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TRANSCRIPT
Notesbull Thecontentofthispresentationwas
developedfromthreesources1 Theexperiencesofourresearch
teamsastheyhaveintegratedendusersintotheirresearchprojects
2 OurWaterCenterstaffrsquosexperiencesandobservationsworkingwithresearchprojectsinvolvingendusersand
3 TheresearchofScienceCollaborativeTeammembersJuliaWondolleckandMariaLemoswhostudycollaborativeresearchprocesses
NOTESbull Wehopethatthispackaged
presentationpromptsreflectiononthecollaborativeresearchprocessesofwhichyouhavebeenapartWeencourageyoutoreflectonyourownexperiencesinlightofthequestionsonthisslideasyouconsidertheremainderofthispresentation
NOTESbull lsquoEndusersrsquocanincludebutare
notlimitedtoreservestaffandpublicprivateornon-governmentaldecisionpolicymakersincludinglandownersnaturalresourcemanagerslanduseplannersandeducators
bull ItisimportanttodistinguishbetweenlsquoendusersrsquoandlsquostakeholdersrsquoForNERRSprojectscollaborativescienceprojectsfocusonenduserswhereasintegratedassessmentsengagebothendusersandstakeholders
bull ThebestruleofthumbAllendusersarestakeholdersbutnotallstakeholdersareendusers
bull Endusersincludethepeoplewhohaveaninterestandareinapositiontoapplythesciencebeingproducedwhereasstakeholdersincludepartiesonallsidesofanissue
bull ForIAsendusersshouldhelpdefinethefocalissueclarifythedecisionmakingcontextidentifyadditionalkeystakeholdersandhighlightcurrentinformationneeds (continued on next page)
QUESTIONSWhat are some of the types of end users on NERRS proposals in the past
bull ThereareabroadspectrumofendusersengagedthroughcurrentNERRSprojectsTheseincludereservestaffegmanagersresearchcoordinatorsstewardseducatorsandothersnongovernmentalorganizationsandstateenvironmentalagenciesandlocalmunicipalities
bull Onecommonapproachseenacrossseveralprojectsistopulltogetheracommitteeofendusersattheproposaldevelopmentstagetoengageastheprojectisbeingscopedandthenregularlyoncetheprojectisunderway
NOTESbull Thisgraphiccharacterizesthelevelsofend-
userengagementwehaveobservedbull Eachboxdescribesthelevelofinterest
oftheenduserandtheirgenerallevelofinvolvementintheproject
bull Incollaborativescienceweaimforenduserinterestandengagementinthetoptwoboxesldquointerestedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsinaconsultingoradvisingroleorldquoinvolvedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsasaco-producerofthescience
bull ldquoInterestedrdquoendusersmaywishtobeldquoinvolvedrdquoendusersbutcapacityresourcesorabilityinhibitsthemfromdoingsoInthiscaseconsultingthemandexplicitlyintegratingtheirresponsesisimportanttomakethescienceusable
bull CollaborationbetweenscientistsandendusersistheprocessforcreatingusablescienceTheprocessmustreceiveandrespondtoenduserinputandhavetheflexibilitytodoso
bull WehaveobservedthatoverthecourseofaprojectendusersmayshiftcategoriesItisimportanttobeawareofthisandalwaysstrivetobereceptiveresponsiveandflexibletoenduserneeds
NOTESbull Thenextthreeslidescovereachofthe
pointsonthisslideingreaterdetailbull Buildingrelationshipsiscriticalsothat
usersandproducersofthescienceareonthesamepageandacknowledgeoneanotherrsquosneedsandlimitationsBuildingrelationshipscanrequiresignficanteffort
bull Deliberateandmeaningfulenduserengagementismaintainedbybuildingmeasurestofacilitateengagementintotheprojectrsquosdesign
bull Developingaccessibleanduseableoutputsrequiresthattheybeintherightformandhavetherightcontentrelativetotheenduserrsquosdecision-makingcontext
NOTESbull Thisinformationcomesfromtheexperiences
ofprojectleadsforsciencecollaborativeprojectsintheproposaldevelopmentprocessandhowtheymanagedit
bull FromtheverybeginningmakecleartoendusersthatyouareldquoopenandwillingtoworkadaptivelyrdquoWorkingadaptivelymeansthatyouareopentoreceiveandincorporateenduserinputthroughouttheprocessEstablishingfromtheverybeginningthatyourprocessisreceptivetoenduserneedsandhencetheiron-goinginputmayhelptheresearchteamadaptandchangecourseasnecessarytorespondtouserinputTheflexibilitytoadaptiskeyforcollaborativesciencetosucceed
COMMENTSSnowball Approach to Identifying End Users
bull Youcanstartbyidentifyingonegroupactivelyinvolvedindecision-makingaroundtheresearchissueyouintendtoexploreThiscouldincludereservepersonnelYoucanthenaskthatgroupforotherorganizationswithintheirnetworkwhocouldbeappropriateendusersThissnowballapproachstartingwithoneorganizationandpickingupmorethroughconnectionscanbeveryeffectiveforidentifyingasuiteofenduserstopartnerontheproject
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojectsincludingthosesupportedunderthelatestRFP
bull Whatdoldquoregularandmeaningfulopportunitiesforuserfeedbackrdquolooklike1 Collectingfeedbackearlyandoften2 Notjustldquoreportingoutrdquoor
ldquocheckinginrdquobutengagedanditerativeinteractionthatisstrategicanddesignedtogatherandincorporatemeaningfulfeedbackandinputEndusersneedtoseetheirinputreflectedinprojectprograms
3 Iterationfrombothsidesthescienceneedstomeettheusersrsquoneedsandtheusersneedtounderstandthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofscience
4 Designatingacollaborativeleadtoguidetheteam
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojects
bull Whileoutputdevelopmentanddeliverymightnotoccuruntilneartheendoftheprojecttheseneedtobeconsideredupfrontandthroughouttoensuretheyareaccessibleanduseable
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Wehopethatthispackaged
presentationpromptsreflectiononthecollaborativeresearchprocessesofwhichyouhavebeenapartWeencourageyoutoreflectonyourownexperiencesinlightofthequestionsonthisslideasyouconsidertheremainderofthispresentation
NOTESbull lsquoEndusersrsquocanincludebutare
notlimitedtoreservestaffandpublicprivateornon-governmentaldecisionpolicymakersincludinglandownersnaturalresourcemanagerslanduseplannersandeducators
bull ItisimportanttodistinguishbetweenlsquoendusersrsquoandlsquostakeholdersrsquoForNERRSprojectscollaborativescienceprojectsfocusonenduserswhereasintegratedassessmentsengagebothendusersandstakeholders
bull ThebestruleofthumbAllendusersarestakeholdersbutnotallstakeholdersareendusers
bull Endusersincludethepeoplewhohaveaninterestandareinapositiontoapplythesciencebeingproducedwhereasstakeholdersincludepartiesonallsidesofanissue
bull ForIAsendusersshouldhelpdefinethefocalissueclarifythedecisionmakingcontextidentifyadditionalkeystakeholdersandhighlightcurrentinformationneeds (continued on next page)
QUESTIONSWhat are some of the types of end users on NERRS proposals in the past
bull ThereareabroadspectrumofendusersengagedthroughcurrentNERRSprojectsTheseincludereservestaffegmanagersresearchcoordinatorsstewardseducatorsandothersnongovernmentalorganizationsandstateenvironmentalagenciesandlocalmunicipalities
bull Onecommonapproachseenacrossseveralprojectsistopulltogetheracommitteeofendusersattheproposaldevelopmentstagetoengageastheprojectisbeingscopedandthenregularlyoncetheprojectisunderway
NOTESbull Thisgraphiccharacterizesthelevelsofend-
userengagementwehaveobservedbull Eachboxdescribesthelevelofinterest
oftheenduserandtheirgenerallevelofinvolvementintheproject
bull Incollaborativescienceweaimforenduserinterestandengagementinthetoptwoboxesldquointerestedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsinaconsultingoradvisingroleorldquoinvolvedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsasaco-producerofthescience
bull ldquoInterestedrdquoendusersmaywishtobeldquoinvolvedrdquoendusersbutcapacityresourcesorabilityinhibitsthemfromdoingsoInthiscaseconsultingthemandexplicitlyintegratingtheirresponsesisimportanttomakethescienceusable
bull CollaborationbetweenscientistsandendusersistheprocessforcreatingusablescienceTheprocessmustreceiveandrespondtoenduserinputandhavetheflexibilitytodoso
bull WehaveobservedthatoverthecourseofaprojectendusersmayshiftcategoriesItisimportanttobeawareofthisandalwaysstrivetobereceptiveresponsiveandflexibletoenduserneeds
NOTESbull Thenextthreeslidescovereachofthe
pointsonthisslideingreaterdetailbull Buildingrelationshipsiscriticalsothat
usersandproducersofthescienceareonthesamepageandacknowledgeoneanotherrsquosneedsandlimitationsBuildingrelationshipscanrequiresignficanteffort
bull Deliberateandmeaningfulenduserengagementismaintainedbybuildingmeasurestofacilitateengagementintotheprojectrsquosdesign
bull Developingaccessibleanduseableoutputsrequiresthattheybeintherightformandhavetherightcontentrelativetotheenduserrsquosdecision-makingcontext
NOTESbull Thisinformationcomesfromtheexperiences
ofprojectleadsforsciencecollaborativeprojectsintheproposaldevelopmentprocessandhowtheymanagedit
bull FromtheverybeginningmakecleartoendusersthatyouareldquoopenandwillingtoworkadaptivelyrdquoWorkingadaptivelymeansthatyouareopentoreceiveandincorporateenduserinputthroughouttheprocessEstablishingfromtheverybeginningthatyourprocessisreceptivetoenduserneedsandhencetheiron-goinginputmayhelptheresearchteamadaptandchangecourseasnecessarytorespondtouserinputTheflexibilitytoadaptiskeyforcollaborativesciencetosucceed
COMMENTSSnowball Approach to Identifying End Users
bull Youcanstartbyidentifyingonegroupactivelyinvolvedindecision-makingaroundtheresearchissueyouintendtoexploreThiscouldincludereservepersonnelYoucanthenaskthatgroupforotherorganizationswithintheirnetworkwhocouldbeappropriateendusersThissnowballapproachstartingwithoneorganizationandpickingupmorethroughconnectionscanbeveryeffectiveforidentifyingasuiteofenduserstopartnerontheproject
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojectsincludingthosesupportedunderthelatestRFP
bull Whatdoldquoregularandmeaningfulopportunitiesforuserfeedbackrdquolooklike1 Collectingfeedbackearlyandoften2 Notjustldquoreportingoutrdquoor
ldquocheckinginrdquobutengagedanditerativeinteractionthatisstrategicanddesignedtogatherandincorporatemeaningfulfeedbackandinputEndusersneedtoseetheirinputreflectedinprojectprograms
3 Iterationfrombothsidesthescienceneedstomeettheusersrsquoneedsandtheusersneedtounderstandthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofscience
4 Designatingacollaborativeleadtoguidetheteam
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojects
bull Whileoutputdevelopmentanddeliverymightnotoccuruntilneartheendoftheprojecttheseneedtobeconsideredupfrontandthroughouttoensuretheyareaccessibleanduseable
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull lsquoEndusersrsquocanincludebutare
notlimitedtoreservestaffandpublicprivateornon-governmentaldecisionpolicymakersincludinglandownersnaturalresourcemanagerslanduseplannersandeducators
bull ItisimportanttodistinguishbetweenlsquoendusersrsquoandlsquostakeholdersrsquoForNERRSprojectscollaborativescienceprojectsfocusonenduserswhereasintegratedassessmentsengagebothendusersandstakeholders
bull ThebestruleofthumbAllendusersarestakeholdersbutnotallstakeholdersareendusers
bull Endusersincludethepeoplewhohaveaninterestandareinapositiontoapplythesciencebeingproducedwhereasstakeholdersincludepartiesonallsidesofanissue
bull ForIAsendusersshouldhelpdefinethefocalissueclarifythedecisionmakingcontextidentifyadditionalkeystakeholdersandhighlightcurrentinformationneeds (continued on next page)
QUESTIONSWhat are some of the types of end users on NERRS proposals in the past
bull ThereareabroadspectrumofendusersengagedthroughcurrentNERRSprojectsTheseincludereservestaffegmanagersresearchcoordinatorsstewardseducatorsandothersnongovernmentalorganizationsandstateenvironmentalagenciesandlocalmunicipalities
bull Onecommonapproachseenacrossseveralprojectsistopulltogetheracommitteeofendusersattheproposaldevelopmentstagetoengageastheprojectisbeingscopedandthenregularlyoncetheprojectisunderway
NOTESbull Thisgraphiccharacterizesthelevelsofend-
userengagementwehaveobservedbull Eachboxdescribesthelevelofinterest
oftheenduserandtheirgenerallevelofinvolvementintheproject
bull Incollaborativescienceweaimforenduserinterestandengagementinthetoptwoboxesldquointerestedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsinaconsultingoradvisingroleorldquoinvolvedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsasaco-producerofthescience
bull ldquoInterestedrdquoendusersmaywishtobeldquoinvolvedrdquoendusersbutcapacityresourcesorabilityinhibitsthemfromdoingsoInthiscaseconsultingthemandexplicitlyintegratingtheirresponsesisimportanttomakethescienceusable
bull CollaborationbetweenscientistsandendusersistheprocessforcreatingusablescienceTheprocessmustreceiveandrespondtoenduserinputandhavetheflexibilitytodoso
bull WehaveobservedthatoverthecourseofaprojectendusersmayshiftcategoriesItisimportanttobeawareofthisandalwaysstrivetobereceptiveresponsiveandflexibletoenduserneeds
NOTESbull Thenextthreeslidescovereachofthe
pointsonthisslideingreaterdetailbull Buildingrelationshipsiscriticalsothat
usersandproducersofthescienceareonthesamepageandacknowledgeoneanotherrsquosneedsandlimitationsBuildingrelationshipscanrequiresignficanteffort
bull Deliberateandmeaningfulenduserengagementismaintainedbybuildingmeasurestofacilitateengagementintotheprojectrsquosdesign
bull Developingaccessibleanduseableoutputsrequiresthattheybeintherightformandhavetherightcontentrelativetotheenduserrsquosdecision-makingcontext
NOTESbull Thisinformationcomesfromtheexperiences
ofprojectleadsforsciencecollaborativeprojectsintheproposaldevelopmentprocessandhowtheymanagedit
bull FromtheverybeginningmakecleartoendusersthatyouareldquoopenandwillingtoworkadaptivelyrdquoWorkingadaptivelymeansthatyouareopentoreceiveandincorporateenduserinputthroughouttheprocessEstablishingfromtheverybeginningthatyourprocessisreceptivetoenduserneedsandhencetheiron-goinginputmayhelptheresearchteamadaptandchangecourseasnecessarytorespondtouserinputTheflexibilitytoadaptiskeyforcollaborativesciencetosucceed
COMMENTSSnowball Approach to Identifying End Users
bull Youcanstartbyidentifyingonegroupactivelyinvolvedindecision-makingaroundtheresearchissueyouintendtoexploreThiscouldincludereservepersonnelYoucanthenaskthatgroupforotherorganizationswithintheirnetworkwhocouldbeappropriateendusersThissnowballapproachstartingwithoneorganizationandpickingupmorethroughconnectionscanbeveryeffectiveforidentifyingasuiteofenduserstopartnerontheproject
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojectsincludingthosesupportedunderthelatestRFP
bull Whatdoldquoregularandmeaningfulopportunitiesforuserfeedbackrdquolooklike1 Collectingfeedbackearlyandoften2 Notjustldquoreportingoutrdquoor
ldquocheckinginrdquobutengagedanditerativeinteractionthatisstrategicanddesignedtogatherandincorporatemeaningfulfeedbackandinputEndusersneedtoseetheirinputreflectedinprojectprograms
3 Iterationfrombothsidesthescienceneedstomeettheusersrsquoneedsandtheusersneedtounderstandthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofscience
4 Designatingacollaborativeleadtoguidetheteam
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojects
bull Whileoutputdevelopmentanddeliverymightnotoccuruntilneartheendoftheprojecttheseneedtobeconsideredupfrontandthroughouttoensuretheyareaccessibleanduseable
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
QUESTIONSWhat are some of the types of end users on NERRS proposals in the past
bull ThereareabroadspectrumofendusersengagedthroughcurrentNERRSprojectsTheseincludereservestaffegmanagersresearchcoordinatorsstewardseducatorsandothersnongovernmentalorganizationsandstateenvironmentalagenciesandlocalmunicipalities
bull Onecommonapproachseenacrossseveralprojectsistopulltogetheracommitteeofendusersattheproposaldevelopmentstagetoengageastheprojectisbeingscopedandthenregularlyoncetheprojectisunderway
NOTESbull Thisgraphiccharacterizesthelevelsofend-
userengagementwehaveobservedbull Eachboxdescribesthelevelofinterest
oftheenduserandtheirgenerallevelofinvolvementintheproject
bull Incollaborativescienceweaimforenduserinterestandengagementinthetoptwoboxesldquointerestedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsinaconsultingoradvisingroleorldquoinvolvedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsasaco-producerofthescience
bull ldquoInterestedrdquoendusersmaywishtobeldquoinvolvedrdquoendusersbutcapacityresourcesorabilityinhibitsthemfromdoingsoInthiscaseconsultingthemandexplicitlyintegratingtheirresponsesisimportanttomakethescienceusable
bull CollaborationbetweenscientistsandendusersistheprocessforcreatingusablescienceTheprocessmustreceiveandrespondtoenduserinputandhavetheflexibilitytodoso
bull WehaveobservedthatoverthecourseofaprojectendusersmayshiftcategoriesItisimportanttobeawareofthisandalwaysstrivetobereceptiveresponsiveandflexibletoenduserneeds
NOTESbull Thenextthreeslidescovereachofthe
pointsonthisslideingreaterdetailbull Buildingrelationshipsiscriticalsothat
usersandproducersofthescienceareonthesamepageandacknowledgeoneanotherrsquosneedsandlimitationsBuildingrelationshipscanrequiresignficanteffort
bull Deliberateandmeaningfulenduserengagementismaintainedbybuildingmeasurestofacilitateengagementintotheprojectrsquosdesign
bull Developingaccessibleanduseableoutputsrequiresthattheybeintherightformandhavetherightcontentrelativetotheenduserrsquosdecision-makingcontext
NOTESbull Thisinformationcomesfromtheexperiences
ofprojectleadsforsciencecollaborativeprojectsintheproposaldevelopmentprocessandhowtheymanagedit
bull FromtheverybeginningmakecleartoendusersthatyouareldquoopenandwillingtoworkadaptivelyrdquoWorkingadaptivelymeansthatyouareopentoreceiveandincorporateenduserinputthroughouttheprocessEstablishingfromtheverybeginningthatyourprocessisreceptivetoenduserneedsandhencetheiron-goinginputmayhelptheresearchteamadaptandchangecourseasnecessarytorespondtouserinputTheflexibilitytoadaptiskeyforcollaborativesciencetosucceed
COMMENTSSnowball Approach to Identifying End Users
bull Youcanstartbyidentifyingonegroupactivelyinvolvedindecision-makingaroundtheresearchissueyouintendtoexploreThiscouldincludereservepersonnelYoucanthenaskthatgroupforotherorganizationswithintheirnetworkwhocouldbeappropriateendusersThissnowballapproachstartingwithoneorganizationandpickingupmorethroughconnectionscanbeveryeffectiveforidentifyingasuiteofenduserstopartnerontheproject
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojectsincludingthosesupportedunderthelatestRFP
bull Whatdoldquoregularandmeaningfulopportunitiesforuserfeedbackrdquolooklike1 Collectingfeedbackearlyandoften2 Notjustldquoreportingoutrdquoor
ldquocheckinginrdquobutengagedanditerativeinteractionthatisstrategicanddesignedtogatherandincorporatemeaningfulfeedbackandinputEndusersneedtoseetheirinputreflectedinprojectprograms
3 Iterationfrombothsidesthescienceneedstomeettheusersrsquoneedsandtheusersneedtounderstandthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofscience
4 Designatingacollaborativeleadtoguidetheteam
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojects
bull Whileoutputdevelopmentanddeliverymightnotoccuruntilneartheendoftheprojecttheseneedtobeconsideredupfrontandthroughouttoensuretheyareaccessibleanduseable
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Thisgraphiccharacterizesthelevelsofend-
userengagementwehaveobservedbull Eachboxdescribesthelevelofinterest
oftheenduserandtheirgenerallevelofinvolvementintheproject
bull Incollaborativescienceweaimforenduserinterestandengagementinthetoptwoboxesldquointerestedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsinaconsultingoradvisingroleorldquoinvolvedrdquointheresearchprojectwhichmanifestsasaco-producerofthescience
bull ldquoInterestedrdquoendusersmaywishtobeldquoinvolvedrdquoendusersbutcapacityresourcesorabilityinhibitsthemfromdoingsoInthiscaseconsultingthemandexplicitlyintegratingtheirresponsesisimportanttomakethescienceusable
bull CollaborationbetweenscientistsandendusersistheprocessforcreatingusablescienceTheprocessmustreceiveandrespondtoenduserinputandhavetheflexibilitytodoso
bull WehaveobservedthatoverthecourseofaprojectendusersmayshiftcategoriesItisimportanttobeawareofthisandalwaysstrivetobereceptiveresponsiveandflexibletoenduserneeds
NOTESbull Thenextthreeslidescovereachofthe
pointsonthisslideingreaterdetailbull Buildingrelationshipsiscriticalsothat
usersandproducersofthescienceareonthesamepageandacknowledgeoneanotherrsquosneedsandlimitationsBuildingrelationshipscanrequiresignficanteffort
bull Deliberateandmeaningfulenduserengagementismaintainedbybuildingmeasurestofacilitateengagementintotheprojectrsquosdesign
bull Developingaccessibleanduseableoutputsrequiresthattheybeintherightformandhavetherightcontentrelativetotheenduserrsquosdecision-makingcontext
NOTESbull Thisinformationcomesfromtheexperiences
ofprojectleadsforsciencecollaborativeprojectsintheproposaldevelopmentprocessandhowtheymanagedit
bull FromtheverybeginningmakecleartoendusersthatyouareldquoopenandwillingtoworkadaptivelyrdquoWorkingadaptivelymeansthatyouareopentoreceiveandincorporateenduserinputthroughouttheprocessEstablishingfromtheverybeginningthatyourprocessisreceptivetoenduserneedsandhencetheiron-goinginputmayhelptheresearchteamadaptandchangecourseasnecessarytorespondtouserinputTheflexibilitytoadaptiskeyforcollaborativesciencetosucceed
COMMENTSSnowball Approach to Identifying End Users
bull Youcanstartbyidentifyingonegroupactivelyinvolvedindecision-makingaroundtheresearchissueyouintendtoexploreThiscouldincludereservepersonnelYoucanthenaskthatgroupforotherorganizationswithintheirnetworkwhocouldbeappropriateendusersThissnowballapproachstartingwithoneorganizationandpickingupmorethroughconnectionscanbeveryeffectiveforidentifyingasuiteofenduserstopartnerontheproject
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojectsincludingthosesupportedunderthelatestRFP
bull Whatdoldquoregularandmeaningfulopportunitiesforuserfeedbackrdquolooklike1 Collectingfeedbackearlyandoften2 Notjustldquoreportingoutrdquoor
ldquocheckinginrdquobutengagedanditerativeinteractionthatisstrategicanddesignedtogatherandincorporatemeaningfulfeedbackandinputEndusersneedtoseetheirinputreflectedinprojectprograms
3 Iterationfrombothsidesthescienceneedstomeettheusersrsquoneedsandtheusersneedtounderstandthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofscience
4 Designatingacollaborativeleadtoguidetheteam
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojects
bull Whileoutputdevelopmentanddeliverymightnotoccuruntilneartheendoftheprojecttheseneedtobeconsideredupfrontandthroughouttoensuretheyareaccessibleanduseable
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Thenextthreeslidescovereachofthe
pointsonthisslideingreaterdetailbull Buildingrelationshipsiscriticalsothat
usersandproducersofthescienceareonthesamepageandacknowledgeoneanotherrsquosneedsandlimitationsBuildingrelationshipscanrequiresignficanteffort
bull Deliberateandmeaningfulenduserengagementismaintainedbybuildingmeasurestofacilitateengagementintotheprojectrsquosdesign
bull Developingaccessibleanduseableoutputsrequiresthattheybeintherightformandhavetherightcontentrelativetotheenduserrsquosdecision-makingcontext
NOTESbull Thisinformationcomesfromtheexperiences
ofprojectleadsforsciencecollaborativeprojectsintheproposaldevelopmentprocessandhowtheymanagedit
bull FromtheverybeginningmakecleartoendusersthatyouareldquoopenandwillingtoworkadaptivelyrdquoWorkingadaptivelymeansthatyouareopentoreceiveandincorporateenduserinputthroughouttheprocessEstablishingfromtheverybeginningthatyourprocessisreceptivetoenduserneedsandhencetheiron-goinginputmayhelptheresearchteamadaptandchangecourseasnecessarytorespondtouserinputTheflexibilitytoadaptiskeyforcollaborativesciencetosucceed
COMMENTSSnowball Approach to Identifying End Users
bull Youcanstartbyidentifyingonegroupactivelyinvolvedindecision-makingaroundtheresearchissueyouintendtoexploreThiscouldincludereservepersonnelYoucanthenaskthatgroupforotherorganizationswithintheirnetworkwhocouldbeappropriateendusersThissnowballapproachstartingwithoneorganizationandpickingupmorethroughconnectionscanbeveryeffectiveforidentifyingasuiteofenduserstopartnerontheproject
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojectsincludingthosesupportedunderthelatestRFP
bull Whatdoldquoregularandmeaningfulopportunitiesforuserfeedbackrdquolooklike1 Collectingfeedbackearlyandoften2 Notjustldquoreportingoutrdquoor
ldquocheckinginrdquobutengagedanditerativeinteractionthatisstrategicanddesignedtogatherandincorporatemeaningfulfeedbackandinputEndusersneedtoseetheirinputreflectedinprojectprograms
3 Iterationfrombothsidesthescienceneedstomeettheusersrsquoneedsandtheusersneedtounderstandthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofscience
4 Designatingacollaborativeleadtoguidetheteam
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojects
bull Whileoutputdevelopmentanddeliverymightnotoccuruntilneartheendoftheprojecttheseneedtobeconsideredupfrontandthroughouttoensuretheyareaccessibleanduseable
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Thisinformationcomesfromtheexperiences
ofprojectleadsforsciencecollaborativeprojectsintheproposaldevelopmentprocessandhowtheymanagedit
bull FromtheverybeginningmakecleartoendusersthatyouareldquoopenandwillingtoworkadaptivelyrdquoWorkingadaptivelymeansthatyouareopentoreceiveandincorporateenduserinputthroughouttheprocessEstablishingfromtheverybeginningthatyourprocessisreceptivetoenduserneedsandhencetheiron-goinginputmayhelptheresearchteamadaptandchangecourseasnecessarytorespondtouserinputTheflexibilitytoadaptiskeyforcollaborativesciencetosucceed
COMMENTSSnowball Approach to Identifying End Users
bull Youcanstartbyidentifyingonegroupactivelyinvolvedindecision-makingaroundtheresearchissueyouintendtoexploreThiscouldincludereservepersonnelYoucanthenaskthatgroupforotherorganizationswithintheirnetworkwhocouldbeappropriateendusersThissnowballapproachstartingwithoneorganizationandpickingupmorethroughconnectionscanbeveryeffectiveforidentifyingasuiteofenduserstopartnerontheproject
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojectsincludingthosesupportedunderthelatestRFP
bull Whatdoldquoregularandmeaningfulopportunitiesforuserfeedbackrdquolooklike1 Collectingfeedbackearlyandoften2 Notjustldquoreportingoutrdquoor
ldquocheckinginrdquobutengagedanditerativeinteractionthatisstrategicanddesignedtogatherandincorporatemeaningfulfeedbackandinputEndusersneedtoseetheirinputreflectedinprojectprograms
3 Iterationfrombothsidesthescienceneedstomeettheusersrsquoneedsandtheusersneedtounderstandthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofscience
4 Designatingacollaborativeleadtoguidetheteam
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojects
bull Whileoutputdevelopmentanddeliverymightnotoccuruntilneartheendoftheprojecttheseneedtobeconsideredupfrontandthroughouttoensuretheyareaccessibleanduseable
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojectsincludingthosesupportedunderthelatestRFP
bull Whatdoldquoregularandmeaningfulopportunitiesforuserfeedbackrdquolooklike1 Collectingfeedbackearlyandoften2 Notjustldquoreportingoutrdquoor
ldquocheckinginrdquobutengagedanditerativeinteractionthatisstrategicanddesignedtogatherandincorporatemeaningfulfeedbackandinputEndusersneedtoseetheirinputreflectedinprojectprograms
3 Iterationfrombothsidesthescienceneedstomeettheusersrsquoneedsandtheusersneedtounderstandthecapabilitiesandlimitationsofscience
4 Designatingacollaborativeleadtoguidetheteam
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojects
bull Whileoutputdevelopmentanddeliverymightnotoccuruntilneartheendoftheprojecttheseneedtobeconsideredupfrontandthroughouttoensuretheyareaccessibleanduseable
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Thesearecommonqualitieswehave
observedinsuccessfulcollaborativescienceprojects
bull Whileoutputdevelopmentanddeliverymightnotoccuruntilneartheendoftheprojecttheseneedtobeconsideredupfrontandthroughouttoensuretheyareaccessibleanduseable
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Thisdiagramconveysthefoundational
pieces(ldquobricksrdquo)andintangiblepieces(ldquomortarrdquo)thatareessentialforcollaborativescience
bull KeyquestionsforldquoOrganizationalStructurerdquoare1 Whoisresponsibleforwhat2 Whataretheirtasks3 Whatisourpolicydecision-making
processbull WhengatheringldquoPeopleParticipantsrdquo
itisimportanttoaskiftherightpeopleareatthetableespeciallythosepeoplewhocanusetheresultsofthescience
bull MakingldquoVisibleProgressrdquoisanobservationmadebyoneofourprojectleadswhonotedthatitisimportanttodemonstratetheprojectismovingforwardtokeeppeoplemotivated
9
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull ldquoRegularMeetingsrdquoshouldalsobe
ldquomeaningfulmeetingsrdquoandoccurwiththefrequencylocationagendasandtimeanddurationnecessaryforyourteamandproject
bull TheldquoCoordinatorpointpersonrdquoshouldbethepersontowhomtheotherparticipantsfeelresponsiblefordeliveringprojectworkincludingattendingmeetings
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Thesequestionswillhelpyouconsider
howtomanageenduserengagementfrompre-proposalthroughprojectimplementation
bull ThebestprojectswehaveobserveddemonstratedthattheyknewwhotheirenduserswereandwhatneedstheyhadThusitisimportantattheverybeginningtostartidentifyingendusersandengagingthemabouttheirneeds
bull Foramorecompletelistofquestionstocharacterizeyourendusersvisitourlsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsiteanddownloadourlsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoworksheetsathttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull Itishelpfultorevisitthesequestionsperiodicallyastheprojectevolves
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Inthinkingabouthowtobestengage
yourendusersitmaybehelpfultothinkstrategicallyaboutwhatlevelofengagementyourdifferentendusersrequireastheprojectprogresses
bull Thisgraphicisawaytoconceptualizehowyourldquocirclerdquoofengagedusersmaygrow-andhavevaryinglevelsofengagement-astheprojectdevelops
bull WehaveheardfromprojectteamsaboutthehighinvestmentoftimeinengagingendusersWeencourageyoutousethelsquoCharacterizingEndUsersrsquoformtodeterminewhoyouwillworkwithduringproposaldevelopmentrecognizingthatyourgroupofenduserswillexpandifyouarefundedTheformisavailableherehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull SomeldquoOnlineResourcesrdquoincludethe
CollaborationToolkitavailableontheNationalEstuariesResearchReserveAssociation(NERRA)website
QUESTIONSWhere do you find the characterizingend users worksheet
bull Thisresourcecanbefoundunderthelsquo2016ProposalDevelopmentResourcesrsquoontheNERRSScienceCollaborativewebsitehttpgrahamumicheduwaternerrsfundingresearch-ia
bull PleasenotethatthereareseparateworksheetsforCollaborativeResearchandIntegrativeAssessment(IA)projects
More Training Resources
bull TheCoastalServicesCenterprovidestrainingoncollaborativenaturalresourcemanagementandcanbehostedforacourseThisincludescoursessuchaslsquoPlanningandFacilitatingCollaborativeMeetingsrsquo(httpscoastnoaagovdigitalcoasttrainingplanningand-facilitating)
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Eachteamwillneedtodevelopthe
approachthatbestsuitsitsneedsbull Astheprojectgainsmomentumyour
circleofengagedusersmayexpandmuchlikeastonethrowninapondgainsringsovertimeYoumaystartwithasmallgroupofinvolvedusersbutotherenduserswillnaturallybebroughtintotheprocessastheprojectcontinuestomoveforwardandtakeshape
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience
NOTESbull Takeamomenttoreflectonyourown
experiencesusingthequestionsposedatthebeginningofthepresentationinlightofyourownexperienceswithcollaborationorcollaborativescience