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We are drowning in jargon and we lack clarity on definitions. Three days in Vancouver (Social Innovation Exchange), three days in Saskatoon (Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum) and two days in Lowell, Mass (Desphande Symposium – campus enterprise) brings a focus not on definition but on the operational uses of our diverse terms.<\/em>
\nOn se noie dans notre jargon et nos d\u00e9finitions manquent de clart\u00e9. Trois jours \u00e0 Vancouver (SIX \u2013 Social Innovation Exchange), trois jours \u00e0 Saskatoon (Forum canadien sur la mobilisation des connaissances) et deux jours \u00e0 Lowell, au Massachusetts (symposium Desphande sur l\u2019entreprise et l\u2019universit\u00e9), ont mis en avant non pas les d\u00e9finitions, mais les usages op\u00e9rationnels de notre terminologie.<\/em>
\n\"Keep<\/a>Knowledge mobilization
\nSocial innovation
\nSocial enterprise
\nWe spend lots of time focusing on definitions but that doesn’t help us understand how we use these terms. We will never agree on definitions since those are as much branding as they are substantive. Definitions also lack simplicity because the systems or processes they seek to describe are themselves complex. See my earlier blog on trying to keep definitions simple<\/a>.
\nI roll my eyes whenever I see a presentation that starts out with a definition of one of our terms or when I am asked to address a question seeking a definition. We will never agree. And even if I tell you my definition will that really help? Better I tell you how I use these terms so you understand not just the words but how I use them in which contexts.
\nAfter two weeks of listening, presenting, asking and answering questions I have come to understand (I think) how our terms are used and how they intersect to form systems of thinking and action all focused on social, economic and environmental challenges.
\nSocial innovation<\/strong> focuses on the problem – it seeks to understand and then change the systems that result in economic, social and environmental challenges.
\nSocial enterprise<\/strong> focuses on the solution – it seeks to provide products and services that create novel approaches to economic, social and environmental challenges.
\nKnowledge mobilization<\/strong> is a process of connecting campus to community so that researchers and students can collaborate with individuals and organizations that are focusing on these problems and solutions.
\nKnowledge mobilization can feed into and enable both social innovation and social enterprise.
\nThese are not synonyms and should not be used interchangeably. Focusing on the use of these terms instead of their definitions we move to operational action rather than getting stuck in theoretical debates.
\nAnd don’t get me started on acronyms!
\nDavid Phipps, RIR-York<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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