Recently, one of our RIC members, Stephanie Warner (Knowledge to Impact Manager, University of Calgary) sparked an interesting discussion on her LinkedIn when she was asked about working in the knowledge mobilization (KMb) field. This is a common question from folks who are curious to learn what being a “KMb professional” means. Stephanie was more than happy to share her experience and she also opened up the discussion for other KMb professionals to chime in since, as David Phipps (RIC Network Director) would say, “there is no one way to mobilize knowledge.” Everyone’s KMb job will look different. Stephanie’s LinkedIn post sparked a delightful response from the KMb community. Read more from her LinkedIn post below and feel free to add your own story to the post!
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Cross-posted from Stephanie Warner’s LinkedIn post:
“This post was inspired by questions from Jacqueline Reid, PhD – she asks excellent informational questions, as you can tell from the diversity and richness of the responses 🙂
Hey #knowledgemobilization specialists – someone reached out to me to learn more about the field. Since everyone’s story is different, I thought I’d #crowdsource and ask you all! Feel free to add your thoughts on what makes this profession so great, challenging, fun, and rewarding.
❓ How do you spend your days? For example, how much are you creating written content vs meeting face-to-face or other tasks?
❓ How do you balance between day-to-day tasks and learning what advancements are occurring?
❓ What is the KMb work culture like? Similar to academia?
❓ What does career advancement look like in knowledge mobilization? Is it a position that acts as a stepping stone?
❓ Does a knowledge mobilization position require a communication degree or can sufficient real world experience, say in an advanced degree, count?
❓ Is there a required social media aspect to knowledge mobilization?
❓ What do you enjoy most and what did you find most challenging?”
Read the responses and add your own here!