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Dissemination Guide of Guides

Dissemination is an important step in the Co-Produced Pathway to Impact (CPPI) which is the framework adopted by Kids Brain Health Network NCE that guides the Network’s research to impact processes. The KT Core sought and reviewed existing dissemination planning resources and distilled them into this annotated compendium of dissemination planning guides. Whether you are […]

Research Impact Framework (RIF)

The Researcher Impact Framework (RIF) is a resource to help researchers plan for and communicate a research project’s predictive impact when applying for award applications, funding proposals, and promotion processes. The RIF provides a structure for crafting audience-focused, evidence-based impact narratives that connect scholarly activities, reach, use, and relevance data to scientific and societal outcomes. The RIF […]

Research Meets Policy Event Guide

Simon Fraser University (SFU) Knowledge mobilization Hub hosted Research Meets Policy at SFU in 2021. Research Meets Policy was weeklong virtual summer institute. Here we share four summary explainer documents from the institute on sharing your research with policymakers: Introduction research communication This explainer introduces research communication in a policy setting. Research in the policy […]

Impact and Engagement Case Study Guidelines

The Impactful Academic: Building a Research Career That Makes a Difference has outlined how you may start or continue your research career in a direction that can have broader societal impacts. In addition to sharing knowledge to support you in your research career, we have also developed a tool to help you collect and communicate the evidence of the impact […]

KMb Goal Setting Guide

Before starting to even plan your knowledge mobilization activities, it is important to develop clear goals to help guide the direction of your activities. Research Impact Canada has developed an introductory guide to help you start developing your knowledge mobilization goals. […]

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Presenting and conversing bilingually

Making your presentations accessible is important for effective knowledge mobilization. In Canada, French and English often coexist, but it is frequent that an audience contains listeners that are not only English-speaking! These guides offer a step-by-step procedure to active translated subtitles in PowerPoint, enabling to speak one language and display a live script in another […]

Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment Toolkit

The University of Calgary’s Knowledge Engagement team developed a Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment toolkit that equips researchers with tools, and training to support them in assessing, generating data, and reporting on the impact of their knowledge engagement work. Steps to use the Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment toolkit in your knowledge engagement work: The training video […]

Knowledge Mobilization Needs Assessment Planner

This Knowledge Mobilization Needs Assessment Planner is meant to assist organizations by helping them assess the knowledge mobilization skills and needs of employees. Organizations can use the information gathered to develop knowledge mobilization training, support services and skills development to better equip employees and improve their ability to contribute to the knowledge mobilization agenda. Click […]

Broadening Perspectives on Broadening Participation in STEM

This is a suite of professional development tools to help informal STEM education and science communication groups reflect on and strengthen their efforts to broaden participation in STEM. Any researchers in the STEM fields would find this tool helpful especially the summary for stakeholders guide. Click here to access the Tool What our reviewers had […]

Institutional Healthcheck Workbook

This workbook helps organizations assess how they currently support and generate impact from research. It also identifies ways to improve how they showcase the changes the organization’s research may have in societies and communities. It’s aimed primarily those leading impact, overseeing research delivery, or driving organizational change. Click here for the Workbook […]

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