Transdisciplinarity

Research Group Leader: John van Breda

Complex societal challenges require a transdisciplinary approach, bringing together a range of scientific disciplines, as well as enabling both science and society to co-produce the knowledge necessary for undertaking transition at multiple scales. This research theme will establish how transdisciplinary approaches differ from current modes of research, and can more effectively advance understanding about complex systems transitions that facilitate social change.

Explore transdisciplinary research and the three phases of the Sensemaker process further by viewing these videos:

Narrative-Based Transdisciplinary Research

Transdisciplinary Research Methodology using the Sensemaker tool

Turning data and learning into stories

Click here to learn more about Methodological Agility for Transformative Transdisciplinary Research

Click here for more information on research into Entrepreneurship in Africa.

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Major Research Projects

  • Enkanini Informal Settlement
  • Entrepreneurship in Africa
  • Establishment of an African TDR Network
  • Facilitating cooperation in transdisciplinary research and evaluating its role in SenseMaker® for a developing world context
  • Logics and principles for designing emergent transdisciplinary research processes

    • Student-led Projects