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Five Key Questions to Facilitate Crossdisciplinary Collaboration

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This chapter presents the use of five key questions as a framework to facilitate an on-going process of learning and interpersonal interactions to develop successful crossdisciplinary collaboration.

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Gosselin, D. (2023). Five Key Questions to Facilitate Crossdisciplinary Collaboration. In: Gosselin, D. (eds) A Practical Guide for Developing Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Skills . AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37220-9_3

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