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Tell us about the most useful critique that you have received regarding your scientific/research ideas. How did you act on this information? How did it change your approach to your research?

One of the most useful critique I have received while working on Smart City project. The field-based project required me to apply the multi-framing approach. This was the initial encounter with a novel sustainability approach in research. As a young researcher that time, I was trying to grasp the concepts such as stakeholder analysis, temporal framing, and aging society. The first time I heard these concepts it seemed impossible to use all the concepts in answering one research problem. Yet, that changed when one of my lead professors critiqued by saying “One should not restrict itself within one discipline, time, culture, country and etc.” He has always underlined the importance of transboundary and interdisciplinary research and addressing issues from holistic perspectives and considering issues from different disciplines. Hearing this important information, shifted my mind as a researcher. In the same project, I was able to look at different stakeholders that take part in decision making process that involved private, public sectors. Also, from temporal framing it allowed to analyze the past, present and future scenarios of the project, while through aging society perspectives the new opportunities were identified that the older generation could bring to leverage the start-up environment. As a multidisciplinary researcher, I had to wear different hats and understand the role of different stakeholders and their interrelationships, interests, conflicts and middle points where the collaboration can take place. This type of research looks at things not as separate disciplines, but in a way, everything is interconnected and solution lays when we connect the dots and make sure all the dimensions of sustainability are in balance with one another. From that experience, I design research projects, I apply three dimensions of sustainability perspectives such as economic, environmental and social disciplines.