Knowledge Mobilization Works Update

As with any consulting and research business, we have our ups and downs. This has been a challenging year but one that has forced me to be focused and a little brutal with some of my pet projects.

Here are links to some of the latest developments:

1) We had to pull the plug on Manifestation Journal. Despite some good intellectual support and lots of interest, it was just not possible to get funding to support the editorial and production functions.

2) Blog updates:

KMbW welcomes Dr. Howard Schachter

Resources from KMb Workshop at Queen’s

Time Costs: End of Manifestation Journal

10 Quotes on Failure

Scientist Knowledge Translation Training

My immersion into Web 2.0 – Jan Jablonski

Mobility Access Awareness Group - Lesley Strutt

KM Rap: Dr. David Phipps

3) Creation of a Reading List with Reviews - "These are books, articles, and papers that have influenced our thinking about knowledge mobilization. Please suggest other works that could benefit the community of thought and practice."

4) Continued participation in events, lots of presentations and workshops, and a few reports. All the resources are posted in the events section of the KMbW website.

5) More targeted service portfolio.

6) Reflection and reorientation of the Mobilizer Bootcamps. While these were successful events, the cost of delivering across the country without an institutional funder was not cost effective (read - it cost me a bundle). I am taking some time to work through the details and will relaunch the workshops in 2010 with partners. Likely to be delivered within a 400 km range of Ottawa - Quebec City - Montreal - Toronto - Sudbury - Sherbrooke - Albany ...