Collaborative Research: A Workshop on Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Innovative Science and Engineering Fields in Boston, Massachusetts

越来越多的证据表明，跨学科合作促进了创新，有助于解决紧迫的科学问题。本研讨会促进了人们对跨学科协作如何、何时、何地、为谁工作以及何时不能工作的理解。参加研讨会的专家涵盖了认知心理学、社会心理学、组织行为学、经济学、人类学、社会学和科学/技术研究等社会科学学科。知识价值：研讨会概述了跨学科协作科学的最新发展，以及在理论、结构、数据和方法方面的具体差距。研讨会还为社会科学家之间的交流、交流和创新提供了机会。该方法记录了可以更有效地研究跨学科协作的方法，包括解决复杂的衡量和概念问题，以及创建和维护基础设施的方法。Broder Impact：美国在科技领域面临严峻挑战。研讨会的结果为科学和工程教育的结构提供了信息：作为组成、组织和指导团队的方法进行了审查。此外，研讨会的明确目标是产生一种有助于推动新的、创新的研究的结构。受众非常广泛，涵盖社会科学学科，对其他科学家和工程师具有实践和政策意义。讲习班的成果还通过讲习班网站、执行摘要以及专业通讯和出版物中的网站链接广泛传播。

There is increasing evidence that cross disciplinary collaboration spurs innovation and helps solve pressing scientific problems. This workshop advances understanding on how, when, where, and for whom interdisciplinary collaboration works, and when it does not. The experts attending the workshop span the social science disciplines of cognitive psychology, social psychology, organizational behavior, economics, anthropology, sociology, and science/technology studies. Intellectual Merit: The workshop provides an overview of the state of the art across disciplines of the science of interdisciplinary collaboration, as well as specific gaps in theory, constructs, data, and methods. The workshop also provides an opportunity for cross-fertilization, communication, and innovation to occur among the social scientists themselves. The approach documents ways in which interdisciplinary collaboration can be more effectively studied, including addressing complex measurement and conceptual issues as well as ways in which infrastructure can be created and maintained. Broder Impact: The US is facing serious challenges in the fields of science and technology. The results of the workshop inform the structure of science and engineering education: as ways of composing, structuring, and instructing teams are examined. In addition, the workshop's explicit goal is the generation of a structure that could help drive new, innovative research.The audience is extremely broad - spanning social science disciplines and having practical and policy implications for other scientists and engineers. The results of the workshop are also broadly disseminated through a workshop website, executive summary and link to the website in professional newsletters and publications.