| Barriers |
Codes |
Bridges |
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Vision |
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| Preference for “traditional”
disciplinary work |
Risk taking |
Willingness to try something new
and push disciplinary boundaries |
| Rigid adherence to individual
disciplinary project |
Flexibility |
Willingness to adjust disciplinary
focus to make team project work |
| Focused on disciplinary
mechanics |
Common
vision |
Focus on resolving research problem
from holistic perspective |
| Lack of creativity; focus on
disciplinary “depth” as an indicator of rigor |
Creativity |
Creatively designing a project that
is integrated and rigorously meets both “depth” and
“breadth” criteria |
| Not willing/able to think in terms
of other disciplines |
Cross-disciplinary
thinking |
Ability to think holistically, make
connections |
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Dedication |
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| Team projects as secondary,
separate project |
Commitment |
Dedicated to integrated project as
an equal or greater priority to disciplinary work |
| Not meeting self-imposed
deadlines |
Professionalism/
accountability |
Meeting commitments and
deadlines |
| Focus on individual timeline, not
adaptable |
Patience |
Adherence to team-created
timelines, but adaptable |
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Problem solving |
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| Avoidance, “problems will go away if
ignored” attitude |
Conflict
resolution |
Active communication to
resolve/overcome barriers |
| Infrequent, distant, disorganized,
simplistic updates |
Communication
strategy |
Frequent, personal, dependable,
in-depth, professional |
| Little experience working in teams
and across disciplines |
Experience |
Lots of experience working in teams
and across disciplines |