Complexity and Emergence

Complexity and Emergence In Complexity: A Guided Tour, Melanie Mitchell defines a complex system as, “a system in which large networks of components with no central control and simple rules of operation give rise to complex collective behavior, sophisticated...

Abstract – Draft 1

Contemporary, “always-on,” US workforces have expressed frustrations with an increasingly disproportionate work-life balance. Building off of the concept of imaginative play, this project aims to address various “work tasks” in a more playful manner. Equipping the...

MA Thesis Mindmap – Version 1

This is the start of my mindmap about my thesis topic. As I’ve been reading and researching, I’ve been adding nodes and making new connections. I don’t think this is anywhere close to being “complete” (is a mindmap ever really complete?),...

Project Timeline

Here’s the working draft of the timeline for my MA thesis project. I’m using Timeline JS, which runs off of a Google spreadsheet doc and automatically updates the timeline when I add new line items to the spreadsheet. There’s also the capability to...

Brainstorming Thesis Statements

Some preliminary brain storming on variations of possible thesis statements, based on my research questions and the research I’ve done so far: With the increasing use of technology in/as the workplace, the way that adults exhibit play behavior has changed....