Knowledge Mobilization for Research Administrators:Why you should care and what you can do about it.

David Phipps, PhD, MBA

Director, Research Services & Knowledge Exchange

“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 for researchers – why?

• Connect to make research matter

• Connect to create opportunities for graduate students

• Connect for access to more research funding

• Because funders are asking them to connect.

KMb for research admins – why?

• Your researchers are doing it and need help

• SSHRC, CIHR, health charities, IDRC etc. require it

• We already do it for NSERC I2I, CIHR PoP

• External reputation

• University engagement

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.

Institutional KMb services: push, pull, exchange, co-production

Research Summaries

Research Translation Help Desk

Research Translation Help Desk

Research ForumsKM in AM

Research PartnershipsKMb InternsSocial Media

Community Based Besearch

Exchange(KE)

Knowledge Mobilization

partnerships CBR

co-production

Producer

Push

(KT)

User

Pull

(KT)

KM Case Studies

1. Inclusivity Action Plan (Research Translation/User Pull)

2. Green Economy Transition Centre (KMb Interns, Co-Creation)

3. ResearchSnapshot (Producer Push)

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: HSPC+York U

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

one of our stories

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

ResearchSnapshot

York’s KMb Unit February 2006- December 2011

# Faculty Involved 240# Graduate Students Involved 142# Information sessions for faculty and students 166# Information sessions for community 185# collaborations brokered 246# agencies involved in KMb partnerships 205Community Partner funding raised $1.1MResearch Contract funding raised $1.2MTotal KMb associated grant funding raised $17.6M# web hits +4M# Research Summaries 173# tweets 5447#twitter followers 1845# delicious bookmarks 244# blog postings (+70,000 views) 294

KMb for researchers – what do researchers say?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ8aLTU-6fA&list=UUkz8O0mnDbgER4aZPoWAheQ&index=24&feature=plpp_video

What can you do if you don’t have a KMb Unit?

KMb tools

Clear Language Tool Kit

• https://researchimpact.othree.ca/documents/toolsforkmb/kmbtools_researchsummariespdf

CAURA 2011 KMb Tools

• http://www.researchimpact.ca/kmbinaction/OutilsMdC/index.html

• http://www.researchimpact.ca/kmbinaction/KMbToolBox/index.html

KMb Planning Template

• http://www.melaniebarwick.com/training.php

A Report Detailing the Development of a University-Based Knowledge Mobilization Unit that Enhances Research Outreach and Engagement

• http://src-online.ca/index.php/src/article/viewFile/31/57

KMb for SSHRC Insight GrantsDissemination Integrated

Academic Audience

Traditional scholarly publication and creative production

End of grant workshop or conference Academic conference presentation Web posting of research outputs, posting

video of choreography

ROs can support the development of traditional scholarly dissemination strategies.

Academic collaborators on grant Scholarly workshops throughout the grant Hosting a wiki or blog to create two-way

conversation with other academics to discuss emerging findings

Workshop with peers to reflect on emerging research findings

ROs can support the integration of academic audiences throughout the research project.

Non-academic Audience

Clear language research summary (see service offered by KMb Unit)

Theatre and other non-traditional formsof research dissemination

Social media

York’s KMb Unit has distributed a worksheet to for ROs to use to help faculty disseminate to non-academic audiences at the end of the grant.

Non-academic collaborators or co-applicants on grant application

Workshop, town hall, open house Hosting a wiki or blog to create 2 way

conversation with non-academics to discuss emerging findings

Audit and feedback using panel of non-academic stakeholders within the grant period

Participatory action/community based research

Please contact Michael Johnny (mjohnny@yorku.ca) for support developing integrated KMb strategies Note 1.

Note 1: Integrated KMb takes time.

“Requests to broker relationships with new collaborators will need 4-6 months to find potential partners, develop trust, mutually develop a statement of work and develop an appropriate budget. If non-academic audiences, partners and collaborators are already known, please contact Michael Johnny for support to develop integrated KMb with non-academic audiences by September 15 at the latest. Support for non-academic integrated KMb will be available from the KMb Unit throughout the funded grant period and Michael Johnny will develop an in kind costing for that support.”

Oh yeah…

Training for KMb

SickKids Hospital: Scientist Knowledge Translation Training

• http://www.sickkids.ca/Learning/AbouttheInstitute/Programs/Knowledge-Translation/Scientist-Knowledge-Translation-Training-Workshop/Scientist-Knowledge-Tranlation-Training-Workshop.html

SickKids Hospital: Knowledge Transfer Professional Certificate

• http://www.sickkids.ca/Learning/AbouttheInstitute/Programs/Knowledge-Translation/Knowledge-Translation-Professional-Certificate/Knowledge-Translation-Professional-Certificate.html

Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, June 19-20, Ottawa

• http://www.kmbforum2012.org/

So what? KMb in their own words…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmIWbsMO93w&list=FLkz8O0mnDbgER4aZPoWAheQ&index=1&feature=plpp_video

KMb

Happy Valentine’s Day

David Phippsdphipps@yorku.cahttp://www.researchimpact.ca