Pearce, BinBin J.; Deutsch, Lisa; Fry, Patricia Elizabeth; Marafatto, Francesco Femi; Lieu, Jenny (2022). Going beyond the AHA! moment: insight discovery for transdisciplinary research and learning Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 123(9), pp. 1-10. Springer Nature 10.1057/s41599-022-01129-0
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In this paper, we develop and apply the concept of ‘insight discovery’ as a key competence for transdisciplinary research and learning. To address complex societal and environmental problems facing the world today, a particular expertise that can identify new connections between diverse knowledge fields is needed in order to integrate diverse perspectives from a wide range of stakeholders and develop novel solutions. The capacity for “insight discovery” means becoming aware of personal mental representations of the world and being able to shape and integrate perspectives different from one’s own. Based on experiences and empirical observations within the scope of an educational programme for Masters students, PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers, we suggest that insights are the outcome of a learning process influenced by the collective and environment in which they are conceived, rather than instant moments of individual brilliance. The process which we describe, named the insight discovery process (IDP), is made up of five aspects. Within a group setting, a person begins with an “original mental model”, experiences an “insight trigger”, processes new information within the “liminal space”, “formulates an insight” and eventually forms an “adapted mental model”. There is a potential for incorporating such process as a fundamental competence for transdisciplinary curricula in undergraduate and graduate programmes by cultivating specific practices and safe learning environments, focused on the enquiry, exchange and integration of diverse perspectives.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Knowledge Systems and Knowledge Sharing |
Name: |
Pearce, BinBin J.; Deutsch, Lisa; Fry, Patricia Elizabeth  0000-0001-6348-6130; Marafatto, Francesco Femi and Lieu, Jenny |
ISSN: |
2662-9992 |
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Springer Nature |
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English |
Submitter: |
Patricia Elizabeth Fry |
Date Deposited: |
10 Jan 2023 08:32 |
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10 Jan 2023 08:32 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1057/s41599-022-01129-0 |
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ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.18570 |
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https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/18570 |
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