4.6. Transparency and Visualisation

For the full version of the original text go to The Economy of Interdisciplinary Knowledge Transfer by Vannina Hofman, Jara Rocha and Josep Perelló.

Transparency during the different stages of the process makes it possible to detect potential disagreements before they become unsolvable conflicts. These can include different expectations in regard to the transfer of the results of the research, for example. Transparency in processes and decisions generates trust and strengthens the community. Likewise, being aware of the grounds on which decisions are made allows participants to question them. Transparency can help to mitigate conflict and allow for creative dissonance. Participants may even have different values, which do not necessarily have to be competing.

And just as transparency is key in terms of methods and sources of data, it is also essential to disclose results (and processes, were applicable). To share data.

Transparency in validation processes is invigorating. Open peer review is an example of a participatory model that allows for interdisciplinary research.