Using Design as Boundary Spanner Object in Climate Change Mitigation Projects

Authors

  • Walter Fernandez
  • Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn
  • Michael Djordjevic
  • Keith Lovegrove
  • Sasi Nayar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v16i2.590

Keywords:

Empirical research, Climate change, mitigation, IS Design, Project Management, Multidisciplinary research and development projects

Abstract

Climate change is a growing concern for society and the focus of numerous research initiatives across multiple fields of science. These initiatives often need to capitalize on the cross-specialized knowledge contributed by researchers from very different fields. The diversity of worldviews among key stakeholders requires an effective overall design strategy acting as a boundary spanner object. This study presents an account of the issues faced by a multidisciplinary research project and discusses the suitability of a design approach to help address issues such as equality, empowerment, autonomy, creativity, performance, reduction of innovation cycle times and also provide for the necessary balance between control, speediness and flexibility.

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Published

2010-03-01

How to Cite

Fernandez, W., Bergvall-Kåreborn, B., Djordjevic, M., Lovegrove, K., & Nayar, S. (2010). Using Design as Boundary Spanner Object in Climate Change Mitigation Projects. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v16i2.590

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2010): Theme: ICT and Climate Change

Section

Research on ICT and Climate Change

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