how we smuggle big questions into small spaces

a trojan horse approach to conversation design; "The Practice of Preservation" client case study

Published on Hauswarm: The Conversation Atelier • Aug 22

July 2025

one take update (birthday special!)

jailbreaking my ipod as a 12 year old, why i'm still jailbreaking at 28

Jul 10 • 

kayla uleah evans

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why i love america & am proud to be an ADOS (American Descendent of Slaves)

learning from and through my friends about how we feel to be american today

Jul 4 • 

kayla uleah evans

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June 2025

07: nested ethics (why prospect theory is incomplete, the epistemic privilege of perspective; we're dolls all the way down)

heads up... this is about a 10-12 min read, but I've voice recorded it too <3

Jun 2 • 

kayla uleah evans

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May 2025

06: power orientations (Estonia trip! and why knowing my relationship with power makes me a better colleague)

Why knowing my "Power Orientation" helps me be a better thought partner and academic colleague. I've also included some photos. Estonia is low-key…

May 12 • 

kayla uleah evans

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April 2025

05: a taxonomy for types of community (i think these make communities easier to build and harder to be disappointed by)

imagine the Greek terms for types of love... but for community! (and, yes, I made a diagram.)

Apr 5 • 

kayla uleah evans

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January 2025

04: conceptual containers (why i'm telling everybody about container theory)

things that don't exist: "computing", "soup", "交流" and "democracy"

Jan 19 • 

kayla uleah evans

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December 2024

03: psychological contracts (how unspoken expectations define our work lives)

Taking this to the Professional Context: Psychological Contract Research

Dec 1, 2024 • 

kayla uleah evans

November 2024

My internal rupture re: "Internal Ruptures"

In an early draft of "Internal Ruptures" I drew a distinction between values and principles. While I'm still not convinced there's a difference, a…

Nov 26, 2024 • 

kayla uleah evans

02: internal rupture (what we do when values conflict)

are values actually preferences? is it okay to reassess your values if you're off track? wait, there's a right track? are tracks even real? ...and other…

Nov 10, 2024 • 

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September 2024

01: false harmony/discord (a case for stirring the pot)

On Responsible AI, collaboration, discourse and Rupture. #letthemcook

Sep 16, 2024 • 

kayla uleah evans

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A mind studying The Mind™

on the existentially frustrating experience of being a social scientist in my 20s

Sep 4, 2024 • 

kayla uleah evans

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