This document discusses the importance of knowledge mobilization (KMb) for researchers, institutions, and Canada. KMb can help researchers connect to make their research matter, create opportunities for graduate students, and access more research funding. For institutions, KMb supports academic planning, community engagement, and technology transfer across disciplines. For Canada, KMb is important for social innovation and ensuring public investments benefit the public through more informed policy, practice, and services. The document outlines the history of KMb in Canada and encourages researchers to care about KMb by highlighting how it serves their priorities and legislated mandates. It provides an agenda for a workshop on KMb tools and discussions.

1. KMb as a research service:Overview David Phipps, PhD, MBA Director, Research Services & Knowledge Exchange

2. KMb for researchers – why? Connect to make research matter Connect to create opportunities for graduate students Connect for access to more research funding

3. KMb for institutions – why? Academic planning & community engagement Tech transfer ignores most disciplines SSHRC & CIHR mandates

4. KMb for Canada – why? Social Innovation a gap in Canada’s innovation agenda Public investments = public benefit Better informed public policy, professional practice, human services

5. Turing research into action at York

9. So why should you care? All you do is manage from crisis to crisis

10. So why should you care? PWC York UniversityProject PRASE

11. So why should you care? Other peoples’ priorities

12. So why should you care? Legislated priorities

13. So why should you care? Deans

14. So why should you care? Chairs

15. So why should you care? Directors

16. So why should you care? Researchers

17. So why should you care? Students

18. RIR - 6 universities who care KNOWLEDGE BROKERS

19. Do you care? 0915-1015 am: RIR presentations 1015-1030 am: break 1030-1100 am: KMb Tools (posters) 1100-noon: town hall discussion

20. David Phipps dphipps@yorku.ca http://www.researchimpact.ca