Bridging the gap

XIII.1 January + February 2006
Page: 63
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Building a bridge between research and practice


Authors:
Carolyn Gale

Sometimes, ranting at a rant can get you in trouble. I was surprised and saddened about the public argument that occurred between industry sponsors and academic researchers at CHI 2005 (Rant, May-June 2005 <interactions>). One of the reasons I enjoy working with SIGCHI is that the membership varies wildly in discipline, focus, gender, and age. This is a paradoxical time—while disciplines and subdisciplines undergo increased specialization, organizations are increasingly tasked to build interdisciplinary, global relationships. Our organization is already a step ahead with a diverse membership—taking better advantage of our differences would foster a lot more creativity and innovation…




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