Untangling networks: Using design methods to grow collaborative innovation beyond the classroom

This chapter delves into the design and implementation of a canvas tailored to foster a culture of collaborative innovation within a Higher Education (HE) institution. It presents a case study centred on the development and deployment of a canvas: an online visual tool that supports academic teams to have a structured conversation offering a platform for reframing teaching and learning activities as conducive to collaborative innovation. The canvas operates at both macro and micro scales. At a macro level, it drives organisational change by revealing the dynamic interplay between teaching, research and knowledge exchange. At a micro level, the canvas supports academic teams in unpacking the intricate network of collaborations that underpin project-based learning and align them with institutional strategic objectives.