TDI is international hub for scholarship on research integration
TDI is internationally known for its cutting-edge scholarship on the nature and practice of research integration. To consolidate and share our this scholarship, we have c...
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Presentations Delivered
The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative is a research and outreach collective that is housed in Michigan State University’s Center for Interdisciplinarity and includes members from ten US universities. We are actively engaged in facilitating communication and collaboration with partners around the world and in investigating the nature of cross-disciplinary and interprofessional research and practice. Here are some of the latest stories about our work.
- August 19, 2020
- August 14, 2020
New article shows how Toolbox instruments prompt focus group discussions
The article, “Using a survey to initiate and sustain productive dialogue in focus groups,” was recently published in the International Journal of Social Research ...
- August 14, 2020
Toolbox is part of Team Science Training
Dr. Marisa Rinkus (C4I Postdoc) led a Toolbox Dialogue Initiative-based Team Science workshop, with Dr. Michael O’Rourke (C4I Director), Dr. Edgar Cardenas (C4I Postdoc...
OUR RESEARCH
The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative is committed to the evidence-based facilitation of collaborative, cross-disciplinary research and practice, as well as to theoretical reflection on these complex modes of knowledge-focused collaboration. As an ongoing research concern, we regularly publish both empirical and theoretical work, including these recent pieces:
If you are engaged in cross-disciplinary collaboration, TDI can improve your prospects for success.