ACTIONABLE KNOWLEDGE MAPPING TO ACCELERATE INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Authors

  • Steven E. Wallis ASK MATT Solutions Capella University

Keywords:

Interdisciplinarity, Integrative Propositional Analysis, Metatheory, Collaboration, Systems philosophy

Abstract

With increasing calls for interdisciplinary collaboration to solve wicked complex problems there is also increasing clarity around barriers to collaboration such as differences in research methodologies and disciplinary terminologies. This paper uses a Science of Conceptual Systems (SOCS) perspective to show how theories from different disciplines may be synthesized (or integrated, depending on your preferred terminology). Brief case studies are presented to show how knowledge mapping may be used to accelerate actionable scientific understanding, interdisciplinary collaboration, student learning, and practical application leading to increasingly successful and sustainable change for improving the human condition.

Author Biography

Steven E. Wallis, ASK MATT Solutions Capella University

Dr. Steven E. Wallis is a Fulbright Alumnus and international visiting scholar – consulting and teaching on theory, policy, and strategic planning. An award-wining author and interdisciplinary thinker, his published works cover a range of fields including psychology, ethics, science, management, entrepreneurship, systems, policy and more. Dr. Wallis provides certification for consultants using the ASK MATT strategic planning process. Currently, he is co-writing a research textbook with a simple yet effective approach to systemic knowledge mapping for policy development and program evaluation. Steve also mentors doctoral students at Capella University and, when relaxing, is a competitive epee fencer. https://askmatt.solutions

Published

2019-09-02

How to Cite

Wallis, S. E. (2019). ACTIONABLE KNOWLEDGE MAPPING TO ACCELERATE INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the ISSS - 2018 Corvallis, OR, USA, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings62nd/article/view/3403