The Community-University Partnership for the Study of Children, Youth, and Families (CUP) is seeking to fill the position of Director beginning July, 2011.
Peter Levesque
Call for new knowledge broker stories/Call for committee for knowledge broker events in Ottawa/Montreal/other
Hello, I am looking forward to the June 17th event. (If the weather holds, I’ll drive my Vespa to Toronto.) After a hectic period from January to May working for the Mental Health Commission of Canada, I am back and busy with the growth of Knowledge Mobilization Works. Last week, at the Congress of the …
Knowledge Broker Stories: From Science to Science Communication to Knowledge Brokering
Hello KTECOP Community, It is my privilege to bring you a new story by Alex Bielak called: From Science to Science Communication to Knowledge Brokering. Alex is the Director, S&T Liaison, S&T Strategies Directorate at Environment Canada. He brings a great personal story of his travels from grad student to knowledge broker. I recognize some …
New Year, New Position: Knowledge Exchange at the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is my honour to announce that I have accepted the position of Director, Knowledge Exchange Centre, Mental Health Commission of Canada. http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca The start date is Monday, January 4, 2010. I will be located at offices in both Ottawa and Calgary. The goal of the Mental Health Commission of Canada …
Melanie Barwick’s Knowledge Broker Story: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Building the Science, Practice, and Profession of Knowledge Translation
Happy New Year! I am very pleased to announce that we have a terrific new knowledge broker story by Melanie Barwick: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Building the Science, Practice, and Profession of Knowledge Translation I really like how she describes “falling into” KT work. I think that many of us feel the same way. I …
Double feature on demand driven knowledge transfer: Two Knowledge Broker Stories
Good Evening, I have published two stories about knowledge brokering that are focused on focusing on the user/consumer/demand side of the equation. has written about an example of the tool he told us about in – He emphasizing putting the consumer in the middle of the process. brings us his key lessons of his years …
Jonathan Green’s Knowledge Broker Story: “Me” as part of an innovative system
Good Afternoon, The ninth knowledge broker story comes to us from Jonathan Green at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He brings us some great concepts. I really like the concept of “carewords”. I like the imagery of a tool belt of skills that are forever being sharpened or traded out. Jonathan brings …
Daryl Rock’s Knowledge Broker Story: Defining Knowledge Mobilization from a Strategic Perspective
Good Evening, I hope the dinner went really well. Would have loved to join you. It is my privilege to bring you a new knowledge broker story from Daryl Rock. Although he is now based in Vancouver, Daryl was the Director of Strategic Programs at SSHRC in Ottawa and sought to “operationalize” knowledge mobilization in …
Ben Levin’s Knowledge Broker Story: Lasting Interpersonal Relationships
Good Friday, I hope you all had a productive week. It is my pleasure to announce that the 7th Knowledge Broker Story – Lasting Interpersonal Relationships – comes to us via Dr. Ben Levin, Canada Research Chair in Leadership and Educational Change at OISE, and former Deputy Minister of Education in both Manitoba and Ontario. …
Michael Johnny’s Knowledge Broker Story: From Cleaning Streetlights to KMb!
Good Afternoon, Our friend and colleague, Michael Johnny at York University has contributed the latest Knowledge Broker Story. In “From Cleaning Streetlights to KMb!”, he tells us about the journey to working in knowledge mobilization. I really liked this quote: With no clear blueprint on how to develop an institutional knowledge mobilization unit, I was …