Doctoral Research
Blended Intelligence: A Framework for How Professionally Diverse Multi-disciplinary Teams Solve Problems in Elite Sport
Professional Doctorate · 2026
The research programme from which the Blended Intelligence framework emerged.
Research & Ideas
Research and ideas exploring problems, expertise and how people work together to solve them.
The Thinking
Different problems require different expertise, different ways of thinking and different ways of working together. Blended Intelligence provides a framework for making those choices more deliberate.
The Research
Blended Intelligence developed through doctoral research into how professionally diverse multidisciplinary teams solve problems in elite sport, alongside a wider programme of research and writing on problem-solving, expertise and collaborative practice.
Doctoral Research
Professional Doctorate · 2026
The research programme from which the Blended Intelligence framework emerged.
Selected Research & Writing
A developing synthesis of research on problem-solving, expertise, decision-making and adaptive teaming in high-performance environments.
In development
Peer-reviewed research examining how complex performance problems are understood and worked through in practice.
Selected peer-reviewed research examining collaboration, professional diversity and the conditions that influence multidisciplinary working.
Ideas
Short pieces exploring the questions that sit behind Blended Intelligence.
Understanding the problem before reaching for the solution.
How different knowledge, experience and ways of thinking contribute.
Matching expertise and ways of working to the problem.
Creating the conditions for specialists to think, challenge and contribute.
Research collaborations, speaking and conversations are welcome.