whose value is it anyway? by anne bergen & bronwynne wilton
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Presentation by Dr. Anne Bergen & Dr. Bronwynne Wilton, University of Guelph, at 2014 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, June 9 & 10, 2014, Saskatoon, SK Whose value is it anyway? Unpacking assumptions in knowledge mobilization and social innovation.TRANSCRIPT
Whose value is it anyway? Unpacking assump7ons in knowledge mobiliza7on and social innova7on
Dr. Anne Bergen & Dr. Bronwynne Wilton University of Guelph
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What Do We Take for Granted? • An assump7on about my work is that… – The research happening at my university is useful to farmers.
– Community-‐university research partnerships are a beCer way to solve complex social issues.
• An assump7on about knowledge mobiliza7on is that….
• An assump7on about social innova7on is that….
Source: hCp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HenrieCa_Lacks
Value for Whom?
• Biobanks. • Microfinance & crowdfunding
• Social economy
How do you deal with this issue in your work?
Impact Can Be Quan7fied
Limits of inferen7al sta7s7cs. Outcomes vs. outputs
How do you deal with this issue in your work?
Common Language Stakeholders. (End) Users. Prototypes. Unpacking. Knowledge mobiliza7on.
Text from: wha7skt.wikispaces.com/KT+Science+Terms
How do you deal with this issue in your work?
Co-‐Crea7on of Knowledge
Par7cipa7on vs. Tokenism Partnership Authen7city
Process vs. Outputs
How do you deal with this issue in your work?
Heroic Innovators?
Not everyone wants to innovate. Not all innovators are heroes.
Corollary: Not all heroes are innovators.
How do you deal with this issue in your work?
Social vs. Economic Innova7on
Where is the overlap? Does there need to be overlap?
How do you deal with this issue in your work?
Social Innova7on ≠ Business Innova7on (Pol & Ville, 2009)
Linearity vs. Ecosystems Approaches
We approach complex systems with linear tools
(and are then surprised that we can’t show A à B impact)
How do you deal with this issue in your work?
Research Communica7ons
Promo7on of ins7tu7on/organiza7on/researcher vs. promo7on of evidence.
Ability to talk freely about research (approvals & government contexts)
How do you deal with this issue in your work?
More Is BeCer Does more knowledge & more innova7on always provide more value?
hCp://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2014/06/03/the-‐perils-‐of-‐the-‐press-‐release/
How do you deal with this issue in your work?