Category Archives: Transdisciplinarity

Discipline-Independent-Transdisciplinarity: The Essentials

This paper presents a practical methodology for discipline-independent-transdisciplinary knowledge and understanding. This methodology provides both breadth and depth of understanding throughout the disciplines of the sciences and humanities. It is universal in that it integrates the knowledge of all the … Continue reading

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The Complexity of Transdisciplinary Literature Reviews

The transdisciplinary literature review is an opportunity to situate the inquirer in an ecology of ideas. This article explores how we might approach this process from a perspective of complexity, and addresses some of the key challenges and opportunities. Four main dimensions … Continue reading

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The Complexity of Transdisciplinary Literature Reviews

The transdisciplinary literature review is an opportunity to situate the inquirer in an ecology of ideas. This article explores how we might approach this process from a perspective of complexity, and addresses some of the key challenges and opportunities. Four … Continue reading

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

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 … Continue reading

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