ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book presents a series of narratives and 'impact case studies' to highlight how our work as academics go beyond the walls of academia as a start towards pondering about new configurations of research collaborations. It describes how disruptive practices, involving social interactions, as well as spatial tactics, physical objects and acoustic technologies, can be a powerful tool for knowledge creation. The book explores the public aquaria as a collaborative achievement played out by cetaceans, scientists and tourists, to name only a few actors. It discusses the case of cutting rhubarb outside the Icelandic Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft. The book introduces a range of actors that took part in the process of knowledge creation: local inhabitants, key informants, public officials, consultants, institutional bodies and rhubarb.
