Independent researcher, author of Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software.
When I think about alternatives to a PhD, I imagine combining the best of both worlds: injecting theoretical concepts directly into the veins of practitioners.
Injecting theoretical concepts directly into the veins of practitioners is what I hope to do with Provocations as a singular work
She offers a few pieces of advice:
Write your own curriculum
Stay close to your subject
Work in public
Build your own support network
Find ways to hold yourself accountable
Create artifacts that work for your audience
Resist the temptation to play “research dress-up”
Process the above pieces of advice in light of the research I'm pursuing