In this interactive workshop, participants will learn practical strategies for interdisciplinary research (IDR) and team collaboration to foster professional growth. Through real-world examples and hands-on exercises, the participants will review and apply essential techniques and tools for IDR work. By the end of the workshop, they will have an overview of the interdisciplinary landscape and possibilities, this enables them to forge satisfying collaborations and advance their career.
Dates:
- 18.03.2025, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
- 25.03.2025, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Day 1: Being an interdisciplinary academic:
- Dealing with Boundary Objects
- Using agile tools
- Perception of interdisciplinarities
Day 2: Collaborating in IDR-Teams and Advancing IDR-Careers:
- Golden rules for IDR teams
- Collaboration techniques
- Careers and interdisciplinarity
About the workshop leads
Samuel T. Simon is head of the “Agile Science” project at CAIS. Among other things, he deals with the development and implementation of innovative structures for interdisciplinary collaboration in digitization research and the identification of relevant research topics. He draws on professional experience in the fields of service design, design thinking and agile innovation, as well as practical knowledge in the conception and implementation of workshop formats. He brings this mixture of practical and theoretical knowledge to the Digitalization Research qualification programme
Silvio Suckow is responsible for the ‘Meta-Research’ at the Weizenbaum Institute. It is intended to provide orientation on this interdisciplinary field of research and its relationship to society. The WI aims to moderate the development of digitisation research, provide it with impetus and network activities at regional, national and international level. The WI wants to reflect this task scientifically.
Sara Saba is Research Manager for interdisciplinary research formats at the Weizenbaum Institute. She implements programs and initiatives to facilitate interdisciplinarity at the institute.