I'm Jon; this is a journal of my experiences pursuing a PhD in Informatics at the University of California, Irvine.

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The Politics of the Artificial, Chapter Twelve, by Victor Margolin

The Politics of the Artificial, Chapter Twelve

by Victor Margolin

The Politics of the Artificial, Chapter Seven, by Victor Margolin

The Politics of the Artificial, Chapter Seven

by Victor Margolin

The Politics of the Artificial, Chapter One, by Victor Margolin

The Politics of the Artificial, Chapter One

by Victor Margolin

The Construction of Preference, by Paul Slovic

The Construction of Preference

by Paul Slovic

The Disposition Toward Originality, by Frank Barron

The Disposition Toward Originality

by Frank Barron

Divergent Thinking as an Indicator of Creative Potential, by Mark A. Runco and Selcuk Acar

Divergent Thinking as an Indicator of Creative Potential

by Mark A. Runco and Selcuk Acar

What design can't do, by Kees Dorst

What design can't do

by Kees Dorst

Enhancing design skills in art and design education, by Tun Zaw Oo, Timur Kadyirov, Lyajsan Kadyjrova and Krisztián Józsa

Enhancing design skills in art and design education

by Tun Zaw Oo, Timur Kadyirov, Lyajsan Kadyjrova and Krisztián Józsa

Can creativity be developed?, by J. P. Guilford

Can creativity be developed?

by J. P. Guilford

A short, grandiose theory of design, by Jay Doblin

A short, grandiose theory of design

by Jay Doblin

Creativity, by J. P. Guilford

Creativity

by J. P. Guilford

Affect and Creativity at Work, by Teresa M. Amabile, Sigal G. Barsade, Jennifer S. Mueller, Barry M. Staw

Affect and Creativity at Work

by Teresa M. Amabile, Sigal G. Barsade, Jennifer S. Mueller, Barry M. Staw

Teachers’ conceptions of student creativity in higher education, by Isa Jahnke, Tobias Haertel, and Johannes Wildt

Teachers’ conceptions of student creativity in higher education

by Isa Jahnke, Tobias Haertel, and Johannes Wildt

Understanding Design as a Social Creative Process, by Andy Warr and Eamonn O’Neill

Understanding Design as a Social Creative Process

by Andy Warr and Eamonn O’Neill

Constructing Grounded Theory, chapter 5, by Kathy Charmaz

Constructing Grounded Theory, chapter 5

by Kathy Charmaz

My first study was approved!

My first study was approved!

Design Fixation, by David G. Jansson and Steven M. Smith

Design Fixation

by David G. Jansson and Steven M. Smith

Space of Inquiry, v1

Space of Inquiry, v1

How Templated Requirements Specifications Inhibit Creativity in Software Engineering, by Rahul Mohanani, Paul Ralph, Burak Turhan, Vladimir Mandic

How Templated Requirements Specifications Inhibit Creativity in Software Engineering

by Rahul Mohanani, Paul Ralph, Burak Turhan, Vladimir Mandic

The Bias Against Creativity: Why People Desire But Reject Creative Ideas, by Jennifer S. Mueller, Shimul Melwani, Jack A. Goncalo

The Bias Against Creativity: Why People Desire But Reject Creative Ideas

by Jennifer S. Mueller, Shimul Melwani, Jack A. Goncalo

Requirements Framing Affects Design Creativity, by Rahul Mohanani, Burak Turhan, Paul Ralph

Requirements Framing Affects Design Creativity

by Rahul Mohanani, Burak Turhan, Paul Ralph

So I registered for class...

So I registered for class...

What makes a creative day? A diary study on the interplay between affect, job stressors, and job control, by Carmen Binnewies, Sarah C. Wörnlein

What makes a creative day? A diary study on the interplay between affect, job stressors, and job control

by Carmen Binnewies, Sarah C. Wörnlein

Abduction: The Logic of Discovery of Grounded Theory, by Jo Reichertz

Abduction: The Logic of Discovery of Grounded Theory

by Jo Reichertz

Systemic Creative Problem-Solving: On the Poverty of Ideas and the Generative Power of Prototyping, by Frédéric Vallée-Tourangeau

Systemic Creative Problem-Solving: On the Poverty of Ideas and the Generative Power of Prototyping

by Frédéric Vallée-Tourangeau

Developing Entry-Level Portfolios: Strategies for Graduating Students, by Janet Lee Coleman

Developing Entry-Level Portfolios: Strategies for Graduating Students

by Janet Lee Coleman

Unpacking Creativity, by Kerrie Unsworth

Unpacking Creativity

by Kerrie Unsworth

Motivation for Creativity in Design Students, by Shulamith Kreitler and Hernan Casakin

Motivation for Creativity in Design Students

by Shulamith Kreitler and Hernan Casakin

Preparing Future UX Professionals: Human Skills, Technical Skills, and Dispositions, by Emma J. Rose, Cynthia Putnam, Craig M. MacDonald

Preparing Future UX Professionals: Human Skills, Technical Skills, and Dispositions

by Emma J. Rose, Cynthia Putnam, Craig M. MacDonald

Why Do Ideas Get More Creative Across Time? An Executive Interpretation of the Serial Order Effect in Divergent Thinking Tasks, by Roger E. Beaty and Paul J. Silvia

Why Do Ideas Get More Creative Across Time? An Executive Interpretation of the Serial Order Effect in Divergent Thinking Tasks

by Roger E. Beaty and Paul J. Silvia

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapters 10 & 11, by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapters 10 & 11

by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 9, by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 9

by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 8, by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 8

by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 7, by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 7

by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 6, by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 6

by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapters 4 & 5, by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapters 4 & 5

by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 3, by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapter 3

by James Paul Gee

Camp or College: Student Perspectives from College Computer Science Departments and Coding Boot Camps on Skills Learned, by Quinn Burke, Cinamon Bailey

Camp or College: Student Perspectives from College Computer Science Departments and Coding Boot Camps on Skills Learned

by Quinn Burke, Cinamon Bailey

I submitted my first study to the IRB for approval.

I submitted my first study to the IRB for approval.

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapters 1 & 2, by James Paul Gee

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition, chapters 1 & 2

by James Paul Gee

Understanding the Software Development Industry’s Perspective on Coding Boot Camps versus Traditional 4-year Colleges, by Quinn Burke, Cinamon Bailey, Louise Ann Lyon, Emily Green

Understanding the Software Development Industry’s Perspective on Coding Boot Camps versus Traditional 4-year Colleges

by Quinn Burke, Cinamon Bailey, Louise Ann Lyon, Emily Green

Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I not use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern-based qualitative analytic approaches, by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke

Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I not use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern-based qualitative analytic approaches

by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke

Null effects of boot camps and short-format training for PhD students in life sciences, by David F. Feldon, Soojeong Jeong, James Peugh, Josipa Roksa, Cathy Maahs-Fladung, Alok Shenoy, and Michael Oliva

Null effects of boot camps and short-format training for PhD students in life sciences

by David F. Feldon, Soojeong Jeong, James Peugh, Josipa Roksa, Cathy Maahs-Fladung, Alok Shenoy, and Michael Oliva

Design Systems for Conversational UX, by Robert J. Moore, Eric Young Liu, Saurabh Mishra, Guang-Jie Ren

Design Systems for Conversational UX

by Robert J. Moore, Eric Young Liu, Saurabh Mishra, Guang-Jie Ren

A Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis of Community-Collaborative Approaches to Computing Research, by Ned Cooper, Tiffanie Horne, Gillian Hayes, Courtney Heldreth, Michal Lahav, Jess Holbrook, Lauren Wilcox

A Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis of Community-Collaborative Approaches to Computing Research

by Ned Cooper, Tiffanie Horne, Gillian Hayes, Courtney Heldreth, Michal Lahav, Jess Holbrook, Lauren Wilcox

Creativity in the design process: co-evolution of problem–solution, by Kees Dorst and Nigel Cross

Creativity in the design process: co-evolution of problem–solution

by Kees Dorst and Nigel Cross

Toward good practice in thematic analysis: Avoiding common problems and be(com)ing a knowing researcher, by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke

Toward good practice in thematic analysis: Avoiding common problems and be(com)ing a knowing researcher

by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke

Reprioritizing the Relationship Between HCI Research and Practice: Bubble-Up and Trickle-Down Effects, by Colin Gray, Erik Stolterman, and Martin Siegel

Reprioritizing the Relationship Between HCI Research and Practice: Bubble-Up and Trickle-Down Effects

by Colin Gray, Erik Stolterman, and Martin Siegel

The Nature and Art of Workmanship, chapters 1-4, by David Pye

The Nature and Art of Workmanship, chapters 1-4

by David Pye

Designer's Identity: Personal Attributes And Design Skills, by Kamila Kunrath, Philip Cash, and Maaike Kleinsmann

Designer's Identity: Personal Attributes And Design Skills

by Kamila Kunrath, Philip Cash, and Maaike Kleinsmann

Thematic Networks: An Analytic Tool For Qualitative Research, by Jennifer Attride-Stirling

Thematic Networks: An Analytic Tool For Qualitative Research

by Jennifer Attride-Stirling

Creativity As Action: Findings From Five Creative Domains, by Vlad Petre Glăveanu, et al

Creativity As Action: Findings From Five Creative Domains

by Vlad Petre Glăveanu, et al

Rewriting the Language of Creativity: The Five A’s Framework, by Vlad Petre Glăveanu

Rewriting the Language of Creativity: The Five A’s Framework

by Vlad Petre Glăveanu

Design Thinking: An Educational Model towards Creative Confidence, by Ingo Rauth, Eva Klppen, Birgit Jobst and Christoph Meinel

Design Thinking: An Educational Model towards Creative Confidence

by Ingo Rauth, Eva Klppen, Birgit Jobst and Christoph Meinel

Dialogue In The Making: Emotional Engagement With Materials, by Ingar Brinck and Vasudevi Reddy

Dialogue In The Making: Emotional Engagement With Materials

by Ingar Brinck and Vasudevi Reddy

An In Vivo Analysis of Crafts Practices And Creativity - Why Affordances Provide a Productive Lens, by Michael Kimmel and Camilla Groth

An In Vivo Analysis of Crafts Practices And Creativity - Why Affordances Provide a Productive Lens

by Michael Kimmel and Camilla Groth

Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacity, chapter 5, by William J. J. Gordon

Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacity, chapter 5

by William J. J. Gordon

Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacit, chapter 2, by William J. J. Gordon

Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacit, chapter 2

by William J. J. Gordon

Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacity, chapter 1, by William J. J. Gordon

Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacity, chapter 1

by William J. J. Gordon

Stimulating Creativity, chapter 9, by Morris I. Stein

Stimulating Creativity, chapter 9

by Morris I. Stein

Creativity and Culture, by Morris I. Stein

Creativity and Culture

by Morris I. Stein

The Standard Definition of Creativity, by Mark A. Runco and Garrett J. Jaeger

The Standard Definition of Creativity

by Mark A. Runco and Garrett J. Jaeger

The Philosophy of Creativity, by Berys Gaut

The Philosophy of Creativity

by Berys Gaut

A housing update: Aliso Viejo

A housing update: Aliso Viejo

Awful apartments, and a loose plan with Paul and Katie

Awful apartments, and a loose plan with Paul and Katie

Course work and equivalencies

Course work and equivalencies

Looking for a place to stay in Irvine

Looking for a place to stay in Irvine

Headed back to school...

Headed back to school...