https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNqoLybBIjs

https://press.rebus.community/idsconnect/chapter/fruit-salads-and-fruit-smoothies/

For this discussion post, you will describe a metaphor that demonstrates what interdisciplinary thinking and/or research means to you. According to Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies, “a metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase, a story, or a picture is likened to the idea that you are trying to communicate”

First, how do you define interdisciplinary thinking in your own field(s)? Second, what image, sound, person/character, object, event, process, thing, animal, or even taste represents or communicates your particular understanding of interdisciplinary thinking—and how so? Optional: What are the shortcomings of your chosen metaphor? In other words, where and how does it fail to describe your own definition of interdisciplinarity?

In your response, avoid using the same metaphors discussed in the course materials, such as triathlons, smoothies, fruit salads, bridge-building, bilingualism, puzzle pieces, or boundary-crossing. Instead, choose a metaphor that represents your own vision, and then describe how that metaphor operates. It might be interesting to choose a metaphor that symbolizes your own particular concentrations or field(s) of study. For example, if sports management is one of your concentration areas, then how could a soccer field or Olympic gymnast represent interdisciplinary thinking?

Remember that a metaphor is a person, place, or thing that represents or stands in for something else. In other words, it is a comparison that does not use “like” or “as,” which would be a simile. I have provided you with a few example metaphor texts in the Module 1 materials, including Moti Nissani’s fruit metaphor and Stéphanie Walsh Matthews’ triathlon metaphor. IIS also includes several. Please read and watch them before beginning your own assignment.