This document outlines a strategic plan for knowledge mobilization regarding coastal resilience in the Strait of Georgia region. The plan has the following goals: develop a web-based platform for knowledge sharing; produce policy-relevant research to inform coastal zone planning and resilience; and establish resilience networks in coastal communities. It proposes engaging knowledge partners like researchers, First Nations, and governments to identify knowledge gaps and enable peer-to-peer sharing. Strategies include workshops, social media, and producing plain language summaries. Progress will be monitored through web analytics and surveys to assess uptake of coastal vulnerability concepts.

1. Strategic Planning for
Knowledge Mobilization
Resilient Coasts SEALINK’D Working Group
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Christopher J. Carter & Tanya Crawford |KMB Forum 2015
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2. MEOPAR & KMB
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WHO: The Marine Environmental
Observation Prediction and Response
Network (MEOPAR) is a pan-Canadian
Network Centre of Excellence made up of
outstanding Canadian scientists meeting
the challenges of our changing ocean.
WHAT: We’re working to better
understand and predict the impact of
marine hazards on human activities and
ecosystems, and improve our response
when hazards occur.
END USERS: We work with federal &
provincial partners, First Nations
community members, industry and other
partners in Canada and beyond.

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NeuroDevNet Conceptual Framework

4. KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION:
Facilitating the exchange and interaction
among researchers and research users, and
strengthening the relationship between research
and practice to maximize knowledge impact.
-SSHRC 2001
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5. WHAT IS PLANNING?
Communicativ
e Action
(J. Habermas)
Knowledge to
Action in the
Public Realm
(J. Friedmann)
Value
Focused
Thinking
(R.Keeney)
Multi-
Stakeholder
Process
(M.
Hemmati)
Decision
Aiding
(T.
McDaniels)
Strategic
Thought
(M.Porter)

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1. Goal and
Objectives
2. Engage Knowledge
Partners and
Receptors
3. Create Strategies
and Indicators
4. Assess Expertise5. Identify Resources
6. Implement KMB
Strategy
7. Monitoring,
Evaluation and
Reporting
New
Research
End User
Participatio
n
A Strategic Planning
Approach to KMB

7. STRAIT OF GEORGIA

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10. Similarity to Squamish, by Type of Capital
Economic
Built Natural
Social

11. Goals
OUTCOMES
• a web-based platform
• policy relevant
research that informs
coastal zone planning
and
• resilience networks in
Strait of Georgia
coastal communities
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PROCESS
• Engage end users in a
co-design process
• Identify knowledge
gaps
• Enable peer to peer
knowledge sharing
1. Goal and
Objectives
2. Engage
Knowledge
Partners and
Receptors
3. Create
Strategies
and
Indicators
4. Assess
Expertise
5. Identify
Resources
6.
Implement
KMB
Strategy
7.
Monitoring,
Evaluation
and
Reporting

12. Knowledge Partners
and Receptors
2) COASTAL ZONE
PRACTICIONERS
• First Nations Governments
• Local Governments
• Union of BC Municipalities
• Union of BC Indian Chiefs
• Regional Governments
• Provincial Governments
• Federal Agencies(EMBC)
• Private sector (SEASPAN)
• Civil Society Organizations
• Consulting Firms(Kerr Wood
Liedel, Compass etc.)
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1) ACADEMIC
• Fellow MEOPAR network
researchers
• SOVI and Resilience
Planning researchers
• Graduate students
1. Goal and
Objectives
2. Engage
Knowledge
Partners and
Receptors
3. Create
Strategies
and
Indicators
4. Assess
Expertise
5. Identify
Resources
6.
Implement
KMB
Strategy
7.
Monitoring,
Evaluation
and
Reporting

13. Mobilization Strategies
Dissemination Indicators
• # of attendees yearly Multi-
stakeholder workshop
• # of web hits/ bounce rate
• # of policy takeaway sheets
distributed/downloaded yearly
• # of participating communities in
the platform / Change over time
• % increase in knowledge of coastal
vulnerability concepts before and
after
QUALITATIVE
• Stories of use
• Comments on workshop relevance
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Dissemination Actions
• Pre/post Spring Conference Survey
• Interactive small group
meeting/stakeholder workshop
• Infographics - demo similarity profile
• Plain-language summaries summary
briefings to stakeholders reminders
• Social marketing (e.g. Facebook,
Twitter)
• Media release/outreach campaign
networks/networking
• Performance survey of platform of
champions/opinion leaders
• Video explaining the platform
• Testimonial from pilot community
1. Goal and
Objectives
2. Engage
Knowledge
Partners and
Receptors
3. Create
Strategies
and
Indicators
4. Assess
Expertise
5. Identify
Resources
6.
Implement
KMB
Strategy
7.
Monitoring,
Evaluation
and
Reporting

14. Expertise
What we need
• LIDAR Elevation Data
• Website online
o Media Assets
• IT Platform Engineer
o Compusult – must be able to work with
spatial data
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What we have
• ARC-GIS Mapping
• SPSS, R etc. Stats
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Policy Analysis
• Video Production
• Illustration
• Website management
• Grant Writing
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Event Planning
1. Goal and
Objectives
2. Engage
Knowledge
Partners and
Receptors
3. Create
Strategies
and
Indicators
4. Assess
Expertise
5. Identify
Resources
6.
Implement
KMB
Strategy
7.
Monitoring,
Evaluation
and
Reporting

15. Resources
Consumables
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Personnel
• New Graduate
Research Assistants Fall
2015
• IT specialist for web
platform
• Server Hosting
Item Source
Stakeholder workshop
and attendee travel
MEOPAR
Release open-access
publication fees
UBC Circle
Document
production/printing
MEOPAR/SCARP
Web Platform
Development
MEOPAR
Travel and Conference
Attendance and
Registration
MEOPAR / MEOPEER
Media development MEOPAR
1. Goal and
Objectives
2. Engage
Knowledge
Partners and
Receptors
3. Create
Strategies
and
Indicators
4. Assess
Expertise
5. Identify
Resources
6.
Implement
KMB
Strategy
7.
Monitoring,
Evaluation
and
Reporting

16. Implementation
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1. Goal and
Objectives
2. Engage
Knowledge
Partners and
Receptors
3. Create
Strategies
and
Indicators
4. Assess
Expertise
5. Identify
Resources
6.
Implement
KMB
Strategy
7.
Monitoring,
Evaluation
and
Reporting

17. Monitoring &
Evaluation
Longitudinal User Survey
• Who is up taking the
platform?
• How do they use it?
• When do they use it?
• What is the profile of the
user?
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Schedule
• Evaluation every 6 months
• Time with MEOPAR reporting
timeframe
How do we know when we
have arrived?
1. Goal and
Objectives
2. Engage
Knowledge
Partners and
Receptors
3. Create
Strategies
and
Indicators
4. Assess
Expertise
5. Identify
Resources
6.
Implement
KMB
Strategy
7.
Monitoring,
Evaluation
and
Reporting

18. Monitoring and Evaluation
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Indicator (source) 6 months 12 months 18 months 24 months 30 months
Diffusion
Number of conferences
presented
Number of researchers reached
at poster sessions
Yearly website traffic
Citation impact
PDF download hits
Dissemination
# of attendees yearly Multi-
stakeholder workshop
# of web-based map hits
# of policy takeaway sheets
distributed/downloaded yearly
% increase in knowledge of
coastal vulnerability concepts
before and after
% increase in knowledge of
coastal vulnerability concepts
before and after workshop
Quality of relationships
between communities – plans
shared etc.
Cost share in kind for time
donated

19. KMB as Research
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20. TOOL: Stakeholder Workshops
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TOOL: World Cafes
1) Setting
2) Welcome and Introduction
3) Small Group Rounds
4) Questions
5) Harvest

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TOOL: Live Polling

23. What is your role in KMB?
A. Research Investigator
B. Graduate Student
C. Knowledge Broker / KMB
Specialist
D. Administrator
E. Librarian
F. Visual or Performing Artist
G. Other

24. How do you like to receive
your information?
A. Short Memos
B. Full Reports
C. Workshops
D. Peer to peer Learning
E. Webinar
F. Videos
G. Theatre / Dance
H. Other

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TOOL: Filmmaking & Aerial Ground Truthing

26. Sustainability Question
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How do we sustain the relevance and
implementation of our Knowledge
Mobilization Efforts?
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Niawen'kó:wa |Merci | Thank You
@cjvisualpolicy
cj@cj-carter.com

28. EXIT POLL: Approaches presented in this panel
offered new approaches to my KMB efforts.
A. Strongly Agree
B. Agree
C. Somewhat Agree
D. Neutral
E. Somewhat Disagree
F. Disagree
G. Strongly Disagree