Susie Conley

It wasn’t until I read “The Wisdom Way of Knowing,” by Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal priest, that I began to wonder if something was getting lost in our culture’s emphasis on time management. In the book, Ms. Bourgeault describes her rationale for how she organized a retreat for participants seeking to deepen their spirituality: “On Eagle Island... See more

You can also work in HCI as a practitioner, such as an engineer, and do product work and engage with the community.

38:45 - Great tips on how to dig into the literature with Google Scholar

40:30-50:00 discussion of community overlap between academic & product designer or engineers.

Bottom Line: Anyone can step into this world without a degree.

Refer to Ben Reinhardt on how this stuff gets funding.

• Independent research lab, such as Inc & Switch, where they try to research for commercialization on a longer timeline by cutting off the corporation part of the equation

• Corporate R&D, usually requires commercialization on a very short timeline.

• Academic HCI work, where your output is published papers & it's very competitive. 

32:00 Three ways to get research HCI