Rapid Ethnography On Chairs

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Rapid Ethnography On Chairs

• Carry out a study of users in different
  environments like your home, office or school.
• Provide different kind of chairs to the same user
  and observe the difference in usage and body
  movement.
• Note down the number of breaks taken by the user
  and number of changes in body posture during
  different parts of the day. Compare the numbers
  with different chairs.
• Provide questionnaires and conduct interviews of
  users to record their problems and suggested
  improvements.

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Black Hat view of Chairs

• Most chairs are badly designed leading to back
  problems
• No matter what type of chair is used, short
  breaks become necessary
• Chairs dont adjust to users