The critical discussion group: fostering personal and scientific growth.
As scientists, we greatly benefit from discussing our work with our peers. Informal, unstructured interactions often yield highly creative feedback. With this in mind, we created a group that fosters discussion of its members' work. The group engages us in new research fields and ways of thinking, and provides us with an opportunity for co-mentoring. Three key components were essential for making this group work: the emphasis on non-hierarchical debate; the diversity of the group members; and the mutual respect existing among the participants.
Departments of Neurobiology and Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Allon M
AM
Klein
Laura
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Lande-Diner
D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education; D010379:Peer Group; D012586:Science / Q000193:education*