Since the General Assembly in October 2025, the Organizational Change for Inter‑ and Transdisciplinarity Working Group has continued to develop as a practice‑oriented forum supporting institutions in advancing inter‑ and transdisciplinary (ITD) research and education. The Working Group brings together researchers, leaders, managers, and administrative professionals from diverse organizational contexts to exchange experiences and co‑develop insights on institutional change for ITD.

A core activity during the reporting period has been the continuation of a structured series of online workshops following a shared “Common Room” format. In December 2025, the Working Group hosted its second workshop on Developing an Interdisciplinary Workforce for the Institutionalization of Interdisciplinarity, featuring a thematic presentation from Université Laval on competency frameworks for interdisciplinary training, followed by a commentator from Utrecht University and a moderated discussion and breakout sessions. The workshop attracted more than 20 participants from multiple regions and generated active peer learning around skills, organizational roles, and institutional strategies.

In parallel, the Working Group has advanced two longer‑term collaborative initiatives: the Library Project, aimed at collecting and annotating key literature and practical resources on organizational change for ITD in a Zotero database, and the Impact Project, which focuses on advocacy and influence in policy, funding, and publishing contexts. Together, these initiatives support shared reference points and practical guidance across institutional settings.

Looking ahead, the group is preparing contributions and sessions for ITD27, while continuing its workshop series and collaborative projects to strengthen institutional capacities for inter‑ and transdisciplinary work. Updates and recordings of previous meetings are available in the Working Group website, https://itd-alliance.org/working-groups/organizational-change-for-itd/.

This project is a part of the Integration Experts and Expertise working group, collegially referred to as the “Value Project” has continued with online workshops. Its central focus is developing ways to assess and articulate the contributions of integration expertise in inter- and transdisciplinary research, education and practice. The project explores both how the value created by integration experts can be meaningfully traced and captured, and how these contributions can be more effectively communicated and recognised in various settings.

The inaugural workshop in October 2025 was followed by a second workshop in January, with 17 participants. A third workshop was held in late April with a smaller group, allowing for more focused discussion. Across the workshop series, activities have centred on identifying current challenges, eliciting and capturing stories of value created by integration experts, as well as identifying ways to better assess, evidence and communicate the contributions of integration experts. This work is now being synthesised into a shared roadmap, alongside preparations for a proposed workshop at ITD27. The convenors of the Value Project are Giedre Kligyte, University of Technology Sydney; Claes-Fredrik Helgesson and Helena Grönqvist, Uppsala University and Ekaterina Kutafina, University of Cologne.

Since October 2025, the ITD Alliance Early Career Researchers Working Group has:

1. We have submitted an abstract for Handbook on Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research: Co-Creating New Narratives, relating the role of reflexivity both as individual and dialogic mode of research practice.
2. Launched the ITD PhD Supervision Guide on the ITD Alliance website.
3. Along with this, the co-authors have also published a blog piece for “Integration and implementation insights”. This supervision guide is in the process of being disseminated to various universities in the Netherlands, as well as other countries.
4. We have continued to meet each month. The topics of our virtual coffees have covered presentations and discussions on “The role of values as approach and positionality in TD research”, “Autoethnography as a TD research methodology”, “Power and TD research”, “Questioning TD”, “Dialogue and Interaction in Academic and Peer Contexts”

Since the General Assembly in October 2025, the co-coordinators of the Toolkits & Methods Working Group have been working on a project proposal for the new project “Transdisciplinary (TD) Toolkitting with and for AI“, which was eventually launched in April 2026 after being shared in the ITD assembly meeting in February 2025.

On 2nd March 2026, the co-coordinators of the Working Group hosted the webinar “The (re)generative uncertainty of transdisciplinary transformative research processes for sustainability”, inviting two guest experts to lead the conversation and discussion. The recording of the session is available on the Working Group´s website: https://itd-alliance.org/working-groups/toolkits_methods/.

In May 2026, the Quality & Rigour Project of the Working Group launched a survey on criteria, indicators, and dimensions for assessing the appropriateness, robustness, scientific rigour, and effectiveness of ITD methods. The survey builds on the Rigour Discussion Sessions, a community-driven format in which ITD researchers and practitioners have collectively explored questions about the quality and rigour of ITD methods. It represents an opportunity for the broader ITD community to contribute to and shape a shared understanding of quality and rigour in ITD research practice. Results will be used to develop the criteria further and advance this area of ITD expertise.

On 8th May 2026, the co-coordinators of the Working Group invited all coordinators of the Working Group´s projects to a virtual meeting to provide an opportunity to discuss activities and plans for the coming months, explore how the co-coordinators of the Working Group can support these efforts, and share the co-coordinators´ own ideas and thoughts. The meeting was joined by coordinators of the Quality & Rigour as well as the Integration project.

Recently, the co-coordinators of the working group have submitted two abstracts for the ITD27: One sessions titled “Co-shaping the Future of Inter- and Transdisciplinary Methods and Toolkits“, which aims to present the Toolkits & Methods Working Group and its subprojects, and to provide an interactive platform for reflecting on current and emerging challenges in ITD methods and toolkits, exchanging experiences, co-developing future methodological priorities, and strengthening collaboration across the international ITD community. The other session, titled “Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research with and for AI: Shaping an Emerging Research Frontier“ provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators to exchange perspectives on the opportunities, challenges, and implications of artificial intelligence for inter- and transdisciplinary research. It aims to foster collective learning, stimulate new collaborations, and identify priorities for future research and methodological development, while launching an international dialogue through the ITD Alliance Toolkits & Methods Working Group’s emerging AI initiative.

The coordinators of the Quality & Rigour project are consolidating lessons learned from previous sessions and running the above-named survey to gather additional insights from participants. The survey results will contribute to a planned journal article and inform a proposed workshop at ITD27 on “Why is it so hard to talk about quality and rigour?”.