Knowledge Mobilization Summer School – August 15-17, Carleton University, Ottawa

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Knowledge Mobilization Summer School – 2nd Annual, Carleton University, Ottawa

August 15 @ 8:00 am – August 17 @ 5:00 pm EDT | $452

Please save the dates of August 15-17, 2016 for the 2nd Annual Knowledge Mobilization Summer School at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
What is the KMb Summer School? Three days of learning and skill development in the field of knowledge mobilization.  Hands-on workshops and networking with professionals will provide a unique opportunity for early career  KMb individuals to develop a solid foundation of understanding of the key principles of KMb, collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and evaluation.
Who should attend? Early career professionals working in the area of Knowledge Mobilization or Knowledge Translation and Transfer; this includes researchers, knowledge brokers, research facilitators, and graduate students.  Participants will come from a broad cross-section of organizations such as universities, not-for-profit organizations, research institutions, government agencies, National Centres of Excellence, and industry.
Where will the KMb Summer School take place? In 2016, we are pleased to offer this institute at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.  Accommodations are available at nearby hotels, inns, hostels or via AirBnB.
Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided.
Cost: $400 + HST = $452.00 – (registration open)
Includes three days of:

• instruction from leading Knowledge Mobilization practitioners and scholars
• support materials
• expert keynote speaker
• dinner on Tuesday evening
• breakfast
• break snacks
• lunch

Agenda:

Day 1 – 15 August 2016
1) Morning Session: Knowledge Mobilization 101
Peter Norman Levesque, KSJ, President, Institute for Knowledge Mobilization
Knowledge mobilization is an umbrella term that captures multiple practices and has significant history. This session provides a baseline of historical developments that have led to the current state of practice.  We will also unbundle some of the confusion around the 90+ multiple terms used for moving the best of what we collectively know into what we do.  Key readings and resources will be provided to participants.
2) Afternoon Session: Knowledge Mobilization @ Work
Facilitated Invited Panel of practitioners, policy-makers and researchers
Facilitator, Shawna Reibling, Knowledge Mobilization Officer, Wilfrid Laurier University
Evening: Open Socialization with peers
Day 2 – 16 August 2016
3) Morning Session: Process Mapping
Kate Wetherow, Knowledge Management Specialist, Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA)
Process mapping can be used for greater collaboration and consensus with staff teams. Rooted in LEAN, a business methodology for process improvement, this session will look at how you can improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of key processes, build capacity and enhance creativity by freeing time to focus on priority work. This includes visual management strategies, tools and techniques.
4) Afternoon Session: Innovation to Implementation
Liz Wigfull, Manager, Knowledge Exchange,  Mental Health Commission of Canada
There is a substantial gap from the time new knowledge is created to when it is put into practice. The field of Knowledge Translation (KT) has emerged as a response to this gap. The Innovation to Implementation (I2I) guide is a how-to resource for driving change using KT activities. The guide illustrates how to move from innovation to implementation in a thoughtful manner to achieve the desired outcomes of a project or initiative.
Evening: Dinner in Byward Market or Ottawa River Cruise
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Day 3 – 17 August 2016
5) Morning Session: The art and science of influence: mobilizing compassion and behavioural economics
Harry Stefanakis, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
When mobilizing knowledge, it is important to consider the recipient’s capacity to receive and act on the knowledge. Without understanding some basic human biases in how we think our communication can have unintended consequences. This session focuses on understanding how to cultivate contexts that open space for possibility and change through compassionate based processes and how to respectfully nudge or influence recipients towards life affirming choices.
6) Afternoon Session: Design Thinking and Telling the Data Story
Creativity is to innovation what necessity is to invention. It leads to social change (built on the past/present) and transformation (creation of the future). In order for change to happen though, a story needs to be told…information needs to be mobilized to those who will make the best use of it. In other words, we need to have data and we need to be compelling in how we present it. Using IBM’s design thinking principles to inspire our creativity, we will unleash the power that data has in storytelling.
The hosts at Carleton have provided some suggested accommodations for those that are budget conscious: