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This book chapter introduces Collaborative Intercultural Transdisciplinary Communication (CITC) as an infrastructure for collaborative innovation. It examines how teams can improve alignment, traceability, and interoperability across cultural, disciplinary, and organizational boundaries.
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978-65-6016-137-5
Publication/Submission Date
5-7-2026
Keywords
boundary objects; collaborative innovation; collective impact; coordination; decision traceability; intercultural communication; organizational governance; performance metrics; psychological safety; semantic drift; sensemaking; shared mental models; transactive memory systems; transdisciplinary communication
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Leon, Cristo Ph.D. and Lipuma, James Ph.D., "Collaborative Intercultural Transdisciplinary Communication as Infrastructure for Collaborative Innovation" (2026). STEM for Success Resources. 134.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/stemresources/134
Cristo Leon 
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We thank the editor, D. C. Catapan, and Editora Brazilian Journals for the opportunity to contribute to Sustainability in Transformation. We also acknowledge the broader communities of scholars and practitioners working in collaborative innovation, collective impact, intercultural communication, transdisciplinary research, and organizational governance. Their work provides the intellectual foundation for examining communication not simply as interaction, but as infrastructure for coordinated and accountable collaboration.
Disclosure statement No conflict of interest pertains to the research presented above.