Click below for the current programme.
After a great response to our call for contributions we were once again excited to be able to offer a range of opportunities for conversations, creativity and collaborative learning at the 2024 Forum on 8th and 9th May in Dundee.
Our programme will cover 3 broad areas – knowledge mobilisation practice, knowledge mobilisation research & evaluation and knowledge mobilisation training & development. See below for an early draft of what will be on offer over the 2 days. Come back to see the finalised programme shortly.
Keynote speakers Marc Geddes (day 1) and Stephanie Barnes (day 2) will join us to share their insights into researching knowledge mobilisation and knowledge use in parliaments and creativity in knowledge management practice, and discuss what we can learn from their work and what they can learn from us.
Interactive virtual posters (day 1) will include an opportunity to view and comment on posters and a plenary session where contributors respond to those comments and questions. Posters will cover topics such as the creation of a pan-Canadian knowledge mobilization training course and how local communities have monitored the development of brownfield sites.
Idea jams (day 2) are collaborative 60-minute brainstorming activities, geared towards generating solutions. They’re fun, fast, creative sessions intended to create a range of diverse visions that address a knotty problem. A combination of idea “pitching”, voting on concepts, and breakout groups make up the typical process elements of a jam. The balance of informal and formal activity and the element of fun within a jam is what differentiates it from a more traditional engagement process. Idea jams will include sessions on developing principles for ethical and equitable knowledge mobilisation practice and how to democratise local Government Areas of Research Interest.
Knowledge fayres (days 1 and 2) involve contributors sharing their work during repeated 15 minute small group sessions. Expect demonstrations, short presentations, idea testing and discussion of challenges on topics including the use of board games to share and reflect on knowledge mobilisation setbacks and successes and a new framework for the Contemporary Implementation of Traditional knowledge and Evidence.
Storytelling sessions (days 1 and 2) are a blend of art and science with a dash of drama. Contributors will tell a short story about their voyage through the ocean of knowledge mobilisation research, practice or training. Expect stories that look at both failures (sinking ships) and successes (lifeboats) on topics such as organising and researching Policy to Research Fellowships and changing career and starting afresh as a knowledge broker.