1. 1. Strategic Planning for Knowledge Mobilization Resilient Coasts SEALINKD Working Group 1 Christopher J. Carter & Tanya Crawford |KMB Forum 2015 TerreWEB
2. 2. MEOPAR & KMB 2 WHO: The Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) is a pan-Canadian Network Centre of Excellence made up of outstanding Canadian scientists meeting the challenges of our changing ocean. WHAT: Were working to better understand and predict the impact of marine hazards on human activities and ecosystems, and improve our response when hazards occur. END USERS: We work with federal & provincial partners, First Nations community members, industry and other partners in Canada and beyond.
3. 3. 3 NeuroDevNet Conceptual Framework
4. 4. KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION: Facilitating the exchange and interaction among researchers and research users, and strengthening the relationship between research and practice to maximize knowledge impact. -SSHRC 2001 4
5. 5. WHAT IS PLANNING? Communicativ e Action (J. Habermas) Knowledge to Action in the Public Realm (J. Friedmann) Value Focused Thinking (R.Keeney) Multi- Stakeholder Process (M. Hemmati) Decision Aiding (T. McDaniels) Strategic Thought (M.Porter)
6. 6. 6 1. Goal and Objectives 2. Engage Knowledge Partners and Receptors 3. Create Strategies and Indicators 4. Assess Expertise5. Identify Resources 6. Implement KMB Strategy 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting New Research End User Participatio n A Strategic Planning Approach to KMB
7. 7. STRAIT OF GEORGIA
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10. 10. Similarity to Squamish, by Type of Capital Economic Built Natural Social
11. 11. Goals OUTCOMES a web-based platform policy relevant research that informs coastal zone planning and resilience networks in Strait of Georgia coastal communities 11 PROCESS Engage end users in a co-design process Identify knowledge gaps Enable peer to peer knowledge sharing 1. Goal and Objectives 2. Engage Knowledge Partners and Receptors 3. Create Strategies and Indicators 4. Assess Expertise 5. Identify Resources 6. Implement KMB Strategy 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
12. 12. Knowledge Partners and Receptors 2) COASTAL ZONE PRACTICIONERS First Nations Governments Local Governments Union of BC Municipalities Union of BC Indian Chiefs Regional Governments Provincial Governments Federal Agencies(EMBC) Private sector (SEASPAN) Civil Society Organizations Consulting Firms(Kerr Wood Liedel, Compass etc.) 12 1) ACADEMIC Fellow MEOPAR network researchers SOVI and Resilience Planning researchers Graduate students 1. Goal and Objectives 2. Engage Knowledge Partners and Receptors 3. Create Strategies and Indicators 4. Assess Expertise 5. Identify Resources 6. Implement KMB Strategy 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
13. 13. Mobilization Strategies Dissemination Indicators # of attendees yearly Multi- stakeholder workshop # of web hits/ bounce rate # of policy takeaway sheets distributed/downloaded yearly # of participating communities in the platform / Change over time % increase in knowledge of coastal vulnerability concepts before and after QUALITATIVE Stories of use Comments on workshop relevance 13 Dissemination Actions Pre/post Spring Conference Survey Interactive small group meeting/stakeholder workshop Infographics - demo similarity profile Plain-language summaries summary briefings to stakeholders reminders Social marketing (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) Media release/outreach campaign networks/networking Performance survey of platform of champions/opinion leaders Video explaining the platform Testimonial from pilot community 1. Goal and Objectives 2. Engage Knowledge Partners and Receptors 3. Create Strategies and Indicators 4. Assess Expertise 5. Identify Resources 6. Implement KMB Strategy 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
14. 14. Expertise What we need LIDAR Elevation Data Website online o Media Assets IT Platform Engineer o Compusult must be able to work with spatial data 14 What we have ARC-GIS Mapping SPSS, R etc. Stats Adobe Creative Suite Policy Analysis Video Production Illustration Website management Grant Writing Public Relations Social Media Event Planning 1. Goal and Objectives 2. Engage Knowledge Partners and Receptors 3. Create Strategies and Indicators 4. Assess Expertise 5. Identify Resources 6. Implement KMB Strategy 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
15. 15. Resources Consumables 15 Personnel New Graduate Research Assistants Fall 2015 IT specialist for web platform Server Hosting Item Source Stakeholder workshop and attendee travel MEOPAR Release open-access publication fees UBC Circle Document production/printing MEOPAR/SCARP Web Platform Development MEOPAR Travel and Conference Attendance and Registration MEOPAR / MEOPEER Media development MEOPAR 1. Goal and Objectives 2. Engage Knowledge Partners and Receptors 3. Create Strategies and Indicators 4. Assess Expertise 5. Identify Resources 6. Implement KMB Strategy 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
16. 16. Implementation 16 1. Goal and Objectives 2. Engage Knowledge Partners and Receptors 3. Create Strategies and Indicators 4. Assess Expertise 5. Identify Resources 6. Implement KMB Strategy 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
17. 17. Monitoring & Evaluation Longitudinal User Survey Who is up taking the platform? How do they use it? When do they use it? What is the profile of the user? 17 Schedule Evaluation every 6 months Time with MEOPAR reporting timeframe How do we know when we have arrived? 1. Goal and Objectives 2. Engage Knowledge Partners and Receptors 3. Create Strategies and Indicators 4. Assess Expertise 5. Identify Resources 6. Implement KMB Strategy 7. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
18. 18. Monitoring and Evaluation 18 Indicator (source) 6 months 12 months 18 months 24 months 30 months Diffusion Number of conferences presented Number of researchers reached at poster sessions Yearly website traffic Citation impact PDF download hits Dissemination # of attendees yearly Multi- stakeholder workshop # of web-based map hits # of policy takeaway sheets distributed/downloaded yearly % increase in knowledge of coastal vulnerability concepts before and after % increase in knowledge of coastal vulnerability concepts before and after workshop Quality of relationships between communities plans shared etc. Cost share in kind for time donated
19. 19. KMB as Research 19
20. 20. TOOL: Stakeholder Workshops 20
21. 21. 21 TOOL: World Cafes 1) Setting 2) Welcome and Introduction 3) Small Group Rounds 4) Questions 5) Harvest
22. 22. 22 TOOL: Live Polling
23. 23. What is your role in KMB? A. Research Investigator B. Graduate Student C. Knowledge Broker / KMB Specialist D. Administrator E. Librarian F. Visual or Performing Artist G. Other
24. 24. How do you like to receive your information? A. Short Memos B. Full Reports C. Workshops D. Peer to peer Learning E. Webinar F. Videos G. Theatre / Dance H. Other
25. 25. 25 TOOL: Filmmaking & Aerial Ground Truthing
26. 26. Sustainability Question 6 How do we sustain the relevance and implementation of our Knowledge Mobilization Efforts? 26
27. 27. 27 Niawen'k:wa |Merci | Thank You @cjvisualpolicy cj@cj-carter.com
28. 28. EXIT POLL: Approaches presented in this panel offered new approaches to my KMB efforts. A. Strongly Agree B. Agree C. Somewhat Agree D. Neutral E. Somewhat Disagree F. Disagree G. Strongly Disagree