Cath Richardson

Through 2022, Stripe Partners supported the work of researchers from the Consumer Culture Lab at IIM Udaipur seeking to explore the technological revolution unfolding in the hinterlands of India. Join us for the launch of the CCL report on 15th February. eventbrite.co.uk/e/rangbhoomi-e…

A new generation of social media is gaining in popularity. But what’s driving their success? Our latest Frame draws on Stuart Hall’s theory of identity to explain how Discord and Telegram are designing to help users express multiple "selves". stripepartners.substack.com/p/this-months-…

At Stripe Partners we’ve started exploring how we can use Natural Language Processing #NLP to augment our social science work. We’re delighted to welcome data scientists Iman and Zoe to the team to help lead this initiative. We'll be sharing more on what we’ve learned very soon.

The rise of the User is the return of the Amateur. With one key difference: software empowers Users with the best known Techniques. Read more in our new edition of Frames here: stripepartners.substack.com/p/this-months-…

How do we know if a drop in users of a digital product is an anomaly, or the beginning of a sustained new trend? stripepartners.substack.com/p/this-months-… Check out our new Frames to find out how Hirschman’s exit, voice, loyalty theory helps understand the relationship between product and users!

@V_Bee Uh oh! Need to get back in there and acclimatise stat

12 months in and nearly 1000 subscribers later, we're celebrating a year in Frames, our newsletter that sheds new light on the most important issues concerning business and technology. Subscribe now to get the next issue in your inbox later this week 👉 stripepartners.substack.com/subscribe

I realise we are very much not under 25 anymore 😂 but maybe you know people or places I could check out...

Friends in Berlin, I'm looking for interesting communities and people who are super socially connected + aged under 25 for a research project. Any pointers? @plique @roelven @fabianmu @kriesse @matas @allyelle

According to the @techreview VR can help people reach transcendental experiences: technologyreview.com/2022/08/06/105… In this Viewpoint article we explore how the world of tech has long been entangled with ideas of transcendence and spirituality: stripepartners.com/viewpoint/gods…

Read in our latest edition of Frames how Isaiah Berlin’s concept of positive liberty helps us understand why it is important to design digital products around user agency and long term self-interests to create meaningful & sustained engagement. stripepartners.substack.com/p/this-months-…

Yesterday @willpageauthor was in our office for a brilliant talk about his critically acclaimed book "Tarzan Economics". We recommend checking it out and giving his podcast "Bubble Trouble" a listen: lnkd.in/gEaV5C2N Thanks Will, it was a pleasure having you!

Srsly? Would you please just f*ck off. This bullshit posturing by our elected politicians is exactly why the Roe v Wade decision effects everyone.

@epicpeople_org @ideasbazaar Thank you! For a taste of what we'll be discussing, here's our first piece on the origins of agile and how it's evolved in the last 20 years. Looking forward to hearing all your perspectives next week stripepartners.com/viewpoint/what…

We're looking forward to this discussion (with two of our outstanding EPIC colleagues, @ideasbazaar and @ohrworm!). “Agile” has evolved into a full-blown cultural movement — but what is it, and how has it come to hold so much power? Let's find out on May 18! Register 👇

A lovely evening in excellent company!

How did Agile go from a way to make better software to an organising principle for how companies operate? Join us next Wednesday to learn how we got here and what that means for how innovation happens.

@rrunsworth They emailed to say that under the Editors' Code they can't do much unless Rayner complains to them herself.

Heartened that over 6000 people complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation about that gross Mail article on Angela Rayner. But pissed that there is apparently f*ck all they can do about it. Sigh.

Hierarchy is so embedded into our way of thinking and seeing in the world that we rarely question it. How can the concept of heterarchy help us to see things differently?

French philosopher Jacques Ranciere theory of different "regimes" is a useful way to think about what future virtual worlds might look and feel like. Read more in our latest edition of Frames 👇