Striving for collaborative community in Science (reflection on topic 3)
In this weeks topic 3 we have been trying to understand values and differences of learning networks and communities. I like the simple explanation of Henry Mintzberg when he says: ”If you want to understand the difference between a network and a community, ask your Facebook friends to help paint your house.” ( https://hbr.org/2015/10/we-need-both-networks-and-communities ). This is very fitting for social media and I agree we need both networks and communities , but how does it relate to my professional (scientific) life and which do I belong to? Past years have shown, that collaboration and international mobility make science stronger. Collaborations bring together researchers with diverse scientific backgrounds and perspectives to address perplexing questions and solve complex problems that benefit from an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approach. The most important ingredients for me to make collaborations work is trust and commitment , to produce res...