Collaborating on Convergent Technologies: Education and Practice

: Converging technologies will require collaboration across disciplines. A good metaphor for such collaborations is the kind of trading zone that emerges whenever human beings from different cultures interact. NBIC must avoid trading zones that are dominated by one discipline or set of interests and...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2004-05, Vol.1013 (1), p.25-37
Main Author: GORMAN, MICHAEL E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
capabilities
collaboration
communication
Cooperative Behavior
expertise
Interdisciplinary Communication
Interinstitutional Relations
knowledge
mental models
Nanotechnology - education
Nanotechnology - organization & administration
Nanotechnology - trends
Research - organization & administration
Research - trends
Research Design
societal dimensions of nanotechnology
Technology - education
Technology - organization & administration
Technology - trends
Technology Transfer
trading zones
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Summary:: Converging technologies will require collaboration across disciplines. A good metaphor for such collaborations is the kind of trading zone that emerges whenever human beings from different cultures interact. NBIC must avoid trading zones that are dominated by one discipline or set of interests and instead encourage multiple stakeholders to form a shared mental model of what needs to be accomplished. An example is drawn from current work on societal dimensions of nanotechnology. Students need to gain experience working in such trading zones, in addition to acquiring disciplinary depth.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1196/annals.1305.003