1. Knowledge generated in research is not sufficiently transferred to practice or to decision-making.
2. Knowledge exchange and mobilization in isolation is ineffective. A necessary precedent in the movement towards evidence-based decision making is the building of sustainable relationships between individuals, organizations, and contexts.
3. Timing is critical for reception, acceptance, and implementation of knowledge.
4. There is so much new knowledge being created that it is virtually impossible to keep up to date on all of the most current research.
5. Passive dissemination of information is generally ineffective.
6. There are many barriers to the implementation of new knowledge.
7. Evaluation of knowledge exchange and mobilization activities appears to be a particularly unexplored area.
8. None of the approaches for transferring evidence is superior to others – there is no “silver bullet”.
9. Changes start at a structural level.
10. Strong incentives need to be developed for individuals to invest time and effort in knowledge exchange and mobilization practices.
11. Knowledge exchange and mobilization needs to involve collaboration of all individuals involved - from decision-makers, to researchers, to those who will be implementing the research, and all those in between.
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