For the past 6 months, we - a group of four researchers in the field of inter- and transdisciplinary research and education - have been crowdsourcing knowledge and experiences for a book on interdisciplinary practices in higher education. The book currently consists of eight cases focusing on different aspects and challenges of creating interdisciplinary education, collaboration and research. On each of these cases, three experts e.g. practitioners and researchers share their individual reflections and comments on the case. At the end of each chapter, the reflections are integrated and discussed in a final section. So far, over 40 people have been involved in the process, as case authors, experts or as reviewers.

In this presentation, we share insights and findings from the cases and commentaries as well from the process of crowdsourcing and collecting experiences and reflections on local, everyday practices of interdisciplinary education and collaboration. We address the potentials for using a book project to develop a community of interdisciplinary practitioners that cut across national, institutional and cultural borders. We end with a discussion of ways to sustain and further facilitate such a network, even beyond the publication and end of the book project.