The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative: The Power of Cross-Disciplinary Practice
About this ebook
Key Features
- Introduces the Toolbox Dialogue method for improving cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Reviews the theoretical background of cross-disciplinary collaboration and considers the communication and integration challenges associated with such collaboration
- Presents methods employed in workshop development and implementation
- Uses various means to examine the effectiveness of team-building exercises
Related Titles
Fam, D., J. Palmer, C. Riedy, and C. Mitchell. Transdisciplinary Research and Practice for Sustainability Outcomes (ISBN: 978-1-138-62573-0)
Holland, D. Integrating Knowledge through Interdisciplinary Research: Problems of Theory and Practice (ISBN: 978-1-138-91941-9)
Padmanabhan, M. Transdisciplinary Research and Sustainability: Collaboration, Innovation and Transformation (ISBN: 978-1-138-21640-2)
About the author
Dr. Graham Hubbs is Chair of the Department of Politics and Philosophy at the University of Idaho. He studies the structure of practical rationality and the nature of democratic institutions. He has worked as a Fulbright Fellow at the Universitá di Genova, a Visiting Scholar at LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for the Advanced Study of the Humanities.
Dr. Michael O’Rourke is a Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and a faculty member in AgBioResearch at Michigan State University. He studies epistemology, communication, and epistemic integration in cross-disciplinary research. Dr. O’Rourke is Director of the TDI.
Dr. Steven Hecht Orzack is a Senior Research Scientist at the Fresh Pond Research Institute. He studies ecology and evolution, the history and philosophy of biology, and engages in practical efforts to improve collaborative science.
