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Dr. Jordan’s research and
consulting interests revolve around the changing nature of work under the
impact of the new communication and information technologies and the
consequent transformation of ways of life, societal institutions, and
global economies. She is particularly concerned with the evolution and
design of knowledge ecologies and knowledge cultures that support
productive work settings in the society of the future.
Now working as an independent
Consulting Corporate Anthropologist, Brigitte Jordan has most recently
held appointments as Principal Scientist at the Xerox Palo Alto Research
Center and as Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Research on
Learning. Before coming to industry, she worked for many years as a
university professor, teaching and doing research on the dynamics of
change in the medical systems of developing countries, especially in the
arena of maternal and child health.
A frequent speaker at
international conferences and executive workshops, she is the author of
more than 100 scholarly and technical publications. She is a recipient of
the prestigious Margaret Mead Award of the American Anthropological
Association and has recently received the Excellence in Science and
Technology Award from the Xerox Corporation for innovative work in
corporate settings. |