Interdisciplinarity, Transdisciplinarity, and Beyond: The Brain, Story Sharing, and Social Organization

Journal of research practice

Paul Grobstein¹ 

[1] Formerly: Bryn Mawr College

关键词: inquiry;    brain;    emergence;    hierarchy;    distributed organization;    story;   

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Journal of research practice

【 摘 要 】

An apparent conflict between preferences for hierarchical as opposed to distributed organizations is evident in arguments about disciplinary and interdisciplinary organization. It characterizes as well a wide array of other arenas ranging from the biological to the political. In this article, parallels between biological, neurobiological, and social observations are explored in an effort to outline a general approach that may be useful in thinking about interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary activities as well as forms of social organization in general. A key element in the approach is an ongoing individual and collective process of story creation, sharing, and revising. The article is offered both as a contribution to better understanding interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work and as an illustrative example of the potentials and problems of such work.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND