Research and innovation in context Future Learning Lab is committed to interdisciplinary research and a focus on exploring intersections between different fields as well as intersections between the past, present and future. Futures come and go. If we are to adequately understand the present challenges facing education and learning in a fast digitalizing and globalizing world, a key condition is our will and interest to pursue research discourse outside of our own specialties. The question is often how and when. Academic research institutions value specialization. Academic education institutions value research based education and learning. There is an inherent paradox in …