Piano Stairs

 Piano Stairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw

What a fun video! I especially love how something so simple changes behavior positively – makes people smile, and is a healthier decision (although it’s only a few steps) J

How would you study this phenomenon? 

-        - Interview the inventors – who they are and what their reasons were for creating this space

-        - Observe people – their reactions to the piano stairs

-        - Interview people – ask them what they thought of the stairs, and if the intended reasons of the inventors align to the people’s opinions.

What question(s) would you ask?

-        - To the inventors I would ask: 1) what motivated you to take start this project? 2) How does it work?

-        - To the people I would as: 1) Did you like the experience? 2) What did you like or not like about the experience? 3) What did you learn from the experience?

Think of three different approaches you might take. 

-        - Autoethnography (study my own reaction)

-        - Ethnography

-        - Phenomenology

Whose voice is important in each of these?
The inventor, the people participating, the people who did not participate

What counts as evidence?
Interview responses, documented observations, statistics of people participating or not participating, external factors (i.e. was escalator not working at some points in the day, traffic, etc.)

What point of view would you take? 

My word view is if people think something is going to be fun, they are more inclined to participate.

What would you be focusing on and ignoring in each?
For example, I am interviewing the inventors, I would focus on their responses and but would ignore the positions of the people participating or not choosing to participate. Subsequently I would compare the two data sets to see if there are parallels or contrasts.