parable of the bridge
boundary spanner
A person who connects the boundaries
Span is "straddle", so the image is straddling a wall.
pipe
Image of two different areas connected and objects flowing through them.
go-between
Use it as a bridge between IT and pharmacy.
The bridge straddles a boundary (river)
Connecting this side of the border and that side, people come and go.
It can be said to be a fusion of both boundary spanner and pipe images.
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