Taryn Blanchard is a cross-sector anthropologist and Challenge Factory's Research Coordinator. She works on human-based research projects that use applied ethnography and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Her passion and expertise is exploring issues related to work, expression, communities of practice, and the relationship between humans and technology. Taryn has previously worked in academia and the human rights sector. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology, as well as an H.BA. in anthropology and linguistics, from the University of Toronto.