Producing Shared Understanding for Digital and Social Innovation: Bridging Divides with Transdisciplinary Information Experience Concepts and Methods

182 Pages·2020·1.695 MB·English

by  Faye Miller

Producing Shared
Understanding for Digital
and Social Innovation
Bridging Divides with
Transdisciplinary Information Experience
Concepts and Methods
Faye Miller
Producing Shared Understanding for Digital
and Social Innovation
Faye Miller
Producing Shared
Understanding
for Digital and Social
Innovation
Bridging Divides with
Transdisciplinary Information
Experience Concepts and Methods
Faye Miller
Research and Career Development Consultancy
Human Constellation Pty Ltd
Canberra, Australia
ISBN 978-981-15-7371-2 ISBN 978-981-15-7372-9 (eBook)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7372-9
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Contents
1 Prologue 1
Retrofuturistic 1
Three Big Questions 3
How DoWe Future Proof Our Digital Lives? 3
How DoWe Produce Shared Understanding? 4
How DoWe Educate for Responsible Innovation? 5
Eight Invisible Gaps that Need Bridging 8
Making MeaningfulWork Across Boundaries 8
Transdisciplinary Collaboration and Competition 9
Human Impact and Responsible Digital Social
Innovation 9
Accessibility and Public Understanding of Social
Science 9
Inclusivity in Innovation 10
Tolerance, Empathy and Polarity in Shared
Understanding 10
Platforms forTransdisciplinary Interaction 10
Moments of Shared Understanding 11
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viii Contents
Transdisciplinary Producing 12
Fusionist 15
Analogue Experience Guide 15
Virtual and Augmented Reality Experience Creator 16
Innovation Manager 16
Social Change Agents 17
Co-producingTransdisciplinary Knowledge 18
Shared Understanding for Digital and Social Innovation 19
References 23
Part I Concepts
2 RevealingTransdisciplinary InvisibleWork 31
The Makings of aTransdisciplinary Producer 31
Transdisciplinary Experiences and Cultures 36
Knowing the Gaps 37
Imagination and Creativity 38
Listening and Noticing 42
Bridging the Gaps 44
Problem Emergence and Multiple Stakeholders 44
Informed Learning and Personal Change 45
Revealing the Complex Social-Ecological System 47
Challenges for Social Change Agents: Revealing
TransdisciplinaryWork 48
References 49
3 InformationalWaves 51
Waves Across a Universe 51
Signs of Life 52
Sustainable Resources 55
Approaches 58
Objects 59
Concepts 60
Social-Ecological Information Experiences 61
Life Moments 67
Contents ix
Movements 68
Self and Audience Awareness 69
Relatable Information 70
Balanced Critique 71
Holistic Approaches 72
CuratedWaves 73
EmbodiedWaves 74
Expanding the Universe 77
Challenges for Change Agents: Understanding
and Creating InformationalWaves 81
References 82
4 Transdisciplinary Resonance 85
Re-interpretingWaves 85
The Silver Lined Cloud of Resonance 86
Resonance in Cultural Shifts 87
Resonance PowersWaves 88
Informal Learning for Resonance 90
Common and Nuanced Resonance 91
Resonant Information and Learning Experiences 93
UnderstandingYourself forTransdisciplinary Innovation 94
Understanding People forTransdisciplinary Innovation 97
Co-designing for Resonant Information and Learning
Experiences 100
Challenges for Change Agents: Understanding
and DevelopingTransdisciplinary Resonance 101
References 102
Part II Methods
5 Turning ResonantWaves into Shared Understanding 107
References 108
6 Moments 109
Moments as aTransdisciplinary Method 109
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Moments as CuratedWaves 110
Accidental Moments 111
Chronotopes and Space-Time 112
Raw Moments in Collaboration 113
Translanguage Moments 114
Healing Moments 114
Challenges for Change Agents: Understanding
and Creating Moments 115
References 115
7 Paradoxes 117
Understanding ParadoxicalTensions 117
Paradoxes as aTransdisciplinary Method for Producing
Shared Understanding 120
WorkingThrough Paradoxes 120
Problem: Formulating the Mess 124
Dilemma: Either/OrThinking 125
Paradox: Discovering the Link with Both/AndThinking 126
Workable Certainty: Negotiated Understanding 127
Culturally Diverse Collaborations for Shared
Understanding 131
Understanding Social Innovation and Sustainable
DevelopmentThrough Paradoxes 132
Challenges for Change Agents: Understanding
and Navigating Paradoxes 135
References 137
8 Dialogues 139
Sparking Dialogue about Dialogue Mapping 139
References 146
9 Paradigm Shifts Towards Co-producing Shared
Understanding 147
InformationalWaves as Creative and Critical Capacity 148
Unifying Bridging Concepts 149
Contents xi
Producing Shared Understanding as a Creative Model
for Digital and Social Innovation 149
Shared Understanding Brief for Transdisciplinary
Teamwork 150
Collaborative Information Experience and Co-designing
for Shared Understanding 151
References 158
Epilogue 159
Acknowledgements 161
Glossary 163
Index 171