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Growing knowledge across boundaries: Lessons from a multi-actor design project
Burrows, Alison; Lima, Filipe André Moura; Pessoa, Ricardo; José, Rui; Trigueiros, PaulaIt is widely acknowledged that projects that seek to address complex socio-technical problems benefit from a deliberate mix of individuals, whose complementary expertise and skills can be leveraged in service of the project goals. Three ways through which this team diversity can be achieved are through industry-academia collaborations, through combining various disciplines, and through the inclusion of individu...
An industry-academia, multidisciplinary and expertise-heterogeneous design appr...
Lima, Filipe André Moura; Burrows, Alison; Lemos, Lídia; Lucena, Priscila; Pessoa, Ricardo; José, Rui; Trigueiros, PaulaThe purpose of this article is to provide a better understanding of how to effectively develop design projects that simultaneously leverage industry and academic partners, participants from various disciplinary backgrounds, and vari- ous levels of expertise to solve complex problems. The article reports a single case of an ongoing project focused on designing smart and connected devices for mobility, which inte...