Pursenality: A photo-ethnographic method for self-elicitation and co-creation

The current work introduces pursenality, a photoethnographic method for self-elicitation and cocreation, which elaborates upon current photography methods used in (design) ethnography. In total 91 bachelor students in the 6th semester participated in a purse diary study and used the pursenality method to gain rich insights informing their human centered design process. Part of a design research elective, students actively took part in both photo collection and analysis. In this, our primary focus is to explore the students’ role as researcher and co-creator. The pursenality method as well the purse diary study are described and reflected upon.