A new study by Jana Pejoska, Geist co-founder, proposes methods to broaden perspectives
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Current Project
The Geist Reports on Finland
Cultural dimensions
Life
Emotion
Drive
Belief
Play
Identity
Habitat
Focus
Regional
Finland
Year
2023
Coalition Authorship
Dialogue session
Culture sensitive experts, local
Voices session
Culture-sensitive experts, global
Insight generation
Affiliated Geist researchers, global
Design process
Affiliated Geist designers, global
Preface
Affiliated Geist advisors, global
Outcomes
Book collection
Vol 1. The Geist Report on Life
Vol 2. The Geist Report on Emotion
Vol 3. The Geist Report on Drive
Vol 4. The Geist Report on Belief
Vol 5. The Geist Report on Play
Vol 6. The Geist Report on Identity
Vol 7. The Geist Report on Habitat
Format
PDF, Print
Double-blind review
No
ISBN
Yes
Our model of
Coalition Authorship
We listen to signals, discuss them, generate insights and turn them into fresh inspirational content.
What makes us unique We have developed a coalition that thinks independently, but authors together — making scientific diversity our default.
Events
The conversations we need to have
We collect signals and exchange insights between local and global culture-sensitive experts. Discussion and diversity are key, both in live and remote events.
What is new? Culture-sensitive experts bring signals from the real world, and share their observations in a safe and structured session
The Geist Reports
Brief, fresh, in-depth, inspirational and useful. The little books you want to dive into
Global researchers bring insights, and the boards are sizzling with new connections. Designers step in to create fresh, inspirational reports about the local cultural trends.
Why it matters Research is essential to understand people. It's expensive, and often hard to use. Our reports are free and a bliss to consume.
Our Academic Research
A comparable deep-dive into cultural values, one country at a time
We are formulating a national, transdisciplinary study on cultural values.
Why it matters We can compare how culture evolves year on year, and from country to country. Also, coalition authorship enables a valuable outcome — scientific diversity by default.
Our aim is to start with the Nordic countries.
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