Knowledge Mobilization: Opportunity for New Value Creation

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Knowledge Mobilization Opportunity for New
Value Creation

• A short panel presentation by Peter Levesque
• Federal Partners in Technology Transfer
• Annual Conference
• June 17, 2009

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Quote Richard Heinberg

• Taking in traumatic information and transmuting
  it into life-affirming action may turn out to be
  the most advanced and meaningful spiritual
  practice of our time.
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Obesity?

• Never in human history have we hunted for so much
  data, information and knowledge.
• Never in human history have we gathered so much
  that is useful but not used.
• Growing feeling of being overfed with
  information?
• Knowledge Mobilization is about making what we
  know ready for action and service to build value.

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What? So What? Now What?
Programs Policies Priorities Processes Practice
Products Perspectives Procedures Possibilities Peo
ple Skills
Value Creation
Now What Decisions, Directions, Actions So
What Meaning, Analysis, Interpretation What
Data, Information, Description, Stories MULTIPLE
INPUTS FROM RESEARCH, PRACTICE, EXPERIENCE,
CULTURE
Innovation Supporting Infrastructure Initiative
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Incentives to Share between Levels
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Core Concepts
Conversations
Conversations
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New Norms New Opportunities

• Grown up Digital Tapscott
• Net Generation
• Freedom
• Customization
• Scrutiny
• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Entertainment
• Speed
• Innovation

• Opportunities
• Almost limitless
• Access to knowledge
• Web 2.0 / 3.0 / X.0
• Systematic reviews
• Transparency/emergence
• Crowd sourcing
• Portability and scalability
• Fat pipes - everywhere
• Open access

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Contact Information