Jiro Kawakita
Jiro Kawakita (川喜田 二郎, Kawakita Jirō) was an ethnographer, a pioneer in participation of remote Nepalese villagers in researching their problems, resulting in practical benefits of portable water supplies and rapid rope-way transport across mountain gorges.[1] He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1984.[1]
Jiro Kawakita | |
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| Born | May 11, 1920 |
| Died | July 8, 2009 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Geographer Cultural anthropologist |
| Known for | KJ Method, 1985 Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient |
He is reported as the author of KJ method for organizing notes, also termed affinity walls in UX Research. He viewed the method as an alternative to Western quantitative methods in ethnography.
References
- Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. "Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation - Awardees". Rmaf.org.ph. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
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