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Partnering for Knowledge Mobilization
David Phipps, PhD, MBA
Director, Research Services & Knowledge Exchange
1. What is Knowledge Mobilization
2. Social Media
3. Knowledge Mobilization’s crystal ball (including audience participation)
Today’s Agenda
“We must translate our research findings in the human sciences into public policy and social programs”
“Knowledge Transfer in the human sciences – the transfer of findings into policy and programs – is as important as technology transfer in the engineering and natural sciences.”
Maximize the Impact of Research: Martha Piper (2002)
KMb – what is it?
• Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) is a suite of services that supports collaborations between non-commercial research and expertise and the public, private and non-profit sectors.
• KMb (the process) can enable enhanced social innovation (the outcome).
• KMb is the university’s contribution to social innovation and allows partners from the public, private and non-profit sectors to leverage investments in university research.
Evaluate
Plan
ExecuteDisseminate
KMb throughout the Research Cycle
ConsultationPartnershipsResearch forum
PopulationsClinical practiceIntervention studiesInternshipsResearcher exchange
Surveys, case studies, expert panelists
Social mediaWeb siteTown hallTheatrePostersPolicy brief PSAPractice guidelinePopular pressSocial Marketingvideos
KMb Stories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W94hPM2Bb6k&list=UUkz8O0mnDbgER4aZPoWAheQ&index=40&feature=plpp_video
Evaluating Inclusivity Action Plan
January 2005: Inclusivity Summit
May 2005: HSPC adopted and launched IAP
November 2007: IAP Evaluation Launched (Michaela Hynie and Mina Singh: York University + HSPC)
December 2007: KM Unit approved matching funding: policy briefs and best practice models
February 2008: Evaluation Report presented to IAP Steering Committee rec. to York Region Council investin 5 new Welcome Centres, create 86 jobs, +48,000 newcomer services delivered
Evaluating Inclusivity Action Plan
Hynie & Singh (2008) The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations,Volume 8, Issue 4, pp.117-124.
http://www.youtube.com/researchimpact#p/a/u/0/J15_lBz5mYU
Green Economy Centre
South Simcoe: Green Economy Centre
The Green Economy Centre: an innovative research and education program that initiates, supports and facilitates green economic best practices, ensuring that the rural South Simcoe economy is healthy and sustainable.
http://www.nottawasaga.com/get
South Simcoe: Green Economy Centre
Launched: April 2010
Funded: Summer 2010
September 2011:
•604 business contacted
•507 individual visits
•39% interest in Green Economy programs
•8 loans (total +$1M), 0% interest approved for green projects creating 18 jobs and maintaining 221 jobs
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Toronto Hot Weather Response Plan
http://www.thestar.com/article/462613
Toronto Hot Weather Response Plan
Youth Emergency Shelter - Peterborough
Challenges
• Structural budget deficit
• Revolving door
Impacts
• Social work students get better training experience
• YES gets better trained employees
• Clients reduce length of stay
• Generate revenue stream
• MTCU funding $60K
• 4 publications, PhD prize book in progress
Social enterprise
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KMb Tools: ResearchSnapshot
York’s KMb Unit February 2006- June 2012
Activities
# Faculty Involved 240
# Graduate Students Involved 146
# Information Sessions for Faculty and Students 181
# Information Sessions for Community 201
# Collaborative Opportunities 342
# KMb Projects 105
# KMb Internships 41
# Agencies Involved in KMb Collaborations 218
Funding
Community Project Funding Raised $ 1.07 M
University Contract Funding Raised $ 1.20 M
York Investments in KMb Projects $ .56 M
Total KMb Associated Faculty Grant Funding Raised $ 20.5 MTotal KMb Funding $ 22.804 M
KMb guiding principles
Practice Example
Build trust among partners PDA Ltd. Mwananchi Ghana project
Develop capacity for K* York University Knowledge Mobilization Unit
Use a mix of methodologies CIPPEC
Use peer supports PDA Ltd. Mwananchi Ghana project
Enable knowledge to be co-constructed
CIPPEC
Understand the political, social and economic context of the partners
PiPP
Build a culture of K* for all participants
PiPP
KMb guiding principles
Ahhhh…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SuNx0UrnEo
The social media revolution
How we use YouTube to disseminate results
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEyrO7nM2m0
York’s KMb Unit February 2006- June 2012
Technology
# web hits +5.8M
# Research Summaries 200
# tweets 6896
# twitter followers 2501
# delicious bookmarks 267
# blog postings (+90,000 views; 143 countries) 332
# slide share presentations - downloads 75
Other
# Publications 14
# KMb Unit Partnerships 16
# Institutional Collaborations 9
Ahhhh…..
Audience Participation
“I wonder what tomorrow has in mind for meOr am I even in it's mind at allPerhaps I'll get a chance to look ahead and seeSoon as I find myself a crystal ballSoon as I find myself a crystal ball”
Crystal Ball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b-i0XknSnM
Knowledge Brokering as a Profession?
Training for Knowledge Brokering?
Social Media?
Systems & networked knowledge mobilization?
A rose by any other name….
Evaluation?
Evidence informed KMb practice & vice versa?
research practice
Your turn
So what? KMb in their own words…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmIWbsMO93w&list=FLkz8O0mnDbgER4aZPoWAheQ&index=1&feature=plpp_video
David [email protected]://www.researchimpact.ca