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Boundaries Crossed and Boundaries Made

The Productive Tension Between Learning and Influence in Transformative Networks

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ID8099100
AuthorsJulie Risien (0000-0002-6062-4646, Oregon State University, corresponding author), Bruce Evan Goldstein (0000-0002-0466-7510, University of Colorado Boulder)
Year2021
Volume59
Issue4
Pages539-563
Publication date2021-04-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMinerva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0026-4695 • E-ISSN: 1573-1871
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11024-021-09442-9
OpenAlexW3153188758
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited57

We present an in-depth case study of a learning network that aims to transform infrastructure and practice across the research enterprise to advance societal impacts. The theory of social morphogenesis guides our processual qualitative analysis of the network. We describe how different types of boundary work, both building and navigating across boundaries, operate in tension while contributing to transformative capacity. We conclude that learning networks can play a robust role in fostering transformation by drawing together and holding together forces which expand knowledge and authority over time iteratively and recursively. In addition to this theoretical contribution, we provide practical guidance for how network leaders can dynamically manage boundaries, shifting emphasis between strength and fluidity to support transformative change across sites and scales

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Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
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