Jargon / Jargon

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. On se noie […]

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Knowledge Mobilization Helps Make Research Useful to Society / La mobilisation des connaissances aide à rendre la recherche utile pour la société

David Phipps, RIR-York In English we have a saying, “Keep it Simple, Stupid” (KISS). While this likely doesn’t translate well en Français, the concept is the same in either language.  How do we explain complex terms so that those from outside our fields can understand? En anglais, nous avons un dicton : “Keep it Simple, […]

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