Methods and Tools
The Interdisciplinary Ladder
The interdisciplinary ladder is a step-by-step process where you learn to take responsibility and different roles in interdisciplinary projects. On the first step, you practice participating in an interdisciplinary team; on the next, you learn to facilitate interdisciplinary initiatives; and on the final step, you are encouraged to design and lead interdisciplinary initiatives.
Find your place on the interdisciplinary ladder!
Participate in interdisciplinary initiatives
Being a participant in interdisciplinary collaboration requires knowledge and skills in interdisciplinary methods. INTED tests methods together with students and educators.
Facilitate interdisciplinary initiatives
Facilitating interdisciplinary initiatives requires knowledge and understanding of the interdisciplinary process. INTED has established the Interdisciplinary Facilitator Program and tests interdisciplinary methods.
Lead interdisciplinary initiatives
Leading interdisciplinary initiatives requires an overview of multiple complex processes. INTED is working on several projects to map interdisciplinary education.
Methods and tools
We develop interdisciplinary methods and tools that equip you to collaborate on solving complex challenges in interdisciplinary teams.
With Interdisciplinary Competence as a Method
At INTED, we develop methods and tools that enhance your interdisciplinary learning and help you understand interdisciplinarity as a synthesis of multiple subjects and disciplines rather than an extension of a single subject.
With interdisciplinary competence, you are able to integrate knowledge and perspectives from multiple fields to identify, analyze, and solve complex challenges that cannot be adequately addressed with the perspectives of a single discipline alone.