Cross-Discipline Engagement
I call out to the Lord, and He answers me.
I lie down and sleep. I wake again as the Lord sustains me. I will not fear the many Who assail me throughout the day.
From the Lord comes our deliverance.
May your blessing be on our people.​
Psalm 3:4-6,8
Cross-discipline engagement is an ongoing collaboration between different areas of study that can enhance problem-solving and innovation. It encourages sharing insights and methods to create a shared understanding of complex problems and ideas.
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Cross-disciplinary collaboration and learning
Deana D. Pennington. (2008). Cross-disciplinary collaboration and learning. Resilience Alliance.
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The process of co-creating interdisciplinary research ideas is fundamentally a learning problem; participants from different disciplines must learn enough about each other’s research interests to construct an integrated conceptual framework from which joint problems of interest can be created.
Team interactions that generate interdisciplinary ideas more effectively can be enabled by a better understanding of the process of cross-disciplinary, collaborative learning. This article postulates several models of collaborative learning in these settings and discusses the implications for orchestrating team activities to achieve better outcomes.