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Design Principles for Boundary Spanning in Transdisciplinary Design Science Research

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The Transdisciplinary Reach of Design Science Research (DESRIST 2022)

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Design principles capture prescriptive design knowledge to guide design science researchers and design professionals in their design works. In the context of a transdisciplinary team, design principles can also be a powerful vehicle to bridge knowledge barriers and facilitate collaboration among team members with different backgrounds and expertise. These heterogeneous actors use design principles as a boundary object which helps to mediate their diverse perspectives. The paper draws from boundary object theory to explore the goals and the mechanisms of boundary spanning through ‘design principles-in-use’ and ‘design principles-in-formulation’. We discuss the applicability of our findings using a case of formulation and application of design principles for data spaces in a transdisciplinary research consortium. Our results add the layers of transdisciplinary collaboration to the ongoing discourse on design principles and design knowledge accumulation and evolution.

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    Frederik Möller & Boris Otto

  2. Fraunhofer ISST, Dortmund, Germany

    Frederik Möller & Boris Otto

  3. University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

    Leona Chandra Kruse

  4. University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany

    Thorsten Schoormann

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Möller, F., Chandra Kruse, L., Schoormann, T., Otto, B. (2022). Design Principles for Boundary Spanning in Transdisciplinary Design Science Research. In: Drechsler, A., Gerber, A., Hevner, A. (eds) The Transdisciplinary Reach of Design Science Research. DESRIST 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13229. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06516-3_4

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