Our research lab keeps talking about the need for interdisciplinary thinking but every time someone from outside our field suggests a different approach, we find academic reasons why it won't work. I think we're more invested in being right than in actually solving problems, but calling this out feels like career suicide.
More people experience this than they realize.
Institutional hierarchy and expertise-based identity are blocking the intellectual humility required for true interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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