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Action-oriented knowledge for making inter- and transdisciplinary integration happen in practice
Time:
Wednesday, 25/Oct/2023:
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Location:GR 1.136
Session Conference Streams:
Inter- and Transdisciplinarity for Sustainability Transformations
Presentations
Action-oriented knowledge for making inter- and transdisciplinary integration happen in practice
Chair(s): Lisa Deutsch (Eawag & ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Sabine Hoffmann (Eawag & ETH Zurich)
Presenter(s): Lisa Deutsch (Eawag & ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Donata Dettwiler (Eawag, Switzerland), Sabine Hoffmann (Eawag & ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Integration is both the core feature and key challenge of inter- and transdisciplinary (ITD) research (Hoffmann et al., 2017). It can be defined as a multidimensional interactive process during which previously unrelated perspectives and expertise become connected with each other (cognitive dimension), different expectations and working routines by team members are accommodated (social dimension) and a respectful atmosphere for learning and collaborating is created (emotional dimension) (Pohl et al 2021, Boix-Mansilla et al 2016). Despite the promising potential of ITD integration for addressing complex societal problems, such as those concerning the ESG research agenda, it is inherently challenging to make integration work in practice. Leaders and members of ITD initiatives face manifold challenges arising from different structural levels such as team dynamics, as well as from the incentive system in place at the institutional level. This innovative session provides a space for exploring strategies and sharing lessons learned for dealing with those challenges among conference participants. It will be held in a workshop format, starting with a short input by the chairs on the challenges of ITD integration and the role of current conditions in place (max. 15min), followed by discussions in groups by applying a reversal technique (45min):
What conditions need to be in place at the individual, team, project/program and institutional level for making sure that ITD integration fails in practice?
What actions can you (and your colleagues) take in your (research) group, department, or institution for creating more favorable conditions to ITD integration?
The session will be wrapped up by sharing key insights from the group work in the plenary (15min) and rounding it up by presenting ways forward from the literature (15min). To allow for productive interactions, we propose to limit the number of workshop participants to 30 people. The total duration of the workshop is 90 minutes.
