#KTConnects
In #ktconnects webinar with @cqkmcbride, ED of Spinal Cord Injury BC.
November 12, 2024 at 9:48 PM
What does a knowledge broker do? Overlapping roles of:
•information manager
•facilitator
•capacity building
•linking agent
•evaluator
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November 11, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Common challenges in co-creation:
•academic professional dominance—requires a lot of self-reflection
•power imbalances—must be addressed on an ongoing basis
•subjective definitions of co-creation
•barriers to involvement of people with lived experience #KTConnects
November 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM
But community orgs offer diversity, continuity, and the ability to amplify dissemination. —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Engaging individuals may give you powerful personal stories and be less bureaucratic… —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Should researchers bother w/ community partnerships? Or stick 2 individual patient/consumer partners? @cqkmcbride says use both. #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 3:17 AM
6. Be respectful. Value the strengths each partner brings & challenges & barriers they face. Antidote to tokenism. —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 3:11 AM
…⬆️ operational sustainability, direct & tangible benefits for those who use the org's services. —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 3:06 AM
5. Bring value. Not necessarily $$. Could ⬆️ staff competencies, enhance outcomes & impact of services… —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 3:00 AM
4. Be relevant. Do research questions and approach align with the organization’s vision and mission? —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 2:54 AM
3. Speak the same language. Not about dumbing down—terms can mean different things to researchers & commun. members. @cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 2:45 AM
2. Listen carefully. Will help you identify the most relevant and important issues to the community. —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 2:26 AM
…preferably before the research idea has been developed and certainly before a grant application, ethics, etc. —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 2:02 AM
How to get an org to say yes to a partnership?
1. Arrive early and get to to know organization…
—@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 12:46 AM
4. Tokenism: Researchers often approach too late and expect org to be a checkmark on iKT proposal or rubber stamp. @cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 12:34 AM
3. One-sided engagement, where the researcher holds almost all of the power in the relationship. —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 13, 2024 at 12:14 AM
2. Expecting something for nothing. Organizations can't afford to offer human resources and infrastructure for free. @cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 12, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Barriers to partnerships:
1. False assumptions about the relevance/interest to the community
—@cqkmcbride
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November 12, 2024 at 11:24 PM
So if SCIBC relies on partnerships, why can it be hard to get the organization to agree to a research relationship? —@cqkmcbride #ktconnects
November 12, 2024 at 11:02 PM
•health authorities
•research institutions
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November 12, 2024 at 10:42 PM
.@cqkmcbride says Spinal Cord Injury BC relies on partnerships—with:
•other disability-related community orgs
•private sector…
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November 12, 2024 at 10:22 PM
.@cqkmcbride says what he'd like to hear from researchers hoping to partner with his org for integrated KT is "How can I help"? #ktconnects
November 12, 2024 at 10:02 PM
If you start blogging your research, consider WordPress as a platform, look at other blogs in your field, and prepare for some trial and error. There is no one right approach. #KTConnects
November 12, 2024 at 1:19 AM
"Social media is your knowledge dissemination toolkit." —Natasha Kolida #KTConnects
November 12, 2024 at 1:12 AM