Presentation made to Canadian Association of University Research Administrators by York University's Knowledge Mobilization Unit on February 14, 2012.

1. 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

2. Maximize the Impact of Research: Martha Piper (2002)
“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.”

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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.

6. Institutional KMb services: push, pull, exchange, co-production
Knowledge
Mobilization
Research Producer User
Summaries Exchange Research
Push Pull
(KE) Translation
Research
(KT) (KT) Help Desk
Translation
Help Desk
co-production
partnerships CBR
Research Partnerships Research Forums Community Based Besearch
KMb Interns KM in AM
Social Media

7. KM Case Studies
1. Inclusivity Action Plan (Research Translation/User Pull)
2. Green Economy Transition Centre (KMb Interns, Co-Creation)
3. ResearchSnapshot (Producer Push)

8. Evaluating Inclusivity Action Plan: HSPC+York U
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 Hynie & Singh (2008) The
presented to IAP Steering Committee International Journal of
 rec. to York Region Council invest
in 5 new Welcome Centres, create 86
 Diversity in Organisations,
Communities and Nations,
jobs, +48,000 newcomer services
delivered
Volume 8, Issue 4, pp.117-
124.

9. one of our stories
http://www.youtube.com/researchimpact#p/a/u/0/J15_lBz5mYU

10. 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

11. 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

12. ResearchSnapshot

13. 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 205
Community Partner funding raised $1.1M
Research Contract funding raised $1.2M
Total 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

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

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

16. KMb tools
Clear Language Tool Kit
• https://researchimpact.othree.ca/documents/toolsforkmb/kmbtools_research
summariespdf
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

17. KMb for SSHRC Insight Grants
Dissemination Integrated
Academic  Traditional scholarly publication and  Academic collaborators on grant
Audience creative production  Scholarly workshops throughout the grant
 End of grant workshop or conference  Hosting a wiki or blog to create two-way
 Academic conference presentation conversation with other academics to discuss
 Web posting of research outputs, posting emerging findings
video of choreography  Workshop with peers to reflect on emerging
research findings
ROs can support the development of
traditional scholarly dissemination strategies. ROs can support the integration of academic
audiences throughout the research project.
Non-  Clear language research summary (see  Non-academic collaborators or co-applicants
academic service offered by KMb Unit) on grant application
Audience  Theatre and other non-traditional forms  Workshop, town hall, open house
of research dissemination  Hosting a wiki or blog to create 2 way
 Social media conversation with non-academics to discuss
emerging findings
York’s KMb Unit has distributed a worksheet  Audit and feedback using panel of non-
to for ROs to use to help faculty disseminate academic stakeholders within the grant period
to non-academic audiences at the end of the  Participatory action/community based
grant. research
Please contact Michael Johnny
(mjohnny@yorku.ca) for support developing
integrated KMb strategies Note 1.

18. Oh yeah…
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.”

19. Training for KMb
SickKids Hospital: Scientist Knowledge Translation Training
• http://www.sickkids.ca/Learning/AbouttheInstitute/Programs/Knowle
dge-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/Knowle
dge-Translation/Knowledge-Translation-Professional-
Certificate/Knowledge-Translation-Professional-Certificate.html
Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, June 19-20, Ottawa
• http://www.kmbforum2012.org/

20. So what? KMb in their own words…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmIWbsMO93w&list=FLkz8O0mnDbgER4a
ZPoWAheQ&index=1&feature=plpp_video

21. Happy Valentine’s Day
KMb

22. David Phipps
dphipps@yorku.ca
http://www.researchimpact.ca