In this episode of Impact at UTS we are breaking you out of your research silo to look at ways of collaborating across disciplines, as well with external partners. 

What would happen if we as researchers were brave enough to leave the ‘safety net’ of our own disciplines? 

In this episode you’ll hear from host Associate Professor Martin Bliemel the Associate Dean of Research for the Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation who is eager to demonstrate that transdisciplinarity is more than a buzzword but a way of thinking and doing research. 

He is joined by Professor Cameron Tonkinwise, Head of the Design Innovation Research Centre at UTS where they employ “frame creation”, an innovation-centred approach that applies “design thinking” to problem solving. Along with Professor Stuart White, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures who has spent 20 years working with academics across disciplines to become an expert in wrangling different minds and perspectives to create groundbreaking and impactful research. 

These three UTS scholars examine the pleasures and pitfalls of co-designing research, debunk myths about transdisciplinary collaborations, and provide advice on creating a space for complex collaboration. As well as consider what it means for the future of research design if no one research field has the solution to the world's wicked problems. 

To find out more visit reshub.uts.edu.au 

Featured in episode five of Impact at UTS: 

Host and Associate Professor Martin Bliemel, the Associate Dean of Research for the Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation 

Professor Cameron Tonkinwise, Head of the Design Innovation Research Centre at UTS 

Professor Stuart White, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures at UTS 

Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt, Director of Research at the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education & Research 

Impact Studios producer/journalist Cassandra Steeth 

The Impact at UTS podcast is made by Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, an audio production house funded by the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research.