Anecdotal Studies

As part of our efforts we have collected numerous anecdotal accounts of information grounds.

Australian Beaches- Learn more>>>

Australian Breastfeeding Association- Learn more>>>

Australian Parents and Citizens Meetings- Learn more>>>

Bellydancing- Learn more>>>

Burning Man - Burning Man is an arts festival in the Nevada Desert that has grown from a small gathering in SF to its current size of thirty-five thousand people at the event and large numbers of additional people in regional communities worldwide. Learn more>>>

Bus - Commuter transit as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

Collaboration Zone- Learn more>>>

Dog Walking- Learn more>>>

Dublin Bus Stop - Commuter bus stop as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

Elevators - Learn more>>>

Exercise Groups- Learn more>>>

Food Court - Learn more>>>

Greek Dining - Learn more>>>

Iran - Information grounds in Iran Learn more>>>

The Lunch Room - Learn more>>>

Movie Previews & Credits - Learn more>>>

Odegaard Computing Commons - Learn more>>>

Pharmacy - The Pharmacy for All as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

Physical Therapy - The Physical Therapy room as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

Pike Place Market, Seattle - Pike Place Market as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

Pub at Ravenna Third Place Books - What happens when you mix scientific minds, deep topics - and beer? Learn more>>>

The Queue at Family & Adult Services - Learn more>>>

Rotunda - The Rotunda - University of Washington Health Sciences Common Area as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

Stitch and Bitch - Stitch and Bitch - Neighborhood craft group as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

Trabant Coffee & Chai - Learn more>>>

Verbana - Verbena is a Seattle-based, non-profit health services and advocacy organization that serves lesbian, bisexual and queer women and transgendered individuals (LBQT). This research will examine the development of this organization or information ground via its history and current services, including outreach and how it has been a starting point for influencing governmental policy decisions. Learn more>>>

Virtual and Physical - Virtual and Physical Information Grounds in Seattle and Amsterdam Learn more>>>

Waiting Room - Waiting Room as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

Wedding Reception - Wedding Reception as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

World of Warcraft - An electronic gaming environment as an Information Ground Learn more>>>

World of Warcraft -Learn more>>>

Click here to read about other's information grounds and add yours to our database.


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See our new publication in Amanda Spink and Charles Cole (Eds.) (2005). New Directions in Human Information Behavior. Springer: Berlin. Information Grounds: Theoretical Basis and Empirical Findings on Information Flow in Social Settings

 

 

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