When is Qualitative Research Useful?For folks who have mostly used methods with metrics, percentages and confidence intervals, methods that focus on text and observations can…May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Four Metaphors About the AcademyWhile doing research on and talking with people who have left academic positions, I noticed four metaphors that people commonly used to…Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021
The Watercooler is Dead, Long Live the Watercooler!Or how I learned to love enabling informal chats in the era of COVID-19Aug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
Setting Conditions for Your Post Ac CareerOne of the most powerful exercises I used when figuring out work after leaving academia was a deceptively simple exercise on setting…Jan 23, 2020Jan 23, 2020
Sharing Your Skills as a Post AcOne of the things that drives me most nuts is to talk to someone with a PhD who has done mountains of research, speaks several languages…Nov 5, 2019Nov 5, 2019
What Open Source Communities Can Learn from Research on NonprofitsI was talking a new acquaintance who works on open source community development and I briefly mentioned one of the more robust findings in…Jun 17, 2019Jun 17, 2019
On Codes of Conduct and Social ChangeI was chatting with a friend who had been asked to speak at a tech conference. She noticed that there was no Code of Conduct and sent an…Jun 10, 2019Jun 10, 2019
Writing Like a CameraOne of my favorite activities to teach observational skills to students also happens to be a really wonderful activity for anyone who…Apr 4, 2019Apr 4, 2019
Organizing Your Life with Permaculture PrinciplesPermaculture is one of those topics I’ve admired from afar but felt intimidated by. I didn’t know if it would relate to my life since I’m…Dec 13, 20181Dec 13, 20181
