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Merry Mobilizing!

Déc 19, 2016

Merry Mobilizing from the Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University! From left to right: David Phipps, Executive Director, Research & Innovation Services Sarah Howe, Director,…

The ResearchImpact Network – What’s in It for You? / Le Réseau Impact Recherche – qu’avez-vous à y gagner ?

Déc 15, 2016

A few universities are considering joining the ResearchImpact network. I was asked recently to identify what a university might get for its annual membership fee…

How Can Universities Contribute to Inclusive Innovation? / Comment les universités contribuent-elles à l’innovation solidaire?

Déc 7, 2016

ResearchImpact-RéseauImpactRecherche (RIR) worked with the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and 16 other universities and stakeholders to draft a letter to Ministers Bains, Chagger and Duncan…

Knowledge Translation Through Evaluation: Evaluator as Knowledge Broker

Déc 5, 2016

Donnelly, C., Letts, L., Klinger, D. & Shulha, L. (2014). Knowledge translation through evaluation: Evaluator as knowledge broker. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 29(1), 36–61…

Building an impact literate research culture: Some thoughts for the KT Australia Research Summit

Déc 1, 2016

This week’s guest post is from Julie Bayley, Coventry University. It was originally published on her blog on November 12, 2016 and is reposted here…

Certificate in Knowledge Mobilization

Nov 17, 2016

As of January 2017, the University of Guelph’s Certificate in Knowledge Mobilization will be offered entirely online. Through three eight-week courses, the program helps participants…

Day 1 – Blueprint: Affordable Housing

Nov 9, 2016

This guest post first appeared on ventureLAB’s blog on October 19, 2016 and is reposted here with permission. communityBUILD Design Lab brings out passion and…

KMb at York 2015-2016 Annual Report Released / L’Unité de MdC de l’Université York rapport annuel pour 2015-2016

Nov 2, 2016

KMb at York has completed it’s Annual Report for 2015-16. The report highlights current services and recent successes and this report shared reflections on 10…

Listening to the Stars: The Constellation Model of Collaborative Change

Oct 31, 2016

Surman, M. & Surman, T. (2008). Listening to the stars: The constellation model of collaborative change. Social Space: 24-29. https://marksurman.commons.ca/publications/listening-to-the-stars-the-constellation-model-of-collaborative-social-change/ “The Constellation Model of Collaborative…

Knowledge Mobilization, Research Impact, and the Changing Nature of Academic Work / La mobilisation des connaissances, l’impact de la recherche et la nature changeante du travail universitaire

Oct 25, 2016

That’s the title of a research article written by Matthew McKean, Conference Board of Canada. The article reviews the ResearchImpact network and the emerging importance…

Human centred innovation / L’innovation centrée sur l’humain

Oct 19, 2016

The Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences (“The Federation”) made a submission to Canada’s Innovation Agenda. The Federation argues that “we need to bring…

Systems Thinking as Part of a Knowledge Translation (KT) Approach

Oct 13, 2016

How Our NeuroDevNet Team Used Systems Thinking to Improve Our Production of Research Summaries by Anneliese Poetz Knowledge Translation. Anneliese has experience writing plain language…