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Melo, Ana Teixeira de

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“…We adopt the view of inter/transdisciplinarity (ITD) as strong forms of knowledge-based interaction between disciplines (and the individuals representing them), that, from a process perspective, implies some degree of perturbation in one or all of the interacting elements (individuals, disciplines) (Boden 1999;Klein 2010;Melo 2018). The interdisciplinary interaction may feedback on the disciplines and lead to their transformation (e.g.…”

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“…Inter/transdisciplinary interactions may lead to the type of abductive (Fann 1970;Melo 2018) and imaginative (Whitehead 1978) leaps that have been the key drivers of the development of science, technology and society (Rozenboom 1997), albeit sometimes serendipitously (Darbellay, Moody, Sedooka & Steffen 2013).…”

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“…Additionally, the interactions between the modes of thinking, the concepts, methods, and general research practices of each discipline are shaped by the individuals' personalities, their ecosystemic environments and their own susceptibilities. There are different tasks and stages at the level of the interpersonal interaction and the negotiation of intercultural protocols that may need to be successfully addressed before deeper work can be performed (Lyall et al 2011a) at the level of the interaction between concepts and methods (Melo 2018).…”

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Complex Systems of Knowledge Integration: A Pragmatic Proposal for Coordinating and Enhancing Inter/Transdisciplinarity

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2019

From Astrophysics to Unconventional Computation

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Complex Systems of Knowledge Integration: A Pragmatic Proposal for Coordinating and Enhancing Inter/Transdisciplinarity

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2019

From Astrophysics to Unconventional Computation

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“…Identifying a set of dimensions and properties of complex systemsrelated, it postulates that their enactment, at the level of the thinking (i.e., the coupling with a target system of interest), would lead to more complex (differentiated, integrated, emergent) and ecosystemically fit outcomes. This complexity could be expressed, for example, through creative and abductive leaps (Darbellay et al, 2014(Darbellay et al, , 2017Magnani, 2011;Melo, 2018Melo, , 2020a capable of organizing and guiding effective and adaptive actions, even in the face of uncertainty and partial information. The dimensions organizing more complex forms of thinking, and their respective properties include: (a) structural complexity (structural variety and dimensionality, relationality, recursivity); (b) dynamic and process complexity (temporal scales, processes and dynamics, ambiguity and uncertainty); (c) causal and explanatory complexity (modes of description and finalities, historicity, circular complexity/parts-wholes relations, emergence); (d) dialectic complexity and complementarities (dualities and complementary pairs, trinities and complementarities of processes and levels); (e) complexity of the observer (multipositioning, reflexivity, intentionalities); (f) adaptive and evolutionary complexity (adaptive value, evolutionary potential); (g) pragmatic complexity (pragmatic value, pragmatic sustainability); (h) ethical and aesthetical complexity (ethical value, aesthetic value); and (i) narrative complexity (differentiation and coherence, identities, flexibility/openness).…”

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Facilitating Scientific Events Guided by Complex Thinking: A Case Study of an Online Inter/Transdisciplinary Advanced Training School

Melo

Campos

2022

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Aim/Purpose This paper aims to illustrate, through an exploratory ideographic case study, how a Complex Thinking framework can inform the design of scientific events and the facilitation of scientific Inter and Transdisciplinary groups towards positive emergent outcomes, both at the level of the functioning of the group and the collective complexity of their thinking. Moreover, it aims to show how the choice of facilitation strategies can contribute to positive emergent outcomes in the context of a fully online event, with its inherent constraints. Finally, this study aims to conduct an exploratory qualitative evaluation of the participants’ experiences during School, with a focus on the processes and how they relate to the aims of the School and the goals of the facilitation. Background Science needs to embrace modes of knowing capable of generating more complex (differentiated, integrated, recursively organized, emergent), ecologically fit, and creative responses, to meet the complexity of the world’s challenges. New formats and strategies are required that attend to the facilitation of Inter and Transdisciplinary scientific events and meetings, towards creative and complex outcomes. A Complex Thinking framework provides suggestions for the facilitation of Inter and Transdisciplinary meetings and events through targeting key properties which may lead to the emergence of complex and creative outcomes. Methodology We adopt an ideographic case study approach to illustrate how a complex systems approach, in particular a Complex Thinking framework, grounded in an enactive view of cognition, guided the design choices and the facilitation strategies of an online Inter and Transdisciplinary Advanced Training School (Winter School). We aim to illustrate how the facilitation strategies were selected and used to promote deep and creative interactions within the constraints of an online environment. We adopt an exploratory qualitative approach to investigate the participants’ reports of their experiences of the School, in light of the principles and goals that guided its design and facilitation. Contribution This paper opens a new area of theoretical and applied research, under the scope of a Complex Thinking framework, focused on the facilitation of Inter and Transdisciplinarity at scientific events, meetings, and discussions towards complex and creative outcomes. Findings The results of the exploratory qualitative analysis of the participants’ experiences regarding the event suggest a critical role of its methodology in fostering rich, deep, and constructive interactions, in leading to the emergence of a collective group experience, to the integration of ideas, and in facilitating transformative personal experiences, under the effects of the emergent group processes. It suggests that the strategies employed were successful, anticipating and overcoming the particular constraints of an online event. Recommendations for Practitioners This case study suggests that a Complex Thinking framework can fruitfully guide the design of facilitation strategies and activities for scientific events and meetings, activating a number of key relational processes that contribute to or boost the emergence of positive group experiences and the production and integration of novel ideas. Recommendations for Researchers This study calls for action-oriented and applied research focused on the developmental evaluation of innovations, regarding the facilitation of scientific creativity and integration, within the scope of a Complex Thinking approach. Impact on Society This paper calls for new modes of organization and formats of scientific activities, suggesting that Inter and Transdisciplinary events and meetings may benefit from intentional management and facilitation of interactions between participants to produce transformative impacts. It demonstrates the importance of the organizational principles used to plan and run events that engage multiple and various societal agents, from academics to practitioners and social activists, towards enhancing their richness and relevance to complex real-world challenges. Future Research This study highlights the need for process-focused systematic case study research using complex systems-informed designs to explore how and which facilitation strategies may promote which (interaction of) properties of Complex Thinking and associated processes and how, and under which conditions, these lead to more complex and creative outcomes.

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Complex Thinking as the Complexity of the Coupling Observer—World: Processes and Outcomes

Melo

2020

SpringerBriefs in Complexity

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Complex Systems of Knowledge Integration: A Pragmatic Proposal for Coordinating and Enhancing Inter/Transdisciplinarity

Complex Systems of Knowledge Integration: A Pragmatic Proposal for Coordinating and Enhancing Inter/Transdisciplinarity

Facilitating Scientific Events Guided by Complex Thinking: A Case Study of an Online Inter/Transdisciplinary Advanced Training School

Complex Thinking as the Complexity of the Coupling Observer—World: Processes and Outcomes

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