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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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