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Making the Connection: Lessons from the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development, Memorial University Presentation to Making the Connection: Universities and Community Economic Development Fredericton, N.B., Oct. 18, 2011 Rob

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Making the Connection: Lessons from the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development, Memorial University

Presentation to Making the Connection: Universities and Community Economic Development Fredericton, N.B., Oct. 18, 2011 Rob Greenwood, Ph.D. Director

Overview

  • Harris Centre Overview
  • Knowledge Mobilization
  • Knowledge Mobilization
  • Programs & Initiatives
  • www.yaffle.ca
  • The Harris Centre as Broker
  • Conclusion: Key Points on Knowledge

Conclusion: Key Points on Knowledge Sharing

  • Future Partnerships or Opportunities?
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Memorial University Community / Regional Engagement

  • Faculties and Schools
  • Marine Institute
  • Marine Institute
  • Student Organizations (eg. SIFE)
  • Student Services, Service Learning
  • Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook
  • Labrador Institute
  • Genesis Group / Springboard
  • Gardiner Centre
  • International Centre
  • Etc., etc., etc.

Harris Centre Mandate

  • Established October 2004
  • Coordinate and Facilitate the University’s

y Activities Relating to Regional Policy and Development

  • Advise on Building the University’s Capacity
  • Identify Priority Themes and Projects relating

to:

  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Outreach
  • Emerging role: Honest Broker
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Knowledge Mobilization:

Harris Centre Perspective

  • Continuum of inside-out outside-in and co-
  • Continuum of inside-out, outside-in and co-

production Ideally:

  • Engage stakeholders to define issues / needs /
  • pportunities
  • Involve partners in knowledge generation
  • Ground-truth findings to inform conclusions
  • Recognize independence of researcher
  • Dissemination / application have many champions…

Harris Centre

Knowledge Mobilization Programs and Initiatives

  • Public Presentations
  • Invitation only Sessions
  • Invitation-only Sessions
  • Targeted Research Funding
  • Knowledge Exchange
  • Packaging Research to Meet Needs
  • Regional Workshops
  • New Opportunity Identification: “one-pagers”
  • Yaffle.ca
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Responding to the Community: Example

Leading Tickles Marine Protected Area (MPA)

Exploits Valley Regional Economic Development Board

Requests Graduate S tudent research related to Leading research related to Leading Tickles MP A

Responding to the Community: Example

Leading Tickles Marine Protected Area (MPA)

Exploits Valley Regional Economic Development Board

R equests Graduate S tudent research related to Leading Tickles MP A

Harris Centre circulates

“one pager” on opportunity

Biology faculty member responds responds

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Responding to the Community: Example

Leading Tickles Marine Protected Area (MPA)

Exploits Valley Regional Economic Development Board Harris Centre circulates “one pager” on opportunity Board

R equests Graduate S tudent research related to Leading Tickles MP A Biology faculty member responds

Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) presents and Oceans (DFO) presents MPA needs Faculty / graduate student work on proposals

Responding to the Community: Example

Leading Tickles Marine Protected Area (MPA)

Exploits Valley Regional Economic Development Board Harris Centre circulates “one pager” on opportunity Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) presents MPA needs

Three proposals presented to DFO

R equests Graduate S tudent research related to Leading Tickles MP A Biology faculty member responds Faculty / graduate student work

  • n proposals

DFO funds faculty / graduate student research (capelin, lobster, herring)

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Responding to the Community: Example

Leading Tickles Marine Protected Area (MPA)

Exploits Valley Regional Economic Development Board Harris Centre circulates “one pager” on opportunity Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) presents MPA needs

R equests Graduate S tudent research related to Leading Tickles MP A Biology faculty member responds Faculty / graduate student work

  • n proposals

Three proposals presented to DFO

DFO funds faculty / graduate

Harris Centre brokers long- term relationship

DFO funds faculty / graduate student research (capelin, lobster, herring)

DFO - Memorial collaborative research agreement on MP A’s

Responding to the Community: Example

Leading Tickles Marine Protected Area (MPA)

Exploits Valley Regional Economic Development Harris Centre circulates “one pager” on opportunity Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) presents Economic Development Board

R equests Graduate S tudent research related to Leading Tickles MP A

  • ne pager on opportunity

Biology faculty member responds

and Oceans (DFO) presents MPA needs

Faculty / graduate student work

  • n proposals

Three proposals presented to DFO Harris Centre brokers long term relationship The results to DFO

DFO funds faculty / graduate student research (capelin, lobster, herring)

long-term relationship

DFO - Memorial collaborative research agreement on MP A’s Funding for graduate student research R esearch on MP A’s for improved fishery/ coastal sustainability

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One-pager Successes

  • Over 75 faculty connected;
  • New ferry design for Strait of Belle Isle;

Th t t i i ith kid i L b W t

  • Theatre training with kids in Lab West;
  • Studying Boom and Bust in Northern Mining Towns (SSHRC);
  • Alternate energy in two northern Labrador communities;
  • Studying male underachievement in the education system;
  • Four seminars on e-marketing (paired leaders), approx 200

businesses;

  • SIFE student team working with aboriginal youth on financial

sustainability of a cultural museum; sustainability of a cultural museum;

  • Dialogues (e.g., regional cooperation, historical significance);
  • Feasibility Studies (Bottled Water, Bacon-Wrapped Scallops);
  • KT: (e.g., Agriculture in Stephenville; sheep farmers coyote

management in Placentia)

A ‘ma rke tpla c e ’ fo r info rma tio n

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Yaffle Today

  • Ove r 95,000 se a rc he s sinc e pub lic la unc h (F

e b . 2009)

A d f 181 t i 6 ti t

  • Ac c e sse d fro m 181 c o untrie s o ve r 6 c o ntine nts
  • Ave ra g e o f 125 use rs pe r da y
  • Gra dua te Stude nts using Ya ffle fo r the sis to pic s
  • MI

T ACS I de ntific a tio n o f I nte rnships

  • Go ve rnme nt, Co mmunity a nd Me dia c o nsta nt use rs

( f ) j

  • 2011 (so fa r) – o ve r 20 ne w b ro ke re d pro je c ts

Yaffle Statistics & Next Steps

  • 1550+ L

a y Summa rie s

  • 150+ Oppo rtunitie s
  • 150+ Oppo rtunitie s
  • 900+ Re se a rc he r a nd Sta ff E

xpe rtise Pro file s

  • Unive rsity o f Alb e rta inte re st in a do pting Ya ffle ;

disc ussio ns unde r wa y

  • E

xte nsio n o f Ya ffle o utside Me mo ria l to re se a rc h a nd kno wle dg e mo b iliza tio n pa rtne rs within NL

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Harris Knowledge Mobilization Process

The Harris Centre as Broker

  • Mirrors Marketing Function: Need to Identify 3

Components:

  • Demand: research, teaching, outreach “pull”
  • Supply: Memorial capacity to deliver; “push”
  • Champions: make it happen
  • Clarify roles: Lead / Partner / Support
  • Clarify commitments and implementation
  • Contract Management / Project Management
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Communicate!
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Key Challenges

  • Building the brand: inside and outside the university
  • Faculty rewards for promotion and tenure

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  • Focus; “not lose sight of the mundane whilst chasing

the exciting” (Newcastle U., June 2009)

  • Maintaining independence while brokering projects

requiring funding

  • Patience, taking the High Road when dealing with

university politics / posturing

  • Don’t over estimate capacity of community / NGOs /

business / government, to engage

  • Responding to demand; managing flow

Thank You! Questions? Opportunities? !