Knowledge Mobilization (KMb)
Knowledge to Impact
How We Can Help:
Develop your strategy for making an impact with your research.
The Knowledge to Impact (KI) team in the Research Services Office builds and maintains meaningful research partnerships between the University of Calgary and community organizations to create knowledge with impact to benefit the community.
What is Knowledge Mobilization?
Put simply, knowledge mobilization (KMb) is the process of moving evidence into action to maximize impact. It can involve building awareness, disseminating findings, and enabling use of research knowledge to create positive impacts and benefits.
Knowledge mobilization can happen at any point of the research process. Beyond academia, knowledge mobilization initiatives can inform public debate, policy and decision-making, and improve services and processes. Knowledge mobilization can also be co-created and co-facilitated by researchers and the community. Other terms for these activities include knowledge exchange, knowledge translation, and implementation.
Getting Started with KMb
A good knowledge mobilization plan considers all stages of a research project
and includes:
- understanding of who your audiences and partners are,
- how much engagement your collaborators and audiences want in the research process,
- the dissemination and engagement activities you intend to use,
- timelines, milestones and goals,
- a well-considered budget,
- and a way to evaluate your plan.
Support at Any Stage
The Knowledge Engagement team is available to consult with university researchers to help with knowledge mobilization planning and strategy at any stage of the research process. The Knowledge Engagement team is available to consult with university researchers to help with knowledge mobilization planning and strategy at any stage of the research process. Book a Consult
Knowledge Engagement can review knowledge mobilization plans required for grant applications. Please allow three business days for review, and send a summary of the project along with your knowledge mobilization plan. Send Your Plan
Additional Knowledge Mobilization Plan Supports
Find knowledge mobilization resources and templates to assist you with your planning process.
Visit: Additional Resources
KI Quick Links
Partnerships and Collaboration
Knowledge Mobilization Planning
Webinars and Workshops
KE Impact Assessment Toolkit
DORA
Open Science
Additional Resource Page
Upcoming Events
KI Newsletter
Connect with Us
What is Knowledge Mobilization?
Put simply, knowledge mobilization (KMb) is the process of moving evidence into action to maximize impact.
It can involve building awareness, disseminating findings, and enabling use of research knowledge to create positive impacts and benefits for all.
Knowledge mobilization can happen at any point of the research process. Beyond academia, knowledge mobilization initiatives can inform public debate, policy and decision-making, and improve services and processes. Knowledge mobilization can also be co-created and co-facilitated by researchers and the community.
Other terms for these activities include knowledge exchange, knowledge translation, and implementation.
Start Planning
A good knowledge mobilization plan builds from:
- an understanding of who your audiences and partners are,
- their preferred engagement levels in the research process,
- which dissemination and engagement activities you intend to use,
- timelines,
- a budget,
- and a way to evaluate your plan.
We are in the process of preparing knowledge mobilization resources and templates to assist you with your planning process - check back soon for more!
Need support with your Knowledge Mobilization strategy and plan? Knowledge Engagement can help.
Knowledge Mobilization Resources
KMb Activities Menu
The KE team has curated a UCalgary-focused knowledge mobilization (KMb) activities menu to give you ideas for dissemination, engagement, and networks to connect with KMb practitioners.
Conversation Canada
The university is a founding member of this digital media platform that shares knowledge to help inform decisions for general audiences. Write for The Conversation.
Ask a Scientist
In partnership with the Calgary Public Library, Knowledge Engagement coordinates university researchers to provide 30-minute talks in their area of research to kids aged 8-12. Email us to get involved.
Manage, measure, and report on the impact of your partnered work with the Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment Toolkit. The toolkit can be used at the planning, monitoring, and assessment stages of your project.
Research Impact Canada
- A resource repository for Knowledge Mobilization activities, including tools for planning, learning about efforts within different professional environments, and fine-tuning knowledge mobilization skills.
- KMb 101: Introduction to Knowledge Mobilization offers content on KMb principles, methods, and tools to amplify your research.
Athabasca University
- Designing Your Research for Impact: Emerging Methods for Mobilization is a free micro-course that walks emerging scholars through novel and productive ways of approaching work through multi-modal knowledge mobilization.
We can support researchers with Knowledge Mobilization Planning at any stage
Discuss your Knowledge Mobilization Strategy
The Knowledge Engagement team is available to consult with university researchers to help with knowledge mobilization planning and strategy at any stage of the research process.
Get feedback on your Knowledge Mobilization Plan
Knowledge Engagement can review knowledge mobilization plans required for grant applications. Please allow three business days for review, and send a summary of the project along with your knowledge mobilization plan.