%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2019 %T Navigating Boundaries in Additive Manufacturing through Action Research %A Katharina Ruckstuhl %A Rafaela C. C. Rabello %A Sally Davenport %K action research %K critical orientation %K innovation %K science %K SfTI %K transformative praxis %X Action research – both as praxis but also from a critical orientation – can elaborate modes of action, identifying the borders and margins that act as both the productive spaces for collaboration as well as the fuzzy areas that require reflection and clarification. In this exploratory case study, action research is used to follow an additive manufacturing project team in real time as it navigates fuzzy areas to integrate knowledge to produce commercializable science innovation in one of New Zealand’s National Science Challenges (NSC): Science for Technological Innovation – Kia Kotahi Mai: Te Ao Pūtaiao me Te Ao Hangarau (SfTI). Through action research as praxis and as critical orientation, we have identified key mechanisms in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research for commercialization, particularly in the context of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori people. Our preliminary analysis indicates that an explicit understanding of the fuzzy spaces can help teams find creative and collaborative means to navigate the productive but challenging “interstices of disciplines” (Mengis et al., 2018) to produce science innovation and discoveries and to galvanize relationships with industry and Māori participants. The findings also indicate that action research can promote structural, relational, and knowledge changes within teams, helping them solve complex problems in real time. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 9 %P 7-16 %8 04/2019 %G eng %U https://timreview.ca/article/1229 %N 4 %1 University of Otago Katharina Ruckstuhl is an Associate Dean at the Otago Business School, University of Otago, New Zealand. She also holds a PhD from Otago. Dr Ruckstuhl co-leads the “Building New Zealand’s Innovation Capacity” social science research of the National Science Challenge, Science for Technological Innovation. She is also the Vision Mātauranga (Māori knowledge) leader, a “Theme” that crosses all of the Challenge’s research activities. She has published in the areas of: Māori language; resource extraction in Māori territories; Māori entrepreneurship in SMEs; Indigenous science and technology; and Indigenous knowledge. %2 University of Otago Rafaela C. C. Rabello holds a PhD in Social Investment in the oil and gas sector and a Master’s degree in Education, awarded with distinction by the University of Otago, New Zealand. Rafaela also holds a BA in Psychology from the University Center of Brasilia, Brazil. Rafaela has worked within the fields of corporate social responsibility – in the oil and gas sector – and education for more than 10 years. She has published in the areas of: corporate social responsibility; social investment in the oil and gas sector; higher education and good teaching and effective learning methodologies in higher education. %3 Victoria University of Wellington Sally Davenport is a Professor of Management at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Sally is the Director of the New Zealand National Science Challenge “Science for Technological Innovation” (SfTI). Sally’s academic life began as a research chemist, but she now has research interests covering the commercialization of scientific research, entrepreneurship and the growth of high-tech firms, innovation strategy, and policy. Sally has previously led major research projects on competitive advantage in New Zealand firms, into organizations, and networks in biotechnology. Sally is a Commissioner with the New Zealand Productivity Commission and is also an Adjunct Professor in the College of Business and Economics at the Australian National University, a Fellow of the International Society for Professional Innovation Management, and a member of Global Women. In 2018, she was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to science. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1229