06/2018- workshop in "Multimedia anthropology and Academic writing", LMU Munich and Freiburg Ethnology center- gave a 2 day interactive workshop on the creative ways anthropologists use multimedia in their research. This included lots of case studies and practical tasks. 

 

10/2017- workshop in ethnographic filmmaking at LMU, Munich, as part of the conference "Hacking paths to Anthropology"

 

19.2, Lecture about the anthropological aspects of the web-series I co-created Neviim: Operation Amram

 

Lecture about urban privacy in Ghana- between WhatsApp and Facebook

Joint Conference of Young Researchers in European Studies and African Studies in Israel, January 2017

 

Mentioned in a conference review by Fjord- design & innovation

On the other end of the spectrum, the anthropological lessons from Elad Ben Elul highlighted the importance of local cultural understanding when developing a service. This was of particular interest as Fjord work from region-focused offices. Though not the focus of his talk, his exploration of Israeli people’s association of WhatsApp with family communication struck a chord. For those of us further west in Europe, we use the app with friends above all. Without living in that society or studying it, I wouldn’t have guessed the app’s particular significance. read the full post here.

 

Speaking at the annual conference of Bezalel Academy's Visual Communication Department. The conference is about initiative and entrepreneurship in the world of design and I will be lecturing about ethnography and UX. More details here.

 

Very proud to speak at this year's UX Salon- an international UX conference in Tel Aviv. Read about my lecture here: http://www.uxsalon.com/2014/speakers/elad-ben-elul/

 

I gave a talk in Microsoft Ventures Academy on the role of Ethnography in User Experience design. Read about it here:

http://www.meetup.com/Microsoft-Ventures-Academy/events/151655482/

 

I conducted an ethnographic exploration of Boomerang Kids in the UK, for Canvas8- a company providing insights and research. You can read the preview here: http://www.canvas8.com/public/2013/11/12/boomerang-generation-consumer-profile.html

 

Article in Israel's leading technology blog, Geektime, about the importance of digital anthropology for start-ups:

http://www.geektime.co.il/digital-anthropologist-for-your-startup/

 

I was invited to be a panelist in Nesta's event, "Forget Me Not", about remembering in the digital age. I talked about my research on family memories, The Album People and digital anthropology. Check it out here: http://www.nesta.org.uk/events/hot_topics/assets/topics/forget-me-not