Human Science Institute – A transdisciplinary learning community HUMAN SCIENCE INSTITUTE The Human Science Institute is a learning community of engaged scholars practitioners advocates and activists dedicated to creating a humane and ecologically sustainable global future through education and research. HSI supports engaged scholarship and the work of those responding to the challenges of our times by promoting a transdisciplinary framework that respects the multiplicity of views and ways of knowing in our diverse global community. THE HUMAN SCIENCE INSTITUTE Convenes scholars and practitioners in education and research conferences meetings events and other activities Provides academic and professional education grounded in a transdisciplinary social science perspective Supports independent academic and professional research and programs responsive to current environmental and social problems acting as a fiscal agent for organizations and projects Offers a communications and networking platform to connect scholars practitioners advocates and activists working on diverse contemporary issues Offers education based on the human science perspective through courses blogs podcasts and webinars to facilitate positive social and environmental change. OUR PERSPECTIVE Human Science is an approach to understanding human experience anchored in the disciplines of critical social science cultural studies systems thinking and qualitative research.