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Storytelling, Social Media, Equity, Knowledge Mobilization & Donuts!
Sharing knowledge by telling a story can make a presentation, blog or conversation more interesting. Why? When I was five years old, I was hit by a car. I fractured my collar-bone and was unconscious...
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140 Twitter Characters To Knowledge Mobilization – Revisited
How have traditional models of research and dissemination changed to present new knowledge to the public or further inform research by creating broader public engagement? Many researchers –...
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Knowledge From & Beyond Tragedy
We all speak from our own knowledge that comes from our own personal experiences. No one has the right to force, compel or inflict knowledge that may be harmful to another person. Today, I write this...
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Knowledge Mobilization & Laws
Knowledge mobilization (KMb) helps policymakers make evidence-informed decisions. The stability of a country and order in society are based on decisions to create rules and laws that benefit its...
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Change Knowledge In This Moment
We can share our knowledge in this moment. We can change the world with our knowledge in this moment. We can change our knowledge in this moment. But we don’t. Why?
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Unexpected Knowledge Help
Have you ever shared knowledge that you didn’t necessarily want to but it helped someone else?
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Somewhere There Is A Place For Knowledge Mobilization
Somewhere there is a place where knowledge mobilization for social benefit to make the world a better place occurs for everyone. Have you found your place yet?
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Knowledge Mobilization with a K.I.S.S.
We live in a complex world and think that only a few “expert” people have the “intelligence” or “best” knowledge to teach us how to deal with the complexities on this planet if we’re to survive and...
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Renewable, Transformable & Transformative Knowledge For A Better World
Your knowledge is valuable when shared for social benefit – and always will be. Sharing your knowledge to make the world a better place allows you to look to the future with hope, allows you to see...
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Knowledge Brokers – A Solution For Social Benefit
Thankfully, there are many Social Science and Humanities researchers today who imagine new possibilities to understand and improve social issues – ultimately it’s hoped to overcome some of the world’s...
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A New University Paradigm
Universities are considered one of our most reliable and cherished knowledge sectors with great expectations of delivering quality education and world-leading research. There has been increased...
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Universities & Research In A Knowledge Society
Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) produces the potential to “cross-pollinate” knowledge and address complex challenges confronting society. KMb actively encourages making research useful to society. As...
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The Important Role Of The Knowledge Broker
Knowledge mobilization (KMb) strategies that have been implemented into universities, research institutions and other organizations are context specific and are subject to frequent changes. This may...
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Collective Impact Of Research Over Isolated Impact Of Research
We live in a knowledge society with the technology to exchange our knowledge faster with greater numbers of people around the world than ever in our history. So…. Why can’t we develop skills and...
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Knowledge Brokers As Translators & Diplomats
How do you get people who speak different languages to understand one another? If you’ve ever travelled to other countries or been in a group of people who speak different languages where you’ve tried...
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Community BUILD Includes All Sectors Of Society
Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) is about moving available knowledge into active use across a variety of sectors. I recently made a comment about the requirement of action as part of KMb on a LinkedIn...
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Scientific Experts & A “Cherry-Picking” Prime Minister
In a recent interview the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper had many researchers and scientists shaking their heads and wondering if Harper was being hypocritical or serious when he admonished...
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How Do We Define Effective Impact Of Research Knowledge?
Impact can be defined as: a powerful or major influence or effect; a force or impression of one thing on another – or an economic, social or cultural change or benefit to the quality of life within...
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Don’t Be Afraid To Ask, “Why?”
Increasing our knowledge requires us to ask questions. Most of the time, we ask the basic questions “what” and “how” to increase our knowledge – but the question at the heart of all knowledge is...
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The Knowledge Exchange Cycle
Knowledge mobilization (KMb) can be challenging. Constant meetings, conferences, workshops, articles, blogs, emails, text messages, questions, problem solving, stakeholder involvement – or lack...
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