Matt Artz

About Matt Artz

Matt Artz is an innovative anthropologist, designer, strategist, product manager, and entrepreneur, specializing in user experience, product development, and consumer insights. His groundbreaking design work has attracted attention from Apple’s Planet of the Apps and the 2022 South by Southwest (SXSW) Pitch Competition and his visionary ideas have been showcased on TED, UNESCO, UserZoom, UX Planet, Towards Data Science, Product Coalition, and Zapier. Follow his podcasts Anthropology in Business and Anthro to UX to learn about the application of anthropology to business and design. Stay connected with Matt’s latest work and insights by following him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, and Google Scholar. For media inquiries, contact Matt.

AES 2025 Archipelagos
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AES 2025 Archipelagos

Spring Conference

AES 2025 Archipelagos

This in-person spring conference at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, invites scholars to explore how "archipelagic thinking" can address contemporary global challenges.

Anthropological Innovators: Expanding Our Impact Beyond Critique by Matt Artz
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Anthropological Innovators: Expanding Our Impact Beyond Critique

by Matt Artz

Professionalization

Anthropological Innovators: Expanding Our Impact Beyond Critique

by Matt Artz

As an anthropologist working at the intersection of technology, business, and design, I often straddle two worlds with seemingly opposing philosophies. In industry, the mantra is "move fast and break [...]

Professionalizing Anthropology for the Digital Turn by Matt Artz
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Professionalizing Anthropology for the Digital Turn

by Matt Artz

Professionalization

Professionalizing Anthropology for the Digital Turn

by Matt Artz

On June 1, 2023, I was in Mexico City at the Universidad Iberoamericana to deliver the opening keynote at the 4th Global Business Anthropology Summit (GBAS). Looking out over [...]