In the next few weeks I will be conducting contextual inquiries and tag-alongs/shadowing sessions in 2 hour sessions solo, and possibly with stakeholders some of the time too. Ideally I’d have one other practitioner along side me, but since that is not the case, what approaches or techniques might I consider to make things more manageable, while still capturing the quantity and quality of observations and insights that I’m aiming for?
Does anyone know of any succinct and effective instructions or guides on the basics to quickly ramp up these stakeholders to participate in supporting ethnographic research?
Any suggestions or resources would be greatly appreciated.