By Hanna Salomon, Jialin Zhang and Sabine Hoffmann.
2. Jialin Zhang (biography)
3. Sabine Hoffmann (biography)
How can the process of developing a conceptual framework in an inter- and transdisciplinary research project itself create valuable space for reflection, alignment, and learning?
What we have found when developing a project-specific conceptual framework is that the process is as important, if not more important, for the research team than the emerging conceptual framework itself. The process provides space and time to discuss and deep-dive into concepts and terms used within the research team leading to much needed discussions and insights for the individual researchers.
A structured, iterative and collaborative approach
Our approach, shown in the figure below, consists of 3 phases incorporating 10 steps: