MOBILIZING FOR IMPACT

David Phipps, PhD. MBA, Executive Director, Research & Innovation Services @researchimpact

Time Activity 1330-1400 Research Impact Planning - tool 1400-1430 Research Impact Assessment - tool 1430-1515 Research Impact Assessment case study

1515-1530 Break 1530-1600 Skills and Qualities of Knowledge Brokers 1600-1620 Research impact at Eawag 1620-1630 Summary and Farewell

Planning for Impact

http://www.kmbtoolkit.ca/

What type of indicators will you use to measure your KMb efforts? Reach indicators (# distributed, # requested, # downloads/hits, media exposure) Usefulness indicators (read/browsed, satisfied with, usefulness of, gained knowledge, changed views) Doing more with what you know • use indicators (# intend to use, # adapting the information, # using to inform • policy/advocacy/enhance programs, training, education or research, # using to improve practice or

performance) Partnership/collaboration indicators (# products/services developed or disseminated with partners, # or type of capacity building efforts, social network growth, influences, collaborativeness) Practice change indicators (intent or commitment to change, observed change, reported change) Program or service indicators (outcome data, documentation, feedback, process measures) Policy indicators (documentation, feedback, process measures) Knowledge change (quantitative & qualitative measures) Attitude change (quantitative & qualitative measures) Systems change (quantitative & qualitative measures)

Questions about planning for impact?

Impact Assessment (it’s more than just here)

Knowledge Mobilization

Communications 1 2

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What type of indicators will you use to measure your KMb efforts? Reach indicators (# distributed, # requested, # downloads/hits, media exposure) Usefulness indicators (read/browsed, satisfied with, usefulness of, gained knowledge, changed views) Doing more with what you know • use indicators (# intend to use, # adapting the information, # using to inform • policy/advocacy/enhance programs, training, education or research, # using to improve practice or

performance) Partnership/collaboration indicators (# products/services developed or disseminated with partners, # or type of capacity building efforts, social network growth, influences, collaborativeness) Practice change indicators (intent or commitment to change, observed change, reported change) Program or service indicators (outcome data, documentation, feedback, process measures) Policy indicators (documentation, feedback, process measures) Knowledge change (quantitative & qualitative measures) Attitude change (quantitative & qualitative measures) Systems change (quantitative & qualitative measures)

Collecting the evidence of impact

documents, testimonials, surveys

throughout

interviews

end users / partners

demonstrate impact

on line, in person

Impact

• 6,975 impact case studies • 149 fields of research • 60 impact topics • 36 UoAs • 3,709 unique pathways to impact • £7,000/REF submission (estimate)

Reflecting on your own research project/program: 1. Review the sections in the template with reference to the

guidelines 2. Exercise 1: Imagine asking stakeholders the questions in

Appendix 1 of the Guidelines. Write down their answers. 15 minutes

3. Exercise 2: Complete the template. 15 minutes 4. Report back to the group

What do you want your impact to be?

SKILLS

QUALITIES

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Knowledge mobilisation is an increasingly vital part of academic research and the achievement of impact. Despite a growing body of literature on the processes of knowledge translation, there are as yet no clearly defined skillsets for personnel undertaking these tasks. Prospect of a comprehensive framework for was initiated at the 2015 UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum in Edinburgh, UK. This methods-focused paper summarises the process of developing a conceptual framework for impact/KMb competencies.

1. Identify and select frameworks: • commercialization competency frameworks were

excluded focus on university based knowledge brokers 2. Collation and qualitative synthesis of frameworks →

final set 3. Survey 4. Analysis (underway) 5. Self Assessment Tool (to come)

1. Identification and selection of frameworks

Melanie Barwick

Ed Stevens

Megan Harris Anne Wales

2. Collation and qualitative synthesis

94 → 80 competencies → 11 categories

• Wording modified to produce discrete, action based

statements • Ongoing iteration within team to:

− Agree categorisation − Agree competency wording

3. Final competency set 80 competencies in 11 categories A. Change management B. Communication C. Creating, sourcing and synthesising (research) knowledge D. Evaluating impact of KT E. Facilitating and negotiating F. Leading, managing and driving KT G. Managing legal issues and IP H. Managing partnerships/relationships I. Networking and engaging stakeholders J. Training and capacity building K. Understanding, creating and using KT tools, products and

practices

Sample

1. Internal communication skills 2. Developing and maintaining professional

relationships 3. Working in teams, communities and

networks 4. Managing multiple conversations 5. External communication skills 6. Active listening 7. Organizational link: acting as a connection

point to your organisation 8. Facilitating sharing of knowledge 9. Partnership and relationship management

skills and processes 10. Reporting and presenting knowledge

1. Intellectual property skills and management

2. Commercialization techniques: skills and knowledge in commercializing research

3. Managing legal issues related to knowledge translation

4. Licensing and patents 5. Conducting deals and decision

making in legal and commercial activities

6. Conducting valuations of technologies/business/IP

7. Setting up or supporting spin off / start-up businesses

1. Broad partnership and communication skills crucial

2. Commercial and legal skills are niche; highly relevant only for those whose role focuses on this.

3. Very broad range of organisations, job types, job functions, job titles: ‘One size does not fit all’

4. Internationally relevant 5. Competencies appear to split

between: 1) Core [needed by all working in KMb space]; 2) Specialised [highly focused expertise in specific areas]

Brokers qualities

Fleet Footed

Cheerleader

Creative

Therapist

Brokers qualities Courage

Commitment

Tact, Negotiation

What does a broker look like?

Research Impact at Eawag