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Building & Sustaining Effective Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) Networks
Dr. Katina Pollock, KNAER Co-Director
Shasta Carr-Harris, KNAER KMb & Project Manager
Conference Theme:
Creating the Conditions for Effective Partnerships Between Researchers and Practitioners
1. Background: KNAER (Phase I & II)
2. Phase I findings: structures & processes
3. KMb & network literature
4. Top 10 Tip Sheet
Agenda
KNAER Phase I (2010 - 2014)
44 KNAER Projects
Partners: multiple partnerships per project Network: 44 project make up a loose network (each project
was a mini network) Time: 1-2 years with extensions Funding: 25-100K funding Focus: mobilize research knowledge on a variety of topics
Diverse number of partnerships
Review of Phase I
External evaluation
Review of utility of KNAER (26 meeting notes, 141 project interim reports, 43 project final
reports, a KNAER networking report, analytics from KNAER website and Twitter account)
Literature review
Interviews with KMb experts
Planning sessions with educators & researchers
Network structure. Coordination in the organizational design of a network to carry out interactions between partners.
Network processes. Purposeful and coordinated activities performed vertically and laterally within a network to interact with organizational partners.
Phase I Findings: Structures & Processes
Briscoe, Pollock, Campbell, Carr-Harris (2015). Finding the sweet spot: Network Structures and Processes for Increased Knowledge Mobilization, Brock Education Journal, 25 (1), pp 19-34. https://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/432
Include key people
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Formal roles within networks
Formal communication structure(s)
Opportunities for researchers & practitioners to collaborate, share and co-create knowledge
Motivating and incentivizing new partners
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Strategic planning
Other key factors that affect network
success?
Final Report: KNAER Phase I
What does KMb & network literature tell us about partnerships & networks?
Campbell, Pollock, Carr-Harris, Briscoe (2014) KNAER1 Final Report http://www.knaer-recrae.ca/about-knaer/reports
Clear focus and agreed upon goals and roles
Mutual interest
Respect and trust exists between partners
“Knowledge” is understood broadly
Sensitivity to power issues
The results of the network are made visible
Build in self-assessment
Long term commitment
Dissemination Mobilization
That’s a lot of advice!
READ OUR TIP SHEET
Available on our website: http://www.knaer-recrae.ca/resources
For more information, please refer to:
• A brief summary of KNAER Phase I & II http://www.knaer-recrae.ca/about-knaer/what-is-knaer
• Briscoe, Pollock, Campbell, Carr-Harris (2015). Finding the sweet spot: Network Structures and Processes for Increased Knowledge Mobilization, Brock Education Journal, 25 (1), pp 19-34. https://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/432
• Campbell, Pollock, Carr-Harris, Briscoe (2014) KNAER1 Final Report http://www.knaer-recrae.ca/about-knaer/reports
You may also be interested in:
• Creating partnerships: Learning new ways to connect by Vivian Tseng, John Easton, and Lauren Supplee
• Tangled up in networks by Heather Bullock
• Using research to shape knowledge mobilization practice by Sandra Nutley
• Five tips for getting knowledge into action by Sarah Morton
Thank you
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