Grant McCracken
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Grant McCracken | |
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| Born | Canada |
| Occupation | Author Lecturer |
| Genres | Culture, Commerce, Business |
| Notable works | Chief Culture Officer, Transformations |
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Grant David McCracken (born 1951) is a Canadian anthropologist and author, known for his books about culture and commerce.[1][2] He was the founder and director of the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum and was a member of Convergence Culture Consortium at MIT.[1] He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago.[1] He coined the term the Diderot effect. He has been a consultant for many corporations, including Netflix, Google, Amazon, IBM, Herman Miller, IKEA, Ford Foundation, and the White House.[1] He lives in Rowayton, Connecticut.[3]
Bibliography
- 1988 The Long Interview
- 1990 Culture and Consumption
- 1996 Big Hair
- 1997 Plenitude
- 2005 Culture and Consumption II
- 2006 Flock and Flow
- 2008 Transformations
- 2009 Chief Culture Officer
- 2012 Culturematic
- 2016 Dark Value
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Psychology Today Profile". Psychology Today. February 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Lee, Kate. Culturematic Review. Publishers Weekly. (March 26, 2012)
- ^ Source: Indiana University Press bio, accessed 25/1/2008
External links
- Culture By Grant McCracken's blog
- Grant McCracken on Twitter
- Audio interview on Chief Culture Officer
- Audio Interview on Culturematic Harvard Business Review
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