Auteur/autrice : Connie Tang

Articles par Connie Tang

Communities of Practice and Communities of Definition / Communautés de pratique et communautés de définition

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Bronwynne Wilton* & Anne Bergen**, RIR-University of Guelph What happens when a diverse group of academics and government staff get together to discuss the role of the knowledge broker in the research to action cycle?  Lots of different opinions of course!  And this is exactly what happened at a recent meeting of the Guelph Knowledge […]

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Complexity Sciences: Towards an Alternative Approach to Understanding the use of Academic Research

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Lemay, M. A. and Sá, C. (2012). Complexity sciences: towards an alternative approach to understanding the use of academic research. Evidence & Policy, 8(4), 473-494. Abstract Academic research is increasingly linked to a range of socioeconomic benefits. With increasing investments in academic research, there is growing pressure to improve the uses of research and demonstrate […]

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Knowledge Mobilization Isn’t Rocket Science… Or Is It? / La mobilisation des connaissances, ce n’est pas sorcier… quoi que…

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David Phipps, RIR-York Reflecting on seven years of developing an institutional capacity to support knowledge mobilization David thinks that knowledge mobilization isn’t rocket science. Changing institutional culture is. Good thing we have a rocket scientist in our midst. En réfléchissant sur sept années de développement de capacités institutionnelles de soutien à la mobilisation des connaissances, […]

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Winter Weather Knowledge Mobilization / Mobilisation des connaissances hivernale

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Erin Nelson, RIR-Guelph Erin Nelson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph’s ICES/The Research Shop. A specialist in food security and sustainable food systems, one of the projects she is currently coordinating focuses on supporting efforts in Ontario to connect children and youth to good food, through experiential education, school meal programs, and […]

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David Phipps and York U’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit Named Canada’s Biggest Influencers

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The following was originally posted in YFile, York Univesity’s Daily News, on February 6, 2013 and is reposted here with permission. David Phipps, executive director, Research & Innovation Services, which includes York University’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit (KMb), has been named the most influential knowledge broker in Canada, according to a report by Knowledge Mobilization Works, […]

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In the Knowledge and Ignorance Economies, the Innovation Broker Plays a Critical Role / Le courtier de l’innovation joue un rôle primordial dans les économies axées sur les connaissances et l’ignorance

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Joanne Gaudet In this second post on ignorance mobilization, Joanne Gaudet (PhD Candidate, Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Ottawa and author of www.ignorancemobilization.com) explores the concept of innovation brokers and how it relates to the dynamics of knowledge and ignorance mobilization. Ignorance isn’t a bad thing. Joanne tells us that ignorance is an economic […]

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Crowdsourcing the Future of Knowledge Mobilization / Crowdsourcing, le future de la mobilisation des connaissances

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David Phipps, RIR-York Next time you’re making a presentation consider crowdsourcing part of it.  It keeps you on your toes and allows for great audience engagement but also takes “chutzpah” to handle the submissions and the surprises. La prochaine fois que vous ferez une présentation, pensez à faire appel au crowdsourcing. Cette façon de faire […]

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Tweeting is Believing? Understanding Microblog Credibility Perceptions

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Ringel Morris, M., Counts, S., Roseway, A., Hoff, A., Schwarz. (2012). Tweeting is believing? Understanding microblog credibility perception. CSCW. Seattle, Washington, USA. http://www.social4retail.com/uploads/1/0/9/8/10981970/_________tweet_credibility_study.pdf Abstract Twitter is now used to distribute substantive content, such as breaking news, increasing the importance of assessing the credibility of tweets. As users increasingly access tweets through search, they have less […]

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Valorization / Valorisation

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David Phipps, RIR-York Valorization is a term that was recently used to describe social innovation. I think it describes what some seek to accomplish in knowledge mobilization quite well. Trouble is the term « valorization » is no easier to understand than the term « knowledge mobilization ». La valorisation est un terme qui a été utilisé récemment pour […]

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Attribution – Is It Really a Big Deal? / L’Attribution – faut-il en faire un cas?

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David Phipps, RIR-York Many people worry about attribution.  How much influence did we have on an outcome? Many people except York’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit, that is. This post starts some thinking that arose with the help of the Knowledge Brokers Forum… and some time by a pool. Nombreux sont ceux qui s’inquiètent à propos de […]

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