Transdisciplinary Innovation: Connecting Ideas from Professional and Community Networks

摘要

Transdiscipinary innovation - what is it and how does it work? In this paper, the way disparate professional and community actors may work together is considered, drawing on case study data from three different Australian-Indian academic research collaborations. One considered food sector SME innovation practice in the two countries and the other two considered the deployment in India of radical technologies developed by international teams to deliver social benefits. The collection of knowledge artifacts from disparate sources was the norm. Implementation of an innovative idea or technology application commonly involved parallel processes of interactive learning from testing possible combinations. Six facilitating mechanisms to be explored further were identified in this exploratory study.