Resources

Welcome to our resources repository! The following tools are intended to help you with your knowledge mobilization activities!

Knowledge mobilization is about getting the “right information” to the “right people” in the “right format” at the “right time”.

It consists of activities and outputs that build awareness, disseminate findings, and enable use of research. The goal is to maximize the impact of research and communicate these impacts as widely as possible. 

The term knowledge mobilization can be used interchangeably with other terms such as knowledge exchange, knowledge translation, implementation science, and K*.

This page provides tools for planning, learning about efforts within academic, not-for-profit, corporate and government environments, and fine-tuning your knowledge mobilization skills.

You can search by topic and resource type below.

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Creating a Culture of Care: Addressing Mental Health in the Skills and Workforce Development Sector

In collaboration with Future Skills Centre, Research Impact Canada hosted their fourth webinar, Creating a Culture of Care: Addressing Mental Health in the Skills and Workforce Development Sector, as part of their Professional Development Toolbox Webinar Series. Our partner for this webinar was the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). Alexandra Petrisano, a National Workplace Mental [...]

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Types: FSC-CoP, Webinars

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Storytelling with purpose for impact

In collaboration with Future Skills Centre, Research Impact Canada hosted their third webinar, Storytelling with purpose for impact, as part of their Professional Development Toolbox Webinar Series. Research Impact Canada’s Bilingual Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Elisabeth (Lis) Huang, hosted this free webinar on March 30th, 2023, at 12pm ET. Some of the key takeaways from this [...]

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Types: FSC-CoP, Webinars
Topic: Storytelling

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Data to Decisions: Practical Guides for Better Data-Driven Decision Making 

In today’s data-driven world, making informed decisions requires understanding how to access and analyze relevant data. This online module series, Data to Decisions, offers a practical guide for individuals looking to incorporate data into their everyday decision-making.  From learning about data by geographical areas, to understanding the importance of data quality, to discovering various data [...]

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Type: KMb Module

Collaborating for Success: Strategies for building strong workforce development partnerships

In collaboration with Future Skills Centre, Research Impact Canada hosted their second webinar, Collaborating for Success: Strategies for building strong workforce development partnerships, as part of their Professional Development Toolbox Webinar Series. Research Impact Canada’s Skills Sector Partnership Coordinator, Crystal Olson, hosted this free webinar on February 27th, 2023, at 12pm ET. During the webinar, [...]

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Types: FSC-CoP, Webinars
Topic: Partnerships

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Mobilizing your Knowledge: Turning Insight into Impact

In collaboration with Future Skills Centre, Research Impact Canada launched their first webinar, Mobilizing your Knowledge: Turning Insight into Impact – Planning knowledge sharing for impactful workforce development programs, as part of their Professional Development Toolbox Webinar Series. Research Impact Canada’s Bilingual Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Imane Khozam, hosted this free webinar on January 31st, 2023, [...]

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Types: FSC-CoP, Webinars
Topic: Impact

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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 [...]

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Types: Featured, Tools
Topic: Impact

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Establishing Policy Engagement and Institutional Memory in Smaller Organizations

On November 30, 2022, Research Impact Canada (RIC) and Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) jointly hosted their third webinar in a three-part series. The topic was on establishing policy engagement and developing institutional memory in smaller organizations. This topic was chosen because research impact and policy engagement happen beyond big institutions, such as the Russell [...]

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Type: Webinars
Topic: Engagement

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Policy and Societal Impact as an Institutional Mission

On October 27, 2022, Research Impact Canada (RIC) jointly hosted the second webinar with Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) to discuss policy and societal impact as an institutional mission. The event was moderated by David Phipps (RIC) and Justin Fisher (UPEN).   Our fantastic panelists were: Marina Altoe, Impact and Partnership Development Manager for Policy and [...]

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Type: Webinars
Topic: Strategy

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DOCTalks Connects Across Canada 2022

On October 26, 2022, in partnership with DOCTalks, Research Impact Canada (RIC) hosted a “DOCTalks Connects Canada” panel that invited speakers to discuss the use of filmmaking as a medium for knowledge mobilization. David Phipps, our Network Director of RIC, provided wonderful opening remarks. The event was co-facilitated by our Bilingual Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Imane [...]

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Type: Webinars
Topic: Storytelling

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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 [...]

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Type: Tools
Topic: Engagement

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 [...]

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Types: Featured, Tools
Topics: Case Study, Engagement

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Engaging with Government and Parliament – Lessons from Canada and the UK

On April 27, 2022, Research Impact Canada (RIC) and Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) jointly organized the webinar, Engaging with Government and Parliament – Lessons from Canada and the UK. The webinar was hosted by Justin Fisher (Brunel University & UPEN) and David Phipps (York University & RIC). In this presentation, the panelists discussed the [...]

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Type: Webinars
Topic: Engagement

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