Our research team is struggling because some of us are trained in Western linear methodology that demands measurable progress toward conclusions while others bring indigenous circular research practices that prioritize relationships and recurring patterns and we can't agree on what counts as legitimate knowledge.
More people experience this than they realize.
Competing epistemological relationships to time and knowledge creation are fracturing collaborative inquiry.
“Where Are You with Linear vs. cyclical time — cultural differences?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.