knowledge exchange presentation, razia shariff
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Knowledge Transformation in the Third Sector:
plotting practical ways to have an impact
International Conference on Innovations through Knowledge Transfer
7th – 8th December 2010, Coventry
Razia ShariffHead, Knowledge Exchange Team
THIRD SECTOR RESEARCH CENTRE, UK
OVERVIEW
Third Sector Research Centre
Knowledge Exchange Strategy
Knowledge Exchange Impact Matrix
Monitoring and Evaluating knowledge exchange
TSRC Model implications Reflections
Third Sector Research Centre
Aim To make a difference in policy, practice & academia
Academic Knowledge developedPractitioner Community able to access & use research knowledge to enhance their work Economic and social impact of sector evidenced and strengthenedPolicy, funding and decision making informed through an accessible evidence base
BACKGROUND
First national ESRC research centre on the Third Sector, co-funded by the Office of Civil SocietyDedicated Knowledge Exchange Team based in a national third sector organisationOpportunity to offer a ‘step change’ in linear models of knowledge transfer to a more participatory and interactive model of engaging stakeholders in the research processStructure of TSRC includes stakeholder engagement at the strategic and operational levels
OUR KE STRATEGY
To bridge gaps and build understanding between research, decision making, policy making and practiceTo ensure that the experience and knowledge of policy and decision makers, practitioners and funders informs our research To make knowledge available in meaningful and accessible ways so that it can be used by policy and decision makers, practitioners and fundersTo ensure we reach those isolated from existing research knowledge flows
1. Review of Literature
2. Identify Research Streams
3. Establish engagement mechanisms
4. Ensure ongoing
participation
5. Knowledge exchange &
feedback
6. Promote and publicise
7. Identify new areas of
research
Third Sector Stakeholders
Decision makers and policy implementers
Funders & Commissioners
Non academic
researchers
Academic Researchers
Practitioners
Media and Publicists
Local and national policy makers
Advisory Board
Reference Groups
TSRC
TOOLS AND METHODS
• Website and links to other websites• Publicity Materials and e-bulletin’s• Published materials• Building contacts and expanding reach• Media and press work• Events and workshops• Monitoring, evaluation and refine approach to
ensure cover the diversity and depth of the sector
MATRIX ANALYSIS
Lack of guidance available for planning and evaluating knowledge broker interventions Robeson et al (2008)
Limited research knowledge on how knowledge exchange works in different contexts Ward 2009a & Jackson-Bowers 2006
Need to develop understanding on different knowledge exchange activities and their effectiveness
Knowledge Exchange Impact Matrix plots and compares activities undertaken by KET to date
More stakeholders
impacted
Fewer stakeholders
impacted
Media advertising
Stands at VCS Conferences
Inserts/ publicity in
delegate packs
Website, discussion
board, blogs, using social
mediaResearch presentations
at events
Sharing information on
sector debates and reports
News articles in specialist and general
media
Advisory Board and Reference Groups
Co-hosting events based on research streams in
partnership with partner organisations
Articles in Academic Journals
Dissemination of research knowledge
Impact events on research papers
Policy symposium with media, policy and
practice
Stands at meetings and seminars
Facilitating workshops on research areas
Capacity Building Clusters (CBC)
Attending targeted events TV/Radio
interview
Meaningful knowledge exchange
MONITORING AND EVALUATING• Conceptual Framework
Inputs, process, outputs, reach, audience, initial outcomes, intermediate outcomes and intended long term outcomes (based on John Hopkins Bloomberg School, 2006)
• Data Collection MethodsRoutine recording of website use and downloads, user surveys, research use through content analysis
• Other methodsAs part of our performance management review we will undertake in-depth qualitative realistic evaluation (Pawson and Tilley 1997) Holding impact events (based on ODI, RAPID Model)
IMPLICATIONS OF USING THE MATRIX
Don’t equate high number of citations and media coverage as key indication of successDon’t explore different stakeholders sector cultures and ways of working or existing understandingDoesn’t consider actual impact of interactions after activity or additional exchange created by cascading research knowledgeFocus on the quality of the knowledge exchange activity and the meaningful interaction created to influence research policy and practice
REFLECTIONS
Knowledge Exchange should not be an add on or supplementary after research has been undertaken but integrated into the research processNeed to consider resource implications of ongoing interactions and implementing research findingsNeed to establish building blocks by raising research profile and creating strong relationshipsCumulative effect of more intense meaningful intense knowledge exchange more likely to have a long term impact
Razia ShariffHeadKnowledge Exchange TeamThird Sector Research Centre
[email protected]: www.tsrc.ac.uk