CHRIS
KOVEL

The Universal Lens™ Library

If you put the Austrian school of economics, design thinking, and Karl Popper in a blender you'd get The Universal Lens. Below is a collection of work that has helped me see how tech, business, and the user experience interact and harmonize.

Design / Technology

Emotional Design
Don Norman
Emotional Design
The Machine in America
Carroll Pursell
The Machine in America
Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
Design of Everyday Things
Creative Confidence
David Kelley
Creative Confidence
Design for the Real World
Victor Papanek
Design for the Real World
Needfinding
Dev Patnaik
Needfinding
Where Good Ideas Come From
Steven Johnson
Where Good Ideas Come From
Change by Design
Tim Brown
Change by Design
How We Got to Now
Steven Johnson
How We Got to Now
What Technology Wants
Kevin Kelly
What Technology Wants
Build
Tony Fadell
Build

Science / Philosophy

The Paradox of Choice
Barry Schwartz
The Paradox of Choice
Consilience
E.O. Wilson
Consilience
From Bacteria to Bach and Back
Dan Dennett
From Bacteria to Bach and Back
On Desire
William Irvine
On Desire
The Diffusion of Innovations
Everett Rogers
The Diffusion of Innovations
Transcend
Scott Barry Kaufman
Transcend
Thinking Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Thinking Fast and Slow
The Meme Machine
Susan Blackmore
The Meme Machine
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
David Hume
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
The Blind Watchmaker
Richard Dawkins
The Blind Watchmaker
Unending Quest
Karl Popper
Unending Quest
Inquire Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume
Inquire Concerning Human Understanding
Making the Social World
John Searle
Making the Social World
Conjecture and Refutation
Karl Popper
Conjecture and Refutation
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Karl Popper
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Scientific Attitude
Lee McIntyre
The Scientific Attitude
Motivation and Personality
Abraham Maslow
Motivation and Personality
The Poverty of Historicism
Karl Popper
The Poverty of Historicism
Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism
The Evoution of Everything
Matt Ridley
The Evoution of Everything

Methods

How to Design and Report Experiments
Andy Field and Graham Hole
How to Design and Report Experiments
Quantifying the User Experience
Jeff Sauro and James R Leis
Quantifying the User Experience
Measuring the User Experience
Thomas Tullis and William Albert
Measuring the User Experience
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
William Shadish, Thomas Cook, Donald Campbell
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Business / Economics

Small Data
Martin Lindstrom
Small Data
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton Christensen
The Innovator's Dilemma
How Innovation Works
Matt Ridley
How Innovation Works
Human Action
Ludwig von Mises
Human Action
The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley
The Rational Optimist
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
Robert Gordon
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy
Joseph Schumpeter
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices
Peter Drucker
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices
The Road to Serfdom
F.A. Hayek
The Road to Serfdom
Skin in the Game
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Skin in the Game
Antifragile
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Antifragile
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Peter Drucker
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Black Swan
A More Beautiful Question
Warren Berger
A More Beautiful Question
Slouching Toward Utopia
J. Brandford DeLong
Slouching Toward Utopia
Spent
Geoffrey Miller
Spent
The Effective Executive
Peter Drucker
The Effective Executive
Outside In
Manning & Bodine
Outside In
What Customers Want
Anthony Ulwick
What Customers Want
The Principles of Economics
Carl Menger
The Principles of Economics
The Affluent Society
John Kenneth Galbraith
The Affluent Society
The Hidden Persuaders
Vance Packard
The Hidden Persuaders

Biography

Leonardo de Vinci
Walter Isaacson
Leonardo de Vinci
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
Shoe Dog
Delivering Happiness
Tony Hsieh
Delivering Happiness
The Everything Store
Brad Stone
The Everything Store
The Innovators
Walter Isaacson
The Innovators
The Infidel and the Professor
Dennis C. Rasmussen
The Infidel and the Professor
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Mike Isaac
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
The Idea Factory
Jon Gertner
The Idea Factory

Articles

Neural Predictors of Purchases
Kuntson et al
Neural Predictors of Purchases
Psychology as a Science of Design
Carroll
Psychology as a Science of Design
Design Process and Creativity
Roth
Design Process and Creativity
The Rate and Direction of Inventions in the British Industrial Revolution
Meisenzahl & Mokyr
The Rate and Direction of Inventions in the British Industrial Revolution
Technology as Experience
McCarthy & Wright
Technology as Experience
Research in Art and Design
Frayling
Research in Art and Design
Furthering Victor Papanek's Legacy
Cees de Bont
Furthering Victor Papanek's Legacy
Understanding the Most Satisfying and Unsatisfying User Experience
Partala & Kallinen
Understanding the Most Satisfying and Unsatisfying User Experience
Entrepreneur Behaviors, Opportunity Recognition, and the Origins of Innovative Ventures
Dyer, Gregersen, & Christensen
Entrepreneur Behaviors, Opportunity Recognition, and the Origins of Innovative Ventures
The Changing Structure of American Innovation
Arora et al
The Changing Structure of American Innovation
Social Psychology and Science
Paul Rozin
Social Psychology and Science
The Functional Architecture of Human Empathy
Decety & Jackson
The Functional Architecture of Human Empathy
Creative Engineering
Arnold
Creative Engineering
Renovating the Pyramid of Needs
Kenrick et al
Renovating the Pyramid of Needs
The Primal Mark: How the Beginning Shapes the End in the Development of Creative Ideas
Berg
The Primal Mark: How the Beginning Shapes the End in the Development of Creative Ideas
The Relationship Between the Originality of Essays and Variables in the Problem-Discovery Process
Moore
The Relationship Between the Originality of Essays and Variables in the Problem-Discovery Process
Empathy-Building Interventions
Weisz & Zaki
Empathy-Building Interventions
Training in Creative Problem Solving
Basadur, Graen, & Green
Training in Creative Problem Solving
Needs, Affect, and Interactive Products
Hassenzahl et al
Needs, Affect, and Interactive Products
To Do or to Have? That Is the Question
Boven & Gilovich
To Do or to Have? That Is the Question

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