Boundary spanning is activity that connects people, groups, or organizations across their usual divisions. It can involve exchanging information, translating specialized language, representing interests, or coordinating work between participants whose responsibilities, practices, or access to information differ from one another.
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Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.