Cracking the Collaboration Code / Elrica Degirmen / #circle

Service Design Show

How can you enhance your collaboration skills? One of the charms of service design is that you always need to involve people from many different disciplines to achieve meaningful outcomes.

And as the challenges that you're working on become increasingly complex, effective collaboration becomes more crucial than ever. However, not all forms of collaboration are created equal...

Understanding the differences between them can make the distinction between a smooth journey with great results and a road filled with difficulties and frustration.

You may have come across terms like interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, or even transdisciplinarity within the context of service design. These concepts represent different ways of working together, and chances are you are already engaged in one of them, whether consciously or not.

To shed light on these concepts, I had the opportunity to learn from Elrica Degirmen, our guest in this week's episode. Elrica explains the significant differences between these terms, and in our discussion, we strive to clarify them in simple terms.

Because when you understand the strengths and weaknesses of each approach enables you to become a more effective collaborator, equipped with the knowledge to navigate various situations.

So, are you curious about the benefits of working in a multidisciplinary team? Wondering when a transdisciplinary approach is most appropriate? Interested in transitioning from an interdisciplinary to a multidisciplinary way of working?

It might feel a bit like we're geeking out on service design terminology but I guess sometimes that's totally fine and even helpful :)

Enjoy!

- Marc

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00:00 Welcome 03:30 Why this topic 04:30 Three definitions 08:00 Why does it matter 09:30 Picking the right one 13:00 Moving into transdisciplinarity 16:00 Putting it into practice 18:30 The roadblocks 21:30 First step 25:45 Finding the time 28:30 Beyond service design 35:30 New insights 37:15 Lesson learned 39:15 Closing thoughts

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• https://www.linkedin.com/in/elrica-feride-degirmen/

• Original research paper (PDF): https://go.servicedesignshow.com/ixfx0

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