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ORCID iD icon Cristo Leon

ORCID iD icon James Lipuma

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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.

ISBN

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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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.

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Collaborative Intercultural Transdisciplinary Communication as Infrastructure for Collaborative Innovation

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