immediate changes when planning for a post-COVID world. This crisis might lead to deeper, more disruptive shifts in our societal structure — shifts that should be at the core of any business strategy.
A Postcard from Copenhagen
As Denmark opens up after COVID-19 restrictions, we are watching out for early signals that show how people may permanently adopt some new social behaviors – and quickly default to other deeply ingrained ways of life.
‘As Much As I Can’: Bringing alive the lived experience of men with HIV/AIDS
A ReD research project with leading HIV-dedicated healthcare company, ViiV, helped identify opportunities for lifesaving care and prevention.
What Science Can’t Explain
Advances in neuroscience and fMRI (magnetic resonance imaging) technology are giving researchers an unprecedented look into the chemical and neurological functioning of the brain.
Human-Centric Approaches To Not-For-Profit Challenges
The nonprofit sector must catch up and include a social-science approach to problem solving, writes Charlotte Vangsgaard.
Danish and Egyptian Cultural Institute - What does it mean to be ‘Egyptian’?
A nonprofit cultural institute approached ReD with a immersive research project to understand the value systems of everyday Egyptians.
Danish Foreign Ministry - How Do People In The Middle East Perceive Denmark?
ReD was enlisted to help explore how Arabs perceive Danes and Denmark in more depth.
Conducting Ethnography in Times of Political Turmoil—Lessons from the Field
ReD was tasked with understanding what shared values Egyptians had across religious, gender, age, and economic groups. As our project ended, the Arab Spring erupted.
What Makes People Donate Money?
Through ethnographic research of families across Denmark, ReD Associates sought to understand donations—what motivates people to give?
Quartz: There's A Culture Clash Occurring Across Urban China And It's Benefiting Women
Charlotte Vangsgaard argues that the Chinese film “Tiny Times” reveals that modern women are closing the country’s gender gap, not vice versa.